Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction Movies in 1999

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1999 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	The Sixth Sense	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$276,386,495	54,621,837	$375,798,239
2	Big Daddy	Comedy	PG-13	$163,479,795	32,308,260	$222,280,829
3	Runaway Bride	Romantic Comedy	PG	$152,054,428	30,050,282	$206,745,940
4	The Blair Witch Project	Horror	R	$140,539,099	27,774,525	$191,088,732
5	The World is Not Enough	Action	PG-13	$117,877,025	23,295,855	$160,275,482
6	Notting Hill	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$116,089,678	22,942,624	$157,845,253
7	Double Jeopardy	Action	R	$114,032,117	22,535,992	$155,047,625
8	Analyze This	Comedy	R	$106,885,658	21,123,648	$145,330,698
9	The General's Daughter	Drama	R	$102,705,852	20,297,599	$139,647,481
10	American Pie	Comedy	R	$101,800,948	20,118,764	$138,417,096
11	The Haunting	Horror	PG-13	$91,188,905	18,021,523	$123,988,078
12	Entrapment	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$87,707,396	17,333,477	$119,254,322
13	Payback	Action	R	$81,526,121	16,111,882	$110,849,748
14	Deep Blue Sea	Action	R	$73,648,228	14,554,986	$100,138,304
15	American Beauty	Drama	R	$71,017,815	14,035,141	$96,561,770
16	Patch Adams	Comedy	PG-13	$69,546,968	13,744,460	$94,561,885
17	The Thomas Crown Affair	Drama	R	$69,282,369	13,692,168	$94,202,116
18	Blue Streak	Action	PG-13	$67,760,741	13,391,451	$92,133,183
19	Bowfinger	Comedy	PG-13	$66,458,769	13,134,144	$90,362,911
20	Life	Comedy	R	$64,062,587	12,660,590	$87,104,859
21	The Bone Collector	Thriller/Suspense	R	$63,788,270	12,606,377	$86,731,874
22	She's All That	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$63,465,522	12,542,593	$86,293,040
23	A Civil Action	Drama	PG-13	$56,483,516	11,162,750	$76,799,720
24	Eyes Wide Shut	Drama	R	$55,691,208	11,006,168	$75,722,436
25	Never Been Kissed	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$55,474,757	10,963,391	$75,428,130
26	Forces of Nature	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$52,957,800	10,465,968	$72,005,860
27	Varsity Blues	Drama	R	$52,894,169	10,453,393	$71,919,344
28	Message in a Bottle	Drama	PG-13	$52,880,016	10,450,596	$71,900,100
29	South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut	Comedy	R	$52,037,603	10,284,111	$70,754,684
30	Stigmata	Horror	R	$50,014,865	9,884,361	$68,004,404
31	Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo	Comedy	R	$46,353,560	9,160,783	$63,026,187
32	Any Given Sunday	Drama	R	$45,752,119	9,041,921	$62,208,416
33	Stepmom	Drama	PG-13	$41,119,824	8,126,447	$55,909,955
34	House on Haunted Hill	Horror	R	$40,489,824	8,001,942	$55,053,361
35	Cruel Intentions	Drama	R	$38,230,075	7,555,351	$51,980,815
36	Ten Things I Hate About You	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$38,177,966	7,545,053	$51,909,965
37	You've Got Mail	Drama	PG	$37,882,878	7,486,735	$51,508,737
38	Fight Club	Drama	R	$36,515,098	7,216,423	$49,648,990
39	8MM	Thriller/Suspense	R	$36,443,442	7,202,261	$49,551,556
40	For Love of the Game	Drama	PG-13	$35,188,640	6,954,277	$47,845,426
41	Instinct	Drama	R	$34,105,207	6,740,159	$46,372,294
42	Mickey Blue Eyes	Comedy	PG-13	$33,864,342	6,692,558	$46,044,799
43	The Best Man	Romantic Comedy	R	$33,293,520	6,579,747	$45,268,659
44	Lake Placid	Thriller/Suspense	R	$31,770,413	6,278,738	$43,197,717
45	Random Hearts	Drama	R	$31,054,924	6,137,337	$42,224,879
46	Superstar	Comedy	PG-13	$30,150,814	5,958,659	$40,995,574
47	Dogma	Comedy	R	$28,983,260	5,727,917	$39,408,069
48	The Out-of-Towners	Comedy	PG-13	$28,544,120	5,641,130	$38,810,974
49	The Other Sister	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$27,807,627	5,495,578	$37,809,577
50	The Story of Us	Romantic Comedy	R	$27,100,030	5,355,737	$36,847,471
51	Blast from the Past	Comedy	PG-13	$26,613,620	5,259,609	$36,186,110
52	The Wood	Comedy	R	$25,059,640	4,952,498	$34,073,186
53	Arlington Road	Thriller/Suspense	R	$24,419,219	4,825,933	$33,202,419
54	EDtv	Comedy	PG-13	$22,508,689	4,448,358	$30,604,703
55	At First Sight	Drama	PG-13	$22,365,133	4,419,987	$30,409,511
56	The Bachelor	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$21,266,456	4,202,857	$28,915,656
57	A Stir of Echoes	Thriller/Suspense	R	$21,133,087	4,176,499	$28,734,313
58	Anywhere But Here	Drama	PG-13	$18,215,284	3,599,858	$24,767,023
59	Waking Ned Devine	Comedy	PG	$17,838,631	3,525,421	$24,254,896
60	Drive Me Crazy	Comedy	PG-13	$17,813,484	3,520,451	$24,220,703
61	The Rage: Carrie 2	Horror	R	$17,760,244	3,509,930	$24,148,318
62	Rushmore	Black Comedy	R	$17,061,553	3,371,848	$23,198,314
63	Go!	Black Comedy	R	$16,875,273	3,335,034	$22,945,034
64	True Crime	Drama	R	$16,676,845	3,295,819	$22,675,235
65	Bringing Out The Dead	Black Comedy	R	$16,473,449	3,255,622	$22,398,679
66	The Corruptor	Action	R	$15,164,492	2,996,935	$20,618,913
67	Election	Black Comedy	R	$14,943,582	2,953,277	$20,318,546
68	Music of the Heart	Drama	PG	$14,755,057	2,916,019	$20,062,211
69	Enemy of the State	Action	R	$14,733,177	2,911,695	$20,032,462
70	The Faculty	Horror	R	$14,388,518	2,843,581	$19,563,837
71	In Too Deep	Drama	R	$14,026,509	2,772,037	$19,071,615
72	A Simple Plan	Drama	R	$13,800,283	2,727,329	$18,764,024
73	The Deep End of the Ocean	Drama	PG-13	$13,508,635	2,669,691	$18,367,474
74	The Mod Squad	Action	R	$13,260,050	2,620,563	$18,029,473
75	The Omega Code	Action	PG-13	$12,276,200	2,426,126	$16,691,747
76	In Dreams	Horror	R	$12,017,369	2,374,974	$16,339,821
77	The Muse	Comedy	PG-13	$11,614,954	2,295,445	$15,792,662
78	The Waterboy	Comedy	PG-13	$11,453,732	2,263,583	$15,573,451
79	Chill Factor	Action	R	$11,263,966	2,226,080	$15,315,430
80	Cookie's Fortune	Comedy	PG-13	$10,920,544	2,158,210	$14,848,485
81	Office Space	Black Comedy	R	$10,827,813	2,139,884	$14,722,402
82	Drop Dead Gorgeous	Comedy	PG-13	$10,571,408	2,089,211	$14,373,772
83	Three to Tango	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$10,570,375	2,089,007	$14,372,368
84	Brokedown Palace	Drama	PG-13	$10,115,014	1,999,015	$13,753,223
85	Trippin'	Comedy	R	$9,017,070	1,782,030	$12,260,366
86	Teaching Mrs. Tingle	Comedy	PG-13	$8,959,883	1,770,728	$12,182,609
87	Mystery, Alaska	Comedy	R	$8,891,623	1,757,238	$12,089,797
88	Pushing Tin	Comedy	R	$8,408,835	1,661,825	$11,433,356
89	Twin Dragons	Action	PG-13	$8,332,431	1,646,725	$11,329,468
90	The Love Letter	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$8,322,608	1,644,784	$11,316,114
91	Outside Providence	Comedy	R	$7,309,628	1,444,591	$9,938,786
92	Run Lola Run	Thriller/Suspense	R	$7,197,093	1,422,350	$9,785,768
93	200 Cigarettes	Romantic Comedy	R	$6,852,450	1,354,239	$9,317,164
94	Lost and Found	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$6,552,255	1,294,912	$8,908,995
95	Affliction	Drama	R	$6,330,054	1,250,999	$8,606,873
96	Foolish	Comedy	R	$6,026,908	1,191,089	$8,194,692
97	Les Boys II	Comedy	Not Rated	$5,974,732	1,180,777	$8,123,746
98	Light It Up	Drama	R	$5,821,544	1,150,503	$7,915,461
99	Central Station	Drama	R	$5,274,531	1,042,397	$7,171,691
100	Mumford	Comedy	R	$4,559,569	901,101	$6,199,575
101	Simply Irresistible	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$4,398,989	869,365	$5,981,231
102	Flawless	Drama	R	$4,394,718	868,521	$5,975,424
103	Gloria	Drama	R	$4,167,493	823,615	$5,666,471
104	Dinner Game	Comedy	PG-13	$4,065,116	803,383	$5,527,275
105	Idle Hands	Horror	R	$4,023,741	795,206	$5,471,017
106	Playing by Heart	Drama	R	$3,956,212	781,860	$5,379,197
107	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels	Black Comedy	R	$3,897,569	770,271	$5,299,464
108	Little Voice	Musical	R	$3,714,954	734,181	$5,051,165
109	Rush Hour	Action	PG-13	$3,652,588	721,855	$4,966,362
110	The School of Flesh	Drama	R	$3,359,031	663,840	$4,567,219
111	Jawbreaker	Black Comedy	R	$3,076,820	608,067	$4,183,501
112	The Limey	Drama	R	$3,020,829	597,002	$4,107,374
113	Love Stinks	Comedy	R	$2,793,776	552,130	$3,798,654
114	Marius et Jeannette	Romantic Comedy	Not Rated	$2,552,768	504,500	$3,470,960
115	Windhorse	Drama	Not Rated	$2,297,017	453,956	$3,123,217
116	All About My Mother	Drama	R	$2,133,411	421,623	$2,900,766
117	Down in the Delta	Drama	PG-13	$2,094,571	413,947	$2,847,955
118	Autumn Tale	Drama	PG	$2,082,061	411,475	$2,830,948
119	Trick	Comedy	R	$2,049,595	405,058	$2,786,799
120	Three Seasons	Drama	PG-13	$2,046,492	404,445	$2,782,582
121	Happy, Texas	Comedy	PG-13	$2,039,192	403,002	$2,772,654
122	Besieged	Drama	R	$2,032,621	401,704	$2,763,724
123	Limbo	Drama	R	$2,016,687	398,555	$2,742,058
124	Better Than Chocolate	Romantic Comedy	R	$2,011,254	397,481	$2,734,669
125	Hum Saath-Saath Hain	Musical	Not Rated	$2,005,094	396,264	$2,726,296
126	Taal	Musical	Not Rated	$1,980,398	391,383	$2,692,715
127	Crazy in Alabama	Drama	PG-13	$1,954,202	386,206	$2,657,097
128	Goodbye, Lover	Comedy	R	$1,940,299	383,458	$2,638,191
129	There's Something About Mary	Romantic Comedy	R	$1,773,529	350,500	$2,411,440
130	The Dream Life of Angels	Drama	R	$1,734,831	342,852	$2,358,822
131	Romance	Drama	R	$1,585,642	313,368	$2,155,972
132	Hurlyburly	Comedy	R	$1,335,564	263,945	$1,815,942
133	Get Real	Comedy	R	$1,152,411	227,749	$1,566,913
134	Cabaret Balkan	Drama	R	$1,152,411	227,749	$1,566,913
135	Another Day in Paradise	Drama	R	$1,036,818	204,905	$1,409,746
136	The King of Masks	Drama	Not Rated	$1,014,895	200,572	$1,379,935
137	The Castle	Comedy	R	$1,007,834	199,177	$1,370,338
138	The Children of Heaven	Comedy	PG	$925,402	182,886	$1,258,256
139	Edge of Seventeen	Comedy	Not Rated	$868,348	171,610	$1,180,677
140	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer	Horror	R	$852,642	168,506	$1,159,321
141	The Siege	Action	R	$770,371	152,247	$1,047,459
142	Psycho	Horror	R	$764,953	151,176	$1,040,091
143	Magnolia	Drama	R	$764,945	151,175	$1,040,084
144	Felicia's Journey	Drama	PG-13	$761,929	150,579	$1,035,984
145	Body Shots	Drama	R	$699,964	138,333	$951,731
146	Guinevere	Drama	R	$668,099	132,035	$908,401
147	Laura Cadieux .. La Suite	Comedy	Not Rated	$641,624	126,803	$872,405
148	American History X	Drama	R	$605,698	119,703	$823,557
149	Across The Sea of Time	Drama	G	$505,005	99,803	$686,645
150	Jerry Springer: Ringmaster	Comedy	R	$504,403	99,684	$685,826
151	Home Fries	Black Comedy	PG-13	$418,239	82,656	$568,673
152	The Celebration	Comedy	R	$397,475	78,552	$540,438
153	Steam: The Turkish Bath	Drama	Not Rated	$391,450	77,362	$532,251
154	Urban Legend	Horror	R	$259,365	51,258	$352,655
155	Living Out Loud	Drama	R	$254,507	50,298	$346,050
156	Very Bad Things	Black Comedy	R	$147,688	29,187	$200,807
157	Snow Falling on Cedars	Drama	PG-13	$143,105	28,282	$194,580
158	Belly	Drama	R	$134,344	26,550	$182,664
159	The City	Drama		$125,296	24,762	$170,363
160	Happiness	Comedy	Not Rated	$110,829	21,903	$150,693
161	Friends and Lovers	Drama	R	$100,111	19,785	$136,121
162	I'll Be Home For Christmas	Comedy	PG	$92,752	18,330	$126,110
163	Ronin	Action	R	$89,783	17,744	$122,079
164	Holy Smoke	Drama	R	$61,451	12,144	$83,551
165	The War Zone	Drama	R	$57,291	11,322	$77,895
166	Celebrity	Comedy	R	$46,164	9,123	$62,766
167	Apt Pupil	Thriller/Suspense	R	$24,255	4,793	$32,976
168	A Night at the Roxbury	Comedy	PG-13	$6,219	1,229	$8,456
169	The Silence	Drama	Not Rated	$6,042	1,194	$8,215
170	How Stella Got Her Groove Back	Drama	R	$3,915	774	$5,325
171	Play it to the Bone	Comedy	R	$3,366	665	$4,575
Total Gross of All Movies				$4,152,448,365
Total Tickets Sold					820,641,966
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$5,646,016,726

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 1998 will most likely earn money in 1998 and 1999. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.