1999 Top-Grossing Movies in North America

This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative North American box office earnings for movies released in 1999. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 1999.

To see the top-grossing movies that earned money during 1999 (including movies released in previous years), click the “Earned in 1999” button below.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	1999 Domestic Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom …	May 19, 1999	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$487,574,671	91,464,019
2	The Sixth Sense	Aug 6, 1999	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$293,506,292	57,583,005
3	Toy Story 2	Nov 19, 1999	Walt Disney	Adventure	$245,852,179	47,870,232
4	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Sh…	Jun 10, 1999	New Line	Comedy	$206,040,085	40,542,873
5	The Matrix	Mar 31, 1999	Warner Bros.	Action	$180,383,363	34,530,761
6	Tarzan	Jun 16, 1999	Walt Disney	Adventure	$171,091,819	33,677,374
7	Big Daddy	Jun 25, 1999	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$163,479,795	32,181,062
8	The Mummy	May 7, 1999	Universal	Adventure	$157,373,805	31,120,830
9	Runaway Bride	Jul 30, 1999	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$152,257,509	29,970,872
10	The Blair Witch Project	Jul 14, 1999	Artisan	Horror	$140,539,099	27,665,177
11	Stuart Little	Dec 17, 1999	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$140,015,224	26,756,617
12	The Green Mile	Dec 10, 1999	Warner Bros.	Drama	$136,801,374	26,144,731
13	American Beauty	Sep 15, 1999	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$130,058,047	24,933,545
14	The World is Not Enough	Nov 19, 1999	MGM	Action	$126,930,660	24,861,499
15	Double Jeopardy	Sep 24, 1999	Paramount Pictures	Action	$116,735,231	22,948,772
16	Notting Hill	May 28, 1999	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$116,089,678	22,852,299
17	Wild Wild West	Jun 30, 1999	Warner Bros.	Western	$113,805,681	22,402,693
18	Analyze This	Mar 5, 1999	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$106,885,658	21,028,223
19	The General’s Daughter	Jun 18, 1999	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$102,705,852	20,217,687
20	American Pie	Jul 9, 1999	Universal	Comedy	$101,800,948	20,039,557
21	Sleepy Hollow	Nov 19, 1999	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$101,068,340	19,802,180
22	Inspector Gadget	Jul 23, 1999	Walt Disney	Adventure	$97,387,965	19,170,859
23	The Haunting	Jul 23, 1999	Dreamworks SKG	Horror	$91,188,905	17,950,572
24	Entrapment	Apr 30, 1999	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$87,707,396	17,265,235
25	Pokemon: The First Movie	Nov 10, 1999	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$85,744,662	16,860,148
26	Payback	Feb 5, 1999	Paramount Pictures	Action	$81,526,121	16,048,449
27	The Talented Mr. Ripley	Dec 24, 1999	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$81,292,135	15,415,598
28	Any Given Sunday	Dec 22, 1999	Warner Bros.	Drama	$75,530,832	14,424,128
29	Deep Blue Sea	Jul 28, 1999	Warner Bros.	Horror	$73,648,228	14,497,683
30	Galaxy Quest	Dec 24, 1999	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	$71,423,726	13,476,580
31	The Thomas Crown Affair	Aug 6, 1999	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$69,304,264	13,642,323
32	Blue Streak	Sep 17, 1999	Sony Pictures	Action	$68,208,190	13,421,743
33	End of Days	Nov 24, 1999	Universal	Action	$66,889,043	13,125,198
34	The Bone Collector	Nov 5, 1999	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$66,488,090	13,057,640
35	Bowfinger	Aug 13, 1999	Universal	Comedy	$66,458,769	13,064,033
36	Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo	Dec 10, 1999	Walt Disney	Comedy	$65,535,067	12,683,437
37	Life	Apr 16, 1999	Universal	Comedy	$64,062,587	12,601,628
38	She’s All That	Jan 29, 1999	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$63,465,522	12,464,470
39	Three Kings	Oct 1, 1999	Warner Bros.	Black Comedy	$60,652,036	11,923,199
40	Fantasia 2000	Dec 31, 1999	Walt Disney	Musical	$60,507,228	11,251,763
41	Bicentennial Man	Dec 17, 1999	Walt Disney	Drama	$58,220,776	11,179,521
42	The Cider House Rules	Dec 10, 1999	Miramax	Drama	$57,547,209	10,724,230
43	Eyes Wide Shut	Jul 16, 1999	Warner Bros.	Drama	$55,791,346	10,963,013
44	Never Been Kissed	Apr 9, 1999	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$55,474,757	10,920,228
45	Forces of Nature	Mar 19, 1999	Dreamworks SKG	Romantic Comedy	$52,957,800	10,413,520
46	Varsity Blues	Jan 15, 1999	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$52,894,169	10,412,238
47	Message in a Bottle	Feb 12, 1999	Warner Bros.	Drama	$52,880,016	10,393,505
48	South Park: Bigger, Longer & …	Jun 30, 1999	Paramount Pictures	Musical	$52,037,603	10,243,623
49	The Hurricane	Dec 29, 1999	Universal	Drama	$50,699,241	9,412,294
50	Stigmata	Sep 10, 1999	MGM	Horror	$50,041,732	9,850,430
51	House on Haunted Hill	Oct 29, 1999	Warner Bros.	Horror	$40,846,082	8,036,533
52	Anna and the King	Dec 17, 1999	20th Century Fox	Drama	$39,251,128	7,514,454
53	Cruel Intentions	Mar 5, 1999	Sony Pictures	Drama	$38,665,260	7,570,644
54	10 Things I Hate About You	Mar 31, 1999	Walt Disney	Romantic Comedy	$38,177,966	7,515,348
55	Fight Club	Oct 15, 1999	20th Century Fox	Drama	$38,003,039	7,364,908
56	My Favorite Martian	Feb 12, 1999	Walt Disney	Comedy	$36,850,101	7,253,957
57	8MM	Feb 26, 1999	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$36,443,442	7,142,421
58	For Love of the Game	Sep 17, 1999	Universal	Drama	$35,188,640	6,926,898
59	Man on the Moon	Dec 22, 1999	Universal	Drama	$34,580,635	6,641,762
60	Instinct	Jun 4, 1999	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$34,105,207	6,713,623
61	The Best Man	Oct 22, 1999	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$34,102,780	6,703,983
62	Mickey Blue Eyes	Aug 20, 1999	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$33,864,342	6,666,209
63	The 13th Warrior	Aug 27, 1999	Walt Disney	Action	$32,698,899	6,435,982
64	October Sky	Feb 19, 1999	Universal	Drama	$32,683,932	6,411,552
65	Lake Placid	Jul 16, 1999	20th Century Fox	Horror	$31,770,413	6,254,018
66	Dogma	Nov 12, 1999	Lionsgate	Comedy	$31,745,227	6,106,313
67	Random Hearts	Oct 8, 1999	Sony Pictures	Drama	$31,054,924	6,113,174
68	Superstar	Jan 1, 1999	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$30,628,981	6,023,913
69	Mystery Men	Aug 6, 1999	Universal	Comedy	$29,762,011	5,858,664
70	The Insider	Nov 5, 1999	Walt Disney	Drama	$28,965,197	5,669,540
71	Girl, Interrupted	Dec 21, 1999	Sony Pictures	Drama	$28,871,190	5,361,358
72	The Out-of-Towners	Apr 2, 1999	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$28,544,120	5,618,921
73	The Other Sister	Feb 26, 1999	Walt Disney	Romantic Comedy	$27,807,627	5,473,942
74	Baby Geniuses	Mar 12, 1999	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$27,151,490	5,344,781
75	The Story of Us	Oct 15, 1999	Universal	Comedy	$27,100,030	5,334,652
76	Blast from the Past	Feb 12, 1999	New Line	Romantic Comedy	$26,613,620	5,215,475
77	The Wood	Jul 16, 1999	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$25,059,640	4,933,000
78	Arlington Road	Jul 9, 1999	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$24,419,219	4,795,768
79	The Iron Giant	Aug 4, 1999	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$23,534,992	4,572,992
80	Being John Malkovich	Oct 29, 1999	USA Films	Black Comedy	$22,858,926	4,447,539
81	EDtv	Mar 26, 1999	Universal	Comedy	$22,508,689	4,413,600
82	Magnolia	Dec 17, 1999	New Line	Drama	$22,450,975	4,173,961
83	At First Sight	Jan 15, 1999	MGM	Drama	$22,365,133	4,394,931
84	The Bachelor	Nov 5, 1999	New Line	Romantic Comedy	$21,731,001	4,272,496
85	Stir of Echoes	Sep 10, 1999	Artisan	Horror	$21,133,087	4,160,056
86	Doug's 1st Movie	Mar 26, 1999	Walt Disney	Adventure	$19,421,271	3,823,085
87	Summer of Sam	Jul 2, 1999	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$19,288,130	3,796,876
88	Anywhere But Here	Nov 12, 1999	20th Century Fox	Drama	$18,653,615	3,667,008
89	Galapagos	Oct 29, 1999	IMAX Films	Documentary	$18,571,938	3,213,542
90	An Ideal Husband	Jun 18, 1999	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$18,542,974	3,650,192
91	Drive Me Crazy	Oct 1, 1999	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$17,843,379	3,512,137
92	The Rage: Carrie 2	Mar 12, 1999	MGM	Horror	$17,760,244	3,495,490
93	Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫)	Oct 29, 1999	Miramax	Action	$17,751,368	1,884,197
94	Go!	Apr 9, 1999	Sony Pictures	Black Comedy	$16,875,273	3,315,414
95	True Crime	Mar 19, 1999	Warner Bros.	Drama	$16,676,845	3,274,673
96	Bringing Out The Dead	Oct 22, 1999	Paramount Pictures	Black Comedy	$16,640,210	3,273,835
97	Muppets From Space	Jul 14, 1999	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$16,304,786	3,209,604
98	A Midsummer Night's Dream	May 14, 1999	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	$16,071,990	3,163,778
99	The Corruptor	Mar 12, 1999	New Line	Action	$15,164,492	2,985,136
100	Election	Apr 23, 1999	Paramount Pictures	Black Comedy	$14,943,582	2,929,046