US Movie Market Summary for 1999
Total Box Office Gross: $7,363,944,710
Tickets sold: 1,455,325,043
Average ticket price:$5.06
Top Grossing Movies of 1999
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 1999 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace
|
5/19/1999
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$430,443,350 |
85,067,856 |
$585,266,849 |
| 2 |
The Sixth Sense
|
8/6/1999
|
Buena Vista
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$276,386,495 |
54,621,837 |
$375,798,239 |
| 3 |
Toy Story 2
|
11/19/1999
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$208,851,257 |
41,274,952 |
$283,971,670 |
| 4 |
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
|
6/10/1999
|
New Line
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$206,040,085 |
40,719,384 |
$280,149,362 |
| 5 |
The Matrix
|
3/31/1999
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
R
|
$171,479,930 |
33,889,314 |
$233,158,480 |
| 6 |
Tarzan
|
6/16/1999
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$170,904,824 |
33,775,657 |
$232,376,520 |
| 7 |
Big Daddy
|
6/25/1999
|
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$163,479,795 |
32,308,260 |
$222,280,829 |
| 8 |
The Mummy
|
5/7/1999
|
Universal
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$155,385,488 |
30,708,594 |
$211,275,127 |
| 9 |
Runaway Bride
|
7/30/1999
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$152,054,428 |
30,050,282 |
$206,745,940 |
| 10 |
The Blair Witch Project
|
7/14/1999
|
Artisan
|
Horror
|
R
|
$140,539,099 |
27,774,525 |
$191,088,732 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 1999
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Buena Vista
|
30 |
$1,244,051,129 |
245,859,906 |
16.96% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
27 |
$1,043,251,361 |
206,176,161 |
14.22% |
| 3 |
Universal
|
24 |
$934,779,463 |
184,739,022 |
12.74% |
| 4 |
Paramount Pictures
|
22 |
$848,662,190 |
167,719,800 |
11.57% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox
|
22 |
$783,129,879 |
154,768,751 |
10.68% |
| 6 |
Sony Pictures
|
36 |
$628,153,652 |
124,141,039 |
8.56% |
| 7 |
Dreamworks SKG
|
9 |
$325,383,763 |
64,305,090 |
4.44% |
| 8 |
Miramax
|
39 |
$316,802,088 |
62,609,111 |
4.32% |
| 9 |
MGM
|
14 |
$310,131,001 |
61,290,711 |
4.23% |
| 10 |
New Line
|
14 |
$302,481,840 |
59,779,019 |
4.12% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 1999
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
80 |
$1,624,562,368 |
321,059,756 |
22.11% |
| 2 |
Drama
|
128 |
$1,480,949,618 |
292,677,791 |
20.16% |
| 3 |
Adventure
|
19 |
$1,343,574,692 |
265,528,596 |
18.29% |
| 4 |
Action
|
23 |
$910,045,956 |
179,850,979 |
12.39% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
22 |
$722,562,531 |
142,798,918 |
9.84% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
16 |
$574,295,226 |
113,497,078 |
7.82% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
16 |
$477,746,379 |
94,416,281 |
6.50% |
| 8 |
Black Comedy
|
10 |
$101,965,955 |
20,151,373 |
1.39% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
22 |
$87,165,916 |
17,226,467 |
1.19% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
8 |
$23,578,798 |
4,659,843 |
.32% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 1999
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
R
|
222 |
$2,994,238,703 |
591,746,778 |
40.86% |
| 2 |
PG-13
|
84 |
$2,467,557,858 |
487,659,656 |
33.67% |
| 3 |
PG
|
33 |
$1,154,221,531 |
228,107,024 |
15.75% |
| 4 |
G
|
19 |
$586,521,425 |
115,913,325 |
8.00% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
28 |
$125,999,085 |
24,901,005 |
1.72% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 1999
| Rank | Source | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
169 |
$3,463,378,242 |
684,462,100 |
47.15% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
67 |
$1,537,030,537 |
303,760,978 |
20.93% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
16 |
$1,018,503,564 |
201,285,291 |
13.87% |
| 4 |
Based on TV
|
14 |
$496,584,737 |
98,139,275 |
6.76% |
| 5 |
Remake
|
10 |
$314,018,415 |
62,058,975 |
4.28% |
| 6 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
35 |
$310,585,413 |
61,380,515 |
4.23% |
| 7 |
Based on Play
|
14 |
$128,251,056 |
25,346,059 |
1.75% |
| 8 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
3 |
$45,416,761 |
8,975,644 |
.62% |
| 9 |
Based on Game
|
1 |
$11,578,022 |
2,288,147 |
.16% |
| 10 |
Based on Short Film
|
1 |
$10,827,813 |
2,139,884 |
.15% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 1999
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
333 |
$6,333,249,281 |
1,251,630,291 |
86.20% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action
|
1 |
$430,443,350 |
85,067,856 |
5.86% |
| 3 |
Hand Animation
|
7 |
$346,324,046 |
68,443,487 |
4.71% |
| 4 |
Digital Animation
|
3 |
$236,772,878 |
46,793,059 |
3.22% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 1999
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
171 |
$4,152,448,365 |
820,641,966 |
56.56% |
| 2 |
Historical Fiction
|
43 |
$987,237,884 |
195,106,302 |
13.45% |
| 3 |
Science Fiction
|
17 |
$848,245,397 |
167,637,432 |
11.55% |
| 4 |
Kids Fiction
|
16 |
$596,202,273 |
117,826,537 |
8.12% |
| 5 |
Fantasy
|
15 |
$383,029,187 |
75,697,466 |
5.22% |
| 6 |
Dramatization
|
21 |
$250,216,353 |
49,449,871 |
3.41% |
| 7 |
Factual
|
25 |
$94,923,952 |
18,759,676 |
1.29% |
| 8 |
Super Hero
|
1 |
$29,762,011 |
5,881,820 |
.41% |
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