Most Popular Movies 1999
This chart shows the 1999 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1999 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1999 - Top 1999 Worldwide
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| The Mummy |
| Director: Stephen Sommers |
| Lead Roles: Brendan Fraser as Rick O'Connell, Rachel Weisz as Evelyn |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 7, 1999 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Monster, Treasure Hunters, Visual Effects, Mummy, Motion Capture Performance, Chase Adventure, Remake |
| Classification: Based on Movie, Adventure, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $155,559,305 |
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International BO: $261,000,000 |
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| Toy Story 2 |
| Director: John Lasseter |
| Lead Roles: Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 19, 1999 (Exclusive) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Living Toys, Family Movie, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $245,852,179 |
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International BO: $265,506,097 |
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| Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace |
| Director: George Lucas |
| Lead Roles: Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn, Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Natalie Portman as Queen Amidala Padme Naberrie, Jake Lloyd as Anakin Skywalker |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 19, 1999 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Visual Effects, 3-D, 3D Re-release, Delayed Sequel, Orphan, Secret Identity, War, Royalty, Political, Fugitive / On the Run, Invented Language, Gambling, Slavery, Organized Crime, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Sequel With Lead Character Recast, Prequel, Good vs. Evil, Robot, Fake Sports, Single Parent, Mentor, Underwater, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Filmed in Leavesden Studios, Hertfordshire, England, Filmed in Hertfordshire, England, Filmed in England, Filmed in United Kingdom, Filmed in Tozeur, Tunisia, Filmed in Tunisia, Filmed in Caserta Palace, Italy, Filmed in Italy, Heroic Adventure |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Animation/Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $474,544,677 |
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International BO: $552,500,000 |
Synopsis
Stranded on the desert planet Tatooine after rescuing young Queen Amidala from the impending invasion of Naboo, Jedi apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn discover nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker, a young slave unusually strong in the Force. Anakin wins a thrilling Podrace and with it his freedom as he leaves his home to be trained as a Jedi. The heroes return to Naboo where Anakin and the Queen face massive invasion forces while the two Jedi contend with a deadly foe named Darth Maul. Only then do they realize the invasion is merely the first step in a sinister scheme by the re-emergent forces of darkness known as the Sith.
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| The Matrix |
| Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski |
| Lead Roles: Keanu Reeves as Neo, Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus, Carrie Anne Moss as Trinity, Joe Pantoliano as Cypher |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 31, 1999 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Visual Effects, Post Apocalypse, Film Noir, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $173,993,387 |
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International BO: $291,980,811 |
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| Fight Club |
| Director: David Fincher |
| Lead Roles: Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden, Edward Norton as Narrator |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 15, 1999 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Surprise Twist, Film Noir, Mental Illness, Voiceover/Narration, Unnamed Character, Imaginary Character, Bare Knuckle Fighting, Satire, Crime Drama |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $37,030,102 |
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International BO: $63,790,845 |
Synopsis
A depressed man suffering from insomnia meets a strange soap salesman named Tyler Durden and soon finds himself living in his squalid house after his perfect apartment is destroyed. The two bored men form an underground club with strict rules and fight other men who are fed up with their mundane lives. Their perfect partnership frays when Marla, a fellow support group crasher, attracts Tyler’s attention.
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| The Blair Witch Project |
| Director: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez |
| Lead Roles: Heather Donahue as Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard as Joshua “Josh” Leonard, Michael C. Williams as Michael “Mike” Williams |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 14, 1999 (Wide) by Artisan |
| Keywords: Found Footage, Found footage horror |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $140,539,099 |
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International BO: $107,760,901 |
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| 10 Things I Hate About You |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 31, 1999 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Romance, Tween, Modern Adaptation, Tricked into a Relationship |
| Classification: Based on Play, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $38,177,966 |
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International BO: $22,235,984 |
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| The Sixth Sense |
| Director: M. Night Shyamalan |
| Lead Roles: Bruce Willis as Malcolm Crowe, Haley Joel Osment as Cole Sear |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 15, 1999 (Wide), released as O Sexto Sentido (Portugal) |
| Keywords: Supernatural, Surprise Twist, Psychological Thriller, 2000 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $293,506,292 |
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International BO: $379,300,000 |
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| Lola rennt |
| Director: Tom Tykwer |
| Lead Roles: Franka Potente as Lola |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 18, 1999 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Run Lola Run |
| Keywords: Money Troubles, Non-Chronological, Segments, Gambling |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $7,267,324 |
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International BO: $15,611,870 |
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| SLC Punk! |
| Director: James Merendino |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 16, 1999 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics |
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Domestic BO: $299,200 |
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| Pokemon: The First Movie |
| Director: Kunihiko Yuyama |
| Lead Roles: Veronica Taylor as Ash Ketchum |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 10, 1999 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Toy Adaptations, Anime, Family Adventure, Cloning |
| Classification: Based on Game, Adventure, Hand Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $85,744,662 |
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International BO: $77,900,000 |
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| Todo sobre mi madre |
| Director: Pedro Almodovar |
| Lead Roles: Cecilia Roth as Manuela |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 16, 1999 (Wide) (Spain) |
| Keywords: Single Parent, Comedy Drama, Death of a Son or Daughter, Relationships Gone Wrong, LGBTQ+, Addiction, AIDS, Pregnant Women, Alzheimer, Faulty Memory, Terminal Illness |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $8,264,530 |
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International BO: $59,600,000 |
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| The Iron Giant |
| Director: Brad Bird |
| Lead Roles: Jennifer Aniston as Annie Hughes, Eli Marienthal as Hogarth Hughes |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 4, 1999 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Robot, Single Parent, Coming of Age, 1950s, Red Scare, Cold War, Family Adventure, Alien Encounters, Friendly Alien on Earth |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Hand Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $23,159,305 |
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International BO: $8,174,612 |
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| Baby Geniuses |
| Director: Bob Clark |
| Lead Roles: Kathleen Turner as Elena Kinder, Christopher Lloyd as Heep |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 12, 1999 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Family Adventure, Talking Babies, Famously Bad, Twins, Pretending to be your Twin, Mistaken Identity, Orphan, Adopted Family |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $27,151,490 |
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| Sleepy Hollow |
| Director: Tim Burton |
| Lead Roles: Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane, Christina Ricci as Katrina Van Tassel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 19, 1999 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Visual Effects, 1700s, Colonial United States, Gothic Horror, Supernatural |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $101,068,340 |
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International BO: $106,000,000 |
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| Tarzan |
| Director: Kevin Lima, Chirs Buck |
| Lead Roles: Glenn Close as Kala, Minnie Driver as Jane, Tony Goldwyn as Tarzan, Lance Henriksen as Kerchak, Wayne Knight as Tantor, Rosie O'Donnell as Terk |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 16, 1999 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Family Movie, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Prologue, Death of a Son or Daughter, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Animals Gone Bad, Orphan, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, Raised By Wild Animals, Adopted Family, Field Scientists, Scientific Expedition, Romance, Cross-Culture Romance, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Hand Animation, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $171,091,819 |
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International BO: $277,100,000 |
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| Flushed |
| Director: Carrie Ansell |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 13, 1999 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $935 |
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| 2by4 |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 26, 1999 (Wide) by Strand Releasing |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $16,637 |
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| Mystery Men |
| Director: Kinka Usher |
| Lead Roles: Ben Stiller as Mr. Furious, Hank Azaria as Blue Raja, William H. Macy as Shoveler, Paul Reubens as The Spleen, Wes Studi as The Sphinx, Janeane Garofalo as The Bowler, Kel Mitchell as Invisible Boy |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 6, 1999 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Dark Horse Comics, Action Comedy, Secret Identity, Origin Story, Mad Scientist, Rescue |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Comedy, Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $29,762,011 |
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International BO: $3,700,000 |
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| Just a Little Harmless Sex |
| Director: Rick Rosenthal |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 11, 1999 (Wide) by Phaedra Cinema |
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Domestic BO: $46,231 |
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| Dogma |
| Director: Kevin Smith |
| Lead Roles: Ben Affleck as Bartleby, Matt Damon as Loki, Linda Fiorentino as Bethany, Salma Hayek as Serendipity, Jason Lee as Azrael, Jason Mewes as Jay, Chris Rock as Rufus |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 12, 1999 (Wide) by Lionsgate |
| Keywords: Religious, Demons, Satirical Comedy, Satire, Angels, End of the World, Revenge, Gods and Goddesses, Catholic |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $30,651,422 |
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International BO: $13,297,443 |
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| The Hurricane |
| Director: Norman Jewison |
| Lead Roles: Denzel Washington as Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 29, 1999 (Limited) by Universal |
| Keywords: Boxing, Biographical Drama |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $50,699,241 |
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International BO: $23,257,000 |
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| October Sky |
| Director: Joe Johnston |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 19, 1999 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Biographical Drama, Biography, 1950s, Space Program, Coming of Age, Dysfunctional Family, Epilogue, Archive Footage, Unions, Strike |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $32,683,932 |
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International BO: $425,933 |