Box Office Performance for Romantic Comedy Movies in 1999
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 1999 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Runaway Bride
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$152,054,428 |
30,050,282 |
$206,745,940 |
| 2 |
Notting Hill
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$116,089,678 |
22,942,624 |
$157,845,253 |
| 3 |
Shakespeare in Love
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$90,906,118 |
17,965,636 |
$123,603,576 |
| 4 |
She's All That
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$63,465,522 |
12,542,593 |
$86,293,040 |
| 5 |
Never Been Kissed
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$55,474,757 |
10,963,391 |
$75,428,130 |
| 6 |
Forces of Nature
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$52,957,800 |
10,465,968 |
$72,005,860 |
| 7 |
Ten Things I Hate About You
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$38,177,966 |
7,545,053 |
$51,909,965 |
| 8 |
The Best Man
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$33,293,520 |
6,579,747 |
$45,268,659 |
| 9 |
The Other Sister
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$27,807,627 |
5,495,578 |
$37,809,577 |
| 10 |
The Story of Us
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$27,100,030 |
5,355,737 |
$36,847,471 |
| 11 |
The Bachelor
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$21,266,456 |
4,202,857 |
$28,915,656 |
| 12 |
Three to Tango
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$10,570,375 |
2,089,007 |
$14,372,368 |
| 13 |
The Love Letter
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$8,322,608 |
1,644,784 |
$11,316,114 |
| 14 |
200 Cigarettes
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$6,852,450 |
1,354,239 |
$9,317,164 |
| 15 |
Lost and Found
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$6,552,255 |
1,294,912 |
$8,908,995 |
| 16 |
Simply Irresistible
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$4,398,989 |
869,365 |
$5,981,231 |
| 17 |
Marius et Jeannette
|
Romantic Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$2,552,768 |
504,500 |
$3,470,960 |
| 18 |
Better Than Chocolate
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$2,011,254 |
397,481 |
$2,734,669 |
| 19 |
There's Something About Mary
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$1,773,529 |
350,500 |
$2,411,440 |
| 20 |
Sweet and Lowdown
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$867,523 |
171,447 |
$1,179,555 |
| 21 |
Among Giants
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$64,359 |
12,719 |
$87,507 |
| 22 |
Fever Pitch
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$2,519 |
498 |
$3,426 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $722,562,531 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 142,798,918 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $982,456,556 |
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.
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