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List of 1999 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1999.[1]

Number-one films

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† This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[2]
# Weekend end date Film Box office Notes Ref
1 January 3, 1999 Patch Adams $19,050,675 [3]
2 January 10, 1999 A Civil Action $15,163,484 A Civil Action reached #1 its third weekend of limited release. [4]
3 January 17, 1999 Varsity Blues $15,204,148 [5]
4 January 24, 1999 $10,574,508 [6]
5 January 31, 1999 She's All That $16,065,430 She's All That broke Spice World's record ($10.5 million) for the highest Super Bowl weekend debut. [7]
6 February 7, 1999 Payback $21,221,526 [8]
7 February 14, 1999 Message in a Bottle $18,852,976 [9][10]
8 February 21, 1999 Payback $10,268,237 Payback reclaimed number 1 in its third weekend of release. [11]
9 February 28, 1999 8mm $14,252,888 [12]
10 March 7, 1999 Analyze This $18,383,507 [13]
11 March 14, 1999 $15,567,669 [14]
12 March 21, 1999 Forces of Nature $13,510,728 [15]
13 March 28, 1999 $9,439,629 [16]
14 April 4, 1999 The Matrix $27,788,331 The Matrix broke Lost in Space's record ($20.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in April and Indecent Proposal's record ($18.4 mil) for the highest Easter weekend debut. [17]
15 April 11, 1999 $22,563,331 [18]
16 April 18, 1999 Life $20,414,775 [19]
17 April 25, 1999 The Matrix $12,642,717 The Matrix reclaimed number 1 in its fourth weekend of release. [20]
18 May 2, 1999 Entrapment $20,145,595 [21]
19 May 9, 1999 The Mummy $43,369,635 The Mummy sets the record for a non-holiday May opening. [22][23]
20 May 16, 1999 $24,856,320 [24]
21 May 23, 1999 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace † $64,820,970 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace's $28.5 million opening day gross broke The Lost World: Jurassic Park's record ($26.1 million) for the highest single-day tally of all-time and Independence Day's record ($17.4 million) for the highest-grossing Wednesday of all-time. It also broke Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom's record ($33.9 million) for the highest weekend debut for a prequel and Star Wars (Special Edition)'s record ($35.9 million) for the highest weekend debut for a PG-rated film. It had the highest weekend debut of 1999. [25][23]
22 May 30, 1999 $51,399,863 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace broke Jurassic Park's record ($38.5 million) for the highest second weekend gross. [26]
23 June 6, 1999 $32,891,653 [27]
24 June 13, 1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me $54,917,604 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me broke Batman Forever's record ($52.8 million) for the highest weekend debut in June, Mission: Impossible's record ($45.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film and Ace Ventura: When Nature Callss record ($37.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a comedy. It was the first sequel to gross more in its opening weekend than the original grossed in its entire run. [28][23]
25 June 20, 1999 Tarzan $34,221,968 [29]
26 June 27, 1999 Big Daddy $41,536,370 [30][23]
27 July 4, 1999 Wild Wild West $27,687,484 [31]
28 July 11, 1999 American Pie $18,709,680 [32]
29 July 18, 1999 Eyes Wide Shut $21,706,163 [33]
30 July 25, 1999 The Haunting $33,435,140 [34]
31 August 1, 1999 Runaway Bride $35,055,556 [35]
32 August 8, 1999 The Sixth Sense $26,681,262 The Sixth Sense broke The Fugitive's record ($23.8 million) for the highest weekend debut in August. [36][23]
33 August 15, 1999 $25,764,991 [37]
34 August 22, 1999 $23,950,008 [38]
35 August 29, 1999 $20,099,149 The Sixth Sense became the first film since Saving Private Ryan to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. [39]
36 September 5, 1999 $22,896,967 The Sixth Sense broke The Fugitive's record ($17.2 million) for the highest Labor Day weekend ever. It was only the second film after Titanic to gross more than $20 million for five weekends. It was also the first film since Titanic to top the box office for five consecutive weekends. [40][41][23]
37 September 12, 1999 Stigmata $18,309,666 [42]
38 September 19, 1999 Blue Streak $19,208,806 [43]
39 September 26, 1999 Double Jeopardy $23,162,542 [44]
40 October 3, 1999 $17,018,808 [45]
41 October 10, 1999 $13,541,285 [46][47]
42 October 17, 1999 Fight Club $11,035,485 [48]
43 October 24, 1999 The Best Man $9,031,660 [49]
44 October 31, 1999 House on Haunted Hill $15,946,032 [50]
45 November 7, 1999 The Bone Collector $16,712,020 [51]
46 November 14, 1999 Pokémon: The First Movie $31,036,678 Pokémon: The First Movie broke Mortal Kombat's record ($23.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a video game adaptation and The Rugrats Movie's record ($27.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-Disney animated film. [52]
47 November 21, 1999 The World Is Not Enough $35,519,007 [53]
48 November 28, 1999 Toy Story 2 $57,388,839 Toy Story 2 broke The Waterboy's record ($39.4 million) for the highest weekend debut in November and for the holiday season. It also broke 101 Dalmatians' record ($33.5 million) for the highest Thanksgiving weekend debut, and The Lion King's records ($40.9 million) for the highest weekend debut for an animated film and a G-rated film. [54]
49 December 5, 1999 $27,760,276 [55]
50 December 12, 1999 $18,249,880 [56]
51 December 19, 1999 Stuart Little $15,018,223 [57]
52 December 26, 1999 Any Given Sunday $13,584,625 [58]
53 January 2, 2000 Stuart Little $16,022,757 Stuart Little reclaimed the number 1 spot in its third weekend of release. [59]

Highest-grossing films

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Calendar Gross

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Highest-grossing films of 1999 by Calendar Gross[2]

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 20th Century Fox Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Pernilla August and Frank Oz George Lucas $430,281,928
2. The Sixth Sense Walt Disney Studios Bruce Willis, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams and Haley Joel Osment M. Night Shyamalan $276,113,671
3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me New Line Cinema Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Seth Green and Elizabeth Hurley Jay Roach $206,041,479
4. Toy Story 2 Walt Disney Studios voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Jim Varney, Annie Potts, Estelle Harris and Wayne Knight John Lasseter $199,843,054
5. The Matrix Warner Bros. Pictures Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving and Joe Pantoliano The Wachowskis $171,479,930
6. Tarzan Walt Disney Studios voices of Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, Alex D. Linz, Rosie O'Donnell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Hawthorne, Lance Henriksen, Wayne Knight and Taylor Dempsey Kevin Lima and Chris Buck $170,867,780
7. Big Daddy Columbia Pictures Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Rob Schneider, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse and Leslie Mann Dennis Dugan $163,479,795
8. The Mummy Universal Pictures Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Jonathan Hyde and Kevin J. O'Connor Stephen Sommers $155,385,488
9. Runaway Bride Paramount Pictures Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack, Héctor Elizondo, Rita Wilson and Paul Dooley Garry Marshall $152,005,535
10. The Blair Witch Project Artisan Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams and Joshua Leonard Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez $140,539,099

In-Year Release

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Highest-grossing films of 1999 by In-year release[60]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 20th Century Fox $431,088,295
2. The Sixth Sense Disney $293,506,292
3. Toy Story 2 $245,852,179
4. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me New Line Cinema $206,040,086
5. The Matrix Warner Bros. $171,479,930
6. Tarzan Disney $171,091,819
7. Big Daddy Columbia $163,479,795
8. The Mummy Universal $155,385,488
9. Runaway Bride Paramount $152,257,509
10. The Blair Witch Project Artisan $140,539,099


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1999
G Toy Story 2
PG Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
PG-13 The Sixth Sense
R The Matrix

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b "Domestic Box Office For 1999". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
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  23. ^ a b c d e f "Variety's Summer Cup: Milestones". Daily Variety. September 8, 1999. p. A1.
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  46. ^ "Domestic 1999 Weekend 41". Box Office Mojo.
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  54. ^ "Domestic 1999 Weekend 48 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  55. ^ "Domestic 1999 Weekend 49 (Post-Thanksgiving)". Box Office Mojo.
  56. ^ "Domestic 1999 Weekend 50". Box Office Mojo.
  57. ^ "Domestic 1999 Weekend 51". Box Office Mojo.
  58. ^ "Domestic 1999 Weekend 52". Box Office Mojo.
  59. ^ "Domestic 1999 Weekend 53". Box Office Mojo.
  60. ^ "Domestic Box Office For 1999 (In-year release)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

Chronology

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Preceded by 1999 Succeeded by