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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Box Office Performance for Sony Pictures Classics Movies in 1999

RankMovieGenreMPAA1999 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Central Station Drama R $5,274,531 1,042,397 $7,171,691
2 The Winslow Boy Drama G $4,058,350 802,045 $5,518,070
3 Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun Documentary G $3,441,911 680,220 $4,679,914
4 All About My Mother Drama R $2,133,411 421,623 $2,900,766
5 The Dream Life of Angels Drama R $1,734,831 342,852 $2,358,822
6 Tango Drama PG-13 $1,687,311 333,461 $2,294,212
7 Dancing at Lughnasa Drama PG $1,170,543 231,333 $1,591,571
8 This is My Father Drama R $1,083,268 214,085 $1,472,905
9 The General Drama R $1,079,241 213,289 $1,467,428
10 Twin Falls Idaho Drama R $985,341 194,731 $1,339,749
11 Sweet and Lowdown Romantic Comedy PG-13 $867,523 171,447 $1,179,555
12 Wings of Courage Drama G $752,935 148,801 $1,023,751
13 Mark Twain's America 3D Documentary G $671,617 132,731 $913,189
14 Across The Sea of Time Drama G $505,005 99,803 $686,645
15 American Movie: The Making of Northwestern Documentary R $459,537 90,818 $624,828
16 SLC Punk!   R $299,200 59,130 $406,814
17 The Emperor and the Assassin Drama R $173,078 34,205 $235,330
Total Gross of All Movies$26,377,633
Total Tickets Sold5,212,971
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$35,865,240

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.