Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 1999

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1999 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	Comedy	PG-13	$206,040,085	40,719,384	$280,149,362
2	Tarzan	Adventure	G	$170,904,824	33,775,657	$232,376,520
3	Wild Wild West	Adventure	PG-13	$113,805,681	22,491,241	$154,739,738
4	Sleepy Hollow	Horror	R	$92,839,722	18,347,771	$126,232,664
5	Shakespeare in Love	Romantic Comedy	R	$90,906,118	17,965,636	$123,603,576
6	Three Kings	Action	R	$59,223,104	11,704,171	$80,524,696
7	Life Is Beautiful	Drama	PG-13	$46,188,407	9,128,144	$62,801,631
8	The Talented Mr. Ripley	Drama	R	$39,771,649	7,860,010	$54,076,869
9	Saving Private Ryan	Drama	R	$25,961,901	5,130,810	$35,299,973
10	Caligula	Drama		$23,400,000	4,624,506	$31,816,601
11	Summer of Sam	Drama	R	$19,288,130	3,811,883	$26,225,755
12	An Ideal Husband	Comedy	PG-13	$18,542,974	3,664,619	$25,212,579
13	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Comedy	PG-13	$16,071,990	3,176,283	$21,852,827
14	The Red Violin	Drama	R	$10,019,109	1,980,061	$13,622,820
15	Dick	Comedy	PG-13	$6,276,869	1,240,488	$8,534,557
16	Jakob the Liar	Drama	PG-13	$4,956,401	979,526	$6,739,139
17	A Walk on the Moon	Drama	R	$4,741,987	937,152	$6,447,606
18	Gods and Monsters	Drama	R	$4,528,870	895,034	$6,157,834
19	Detroit Rock City	Comedy	R	$4,217,115	833,422	$5,733,943
20	The Cider House Rules	Drama	PG-13	$4,201,516	830,339	$5,712,732
21	The Winslow Boy	Drama	G	$4,058,350	802,045	$5,518,070
22	Mansfield Park	Drama	PG-13	$2,472,250	488,587	$3,361,479
23	Liberty Heights	Drama	R	$2,286,654	451,908	$3,109,127
24	A Dog of Flanders	Drama	PG	$2,165,637	427,992	$2,944,585
25	Ravenous	Horror	R	$2,062,406	407,590	$2,804,219
26	Tango	Drama	PG-13	$1,687,311	333,461	$2,294,212
27	The End of the Affair	Drama	R	$1,555,329	307,377	$2,114,754
28	Hideous Kinky	Drama	R	$1,368,627	270,480	$1,860,902
29	Dancing at Lughnasa	Drama	PG	$1,170,543	231,333	$1,591,571
30	This is My Father	Drama	R	$1,083,268	214,085	$1,472,905
31	Straight From The Heart	Musical	Not Rated	$1,007,446	199,100	$1,369,808
32	Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl	Drama	R	$1,006,518	198,917	$1,368,549
33	Sweet and Lowdown	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$867,523	171,447	$1,179,555
34	Illuminata	Drama	R	$836,641	165,344	$1,137,567
35	Wings of Courage	Drama	G	$752,935	148,801	$1,023,751
36	Ride With the Devil	Western	R	$491,069	97,049	$667,697
37	Angela's Ashes	Drama	R	$186,032	36,765	$252,943
38	Beloved	Drama	R	$105,966	20,942	$144,081
39	Titus	Drama	R	$86,328	17,061	$117,380
40	The Mask of Zorro	Adventure	PG-13	$57,673	11,398	$78,418
41	Ever After: A Cinderella Story	Drama	PG	$31,167	6,159	$42,374
42	The Thief	Drama	R	$8,713	1,722	$11,847
43	The Imposters	Comedy	R	$3,046	602	$4,142
Total Gross of All Movies				$987,237,884
Total Tickets Sold					195,106,302
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,342,331,358

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.