The Top Movies of Friday, August 20, 1999

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	The Sixth Sense	Buena Vista	Thriller/Suspense	$7,163,000	+116.41%	2,688	$2,665	$90,719,000	15
2	(2)	Bowfinger	Universal	Comedy	$3,498,000	+119.10%	2,706	$1,293	$28,691,000	8
3	(new)	Mickey Blue Eyes	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$3,135,000		2,573	$1,218	$3,135,000	1
4	(3)	Runaway Bride	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$3,115,000	+102.35%	3,240	$961	$107,364,000	22
5	(4)	The Blair Witch Project	Artisan	Horror	$2,582,000	+106.03%	2,538	$1,017	$115,820,000	38
6	(5)	The Thomas Crown Affair	MGM	Drama	$2,065,000	+102.65%	2,427	$851	$37,279,000	15
7	(new)	Universal Soldier II: The Return	Sony Pictures	Action	$1,550,000		1,639	$946	$1,550,000	1
8	(7)	Deep Blue Sea	Warner Bros.	Action	$1,246,000	+95.62%	2,246	$555	$61,109,000	24
9	(new)	Teaching Mrs. Tingle	Miramax	Comedy	$1,235,000		1,710	$722	$1,235,000	1
10	(6)	Inspector Gadget	Buena Vista	Comedy	$1,225,000	+70.46%	2,144	$571	$80,070,000	29
11	(8)	The Mystery Men	Universal	Comedy	$803,000	+47.01%	1,954	$411	$22,546,000	15
12	(10)	The Iron Giant	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$740,000	+69.21%	1,943	$381	$15,079,000	17