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Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 1999

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1999 GrossTickets Sold
1 Patch Adams Dec 25, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $69,519,968 13,685,033
2 October Sky Feb 19, 1999 Drama PG $32,683,932 6,433,844
3 Mysteries of Egypt Jul 16, 1998 Documentary Not Rated $27,042,366 5,323,300
4 Man on the Moon Dec 22, 1999 Drama R $25,309,535 4,982,191
5 Summer of Sam Jul 2, 1999 Thriller/Suspense R $19,288,130 3,796,875
6 Everest Mar 6, 1998 Documentary PG-13 $18,064,450 3,555,994
7 Tea with Mussolini May 14, 1999 Drama PG $14,395,874 2,833,833
8 The Messenger: The Story of… Nov 12, 1999 Drama R $14,149,871 2,785,407
9 Elizabeth Nov 6, 1998 Drama R $13,502,610 2,657,994
10 Africa's Elephant Kingdom May 8, 1998 Documentary Not Rated $7,049,211 1,387,639
11 Buena Vista Social Club Jun 4, 1999 Documentary G $6,918,494 1,361,908
12 Extreme Mar 23, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $6,892,475 1,356,786
13 Island of the Sharks Apr 30, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $5,206,926 1,024,985
14 The Straight Story Oct 15, 1999 Drama G $4,375,944 861,406
15 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $4,269,548 840,462
16 Thrill Ride: The Science of… Jul 11, 1997 Documentary G $3,441,911 677,541
17 Fifty Oct 29, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $3,328,240 655,165
18 Wolves Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $2,852,213 561,459
19 Boys Don't Cry Oct 8, 1999 Drama R $2,697,068 530,918
20 Siegfried & Roy: Masters of… Oct 1, 1999 Documentary PG $2,162,167 425,623
21 Wildfire: Feel The Heat Mar 12, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $1,850,683 364,307
22 Tumbleweeds Nov 24, 1999 Drama PG-13 $1,100,773 216,687
23 Mark Twain's America 3D Jul 3, 1998 Documentary G $671,617 132,208
24 Trekkies May 21, 1999 Documentary PG $617,172 121,490
25 The Hurricane Dec 29, 1999 Drama R $541,225 106,540
26 American Movie: The Making … Nov 5, 1999 Documentary R $459,537 90,460
27 Girl, Interrupted Dec 21, 1999 Drama R $434,810 85,592
28 The Last Days Feb 5, 1999 Documentary PG-13 $419,762 82,630
29 Dancemaker Mar 5, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $240,514 47,345
30 A Place Called Chiapas Apr 9, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $237,779 46,806
31 Jing ke ci qin wang Dec 17, 1999 Drama R $173,078 34,070
32 The Source Aug 25, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $167,773 33,026
33 Topsy Turvy Dec 17, 1999 Musical R $158,696 31,239
34 Stop Making Sense Oct 19, 1984 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $148,443 29,221
35 Meeting People is Easy Mar 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $51,282 10,094
36 Mr. Death: The Rise and Fal… Dec 29, 1999 Documentary PG-13 $33,516 6,597
37 Genghis Blues Jul 9, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $32,606 6,418
38 Mein Liebster Feind Nov 5, 1999 Documentary PG-13 $31,460 6,192
39 Let it Come Down: The Life … Apr 28, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $26,336 5,184
40 Regret to Inform Jun 25, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $22,627 4,454
41 Marcello Mastroianni - I Re… Aug 13, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $9,829 1,934
42 Beyond the Mat Oct 22, 1999 Documentary R $9,532 1,876
43 The Last Cigarette Jun 9, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $5,674 1,116
44 Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life Feb 13, 1998 Documentary Not Rated $4,737 932
45 Five Wives, Three Secretari… Oct 8, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $4,450 875
46 And Baby Makes 2 Jun 25, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $4,058 798
47 Summerspell Jul 2, 1999 Drama Not Rated $603 118
Total Gross of All Movies$290,609,505
Total Tickets Sold57,206,572

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1999. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1999. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

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