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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 1999

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1999 GrossTickets Sold
1 Tarzan Jun 16, 1999 Adventure G $170,904,824 33,642,681
2 The World is Not Enough Nov 19, 1999 Action PG-13 $115,903,000 22,815,551
3 The General’s Daughter Jun 18, 1999 Drama R $102,705,852 20,217,687
4 Sleepy Hollow Nov 19, 1999 Horror R $92,839,722 18,275,535
5 The Haunting Jul 23, 1999 Horror PG-13 $91,188,905 17,950,572
6 Payback Feb 5, 1999 Action R $81,526,121 16,048,449
7 Stuart Little Dec 17, 1999 Adventure PG $68,874,000 13,557,874
8 The Green Mile Dec 10, 1999 Drama R $67,494,000 13,286,220
9 The Bone Collector Nov 5, 1999 Thriller/Suspense R $63,788,270 12,556,746
10 A Civil Action Dec 25, 1998 Drama PG-13 $56,547,305 11,131,359
11 Eyes Wide Shut Jul 16, 1999 Drama R $55,637,680 10,952,299
12 Message in a Bottle Feb 12, 1999 Drama PG-13 $52,799,004 10,393,505
13 Cruel Intentions Mar 5, 1999 Drama R $38,201,895 7,520,058
14 Fight Club Oct 15, 1999 Drama R $36,515,098 7,188,011
15 The Thin Red Line Dec 23, 1998 Drama R $35,740,961 7,035,622
16 For Love of the Game Sep 17, 1999 Drama PG-13 $35,188,640 6,926,898
17 Bicentennial Man Dec 17, 1999 Drama PG $33,378,000 6,570,472
18 The 13th Warrior Aug 27, 1999 Action R $32,694,788 6,435,982
19 Random Hearts Oct 8, 1999 Drama R $31,054,924 6,113,174
20 The Talented Mr. Ripley Dec 24, 1999 Thriller/Suspense R $29,463,000 5,799,803
21 The Iron Giant Aug 4, 1999 Adventure PG $23,159,305 4,558,918
22 Stir of Echoes Sep 10, 1999 Horror R $21,133,087 4,160,056
23 Anna and the King Dec 17, 1999 Drama PG-13 $20,513,000 4,037,992
24 Anywhere But Here Nov 12, 1999 Drama PG-13 $18,215,284 3,585,685
25 Drive Me Crazy Oct 1, 1999 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $17,813,484 3,506,591
26 The Rage: Carrie 2 Mar 12, 1999 Horror R $17,757,087 3,495,490
27 True Crime Mar 19, 1999 Drama R $16,635,339 3,274,673
28 Bringing Out The Dead Oct 22, 1999 Black Comedy R $16,481,455 3,244,381
29 Election Apr 23, 1999 Black Comedy R $14,879,556 2,929,046
30 A Simple Plan Dec 11, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $14,307,843 2,816,505
31 The Deep End of the Ocean Mar 12, 1999 Drama PG-13 $13,432,982 2,644,288
32 In Dreams Jan 15, 1999 Horror R $11,927,682 2,347,969
33 The Thirteenth Floor May 28, 1999 Thriller/Suspense R $11,810,854 2,324,971
34 The Love Letter May 21, 1999 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $8,276,228 1,629,179
35 Outside Providence Sep 1, 1999 Comedy R $7,309,628 1,438,903
36 Affliction Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $6,210,275 1,222,495
37 Jakob the Liar Sep 24, 1999 Drama PG-13 $4,956,401 975,669
38 Hilary and Jackie Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $4,739,909 933,053
39 Gods and Monsters Nov 6, 1998 Drama R $4,722,618 929,649
40 The Cider House Rules Dec 10, 1999 Drama PG-13 $4,201,516 827,070
41 The School of Flesh Feb 26, 1999 Drama R $3,359,031 661,227
42 Babe: Pig in the City Nov 25, 1998 Adventure G $2,549,820 501,933
43 Mansfield Park Nov 18, 1999 Drama PG-13 $2,472,250 486,663
44 A Dog of Flanders Aug 27, 1999 Drama PG $2,165,637 426,306
45 Besieged May 21, 1999 Drama R $2,032,621 400,122
46 Crazy in Alabama Oct 22, 1999 Drama PG-13 $1,954,202 384,685
47 The End of the Affair Dec 3, 1999 Drama R $1,555,329 306,167
48 Hideous Kinky Apr 16, 1999 Drama R $1,262,786 248,580
49 I Still Know What You Did L… Nov 13, 1998 Horror R $1,099,204 216,379
50 The General Dec 18, 1998 Drama R $1,077,048 212,017
51 Psycho Dec 4, 1998 Horror R $1,016,770 200,152
52 Another Day in Paradise Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $993,901 195,650
53 Felicia's Journey Nov 12, 1999 Drama PG-13 $761,929 149,986
54 Laura Cadieux .. La Suite Dec 3, 1999 Comedy Not Rated $641,624 126,303
55 My Life So Far Jul 23, 1999 Drama PG-13 $635,620 125,122
56 The Third Man May 7, 1999 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $596,349 117,392
57 Ride With the Devil Nov 24, 1999 Western R $491,069 96,667
58 Earth Sep 10, 1999 Drama Not Rated $475,612 93,624
59 The Minus Man Sep 10, 1999 Drama R $370,668 72,966
60 Vampires Oct 30, 1998 Horror R $326,377 64,247
61 Les Enfants du Marais Oct 1, 1999 Drama Not Rated $324,006 63,781
62 Ladri di biciclette Oct 2, 1998 Drama Not Rated $231,896 45,649
63 Practical Magic Oct 16, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $206,408 40,631
64 Angela's Ashes Dec 24, 1999 Drama R $186,032 36,620
65 Breakfast of Champions Sep 17, 1999 Comedy R $178,287 35,096
66 Snow Falling on Cedars Dec 24, 1999 Drama PG-13 $143,105 28,170
67 The Acid House Aug 6, 1999 Drama Not Rated $142,783 28,107
68 The Wizard of Oz Sep 23, 2009 Musical PG-13 $101,786 20,037
69 The Saragossa Manuscript May 21, 1999 Comedy Not Rated $87,418 17,208
70 Beloved Oct 16, 1998 Horror R $87,086 17,143
71 The War Zone Dec 10, 1999 Drama R $57,291 11,278
72 The Mask of Zorro Jul 17, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $55,810 10,986
73 El Abuelo Oct 8, 1999 Drama PG $50,037 9,850
74 Virtual Sexuality Dec 3, 1999 Romantic Comedy R $43,865 8,635
75 The Third Miracle Dec 29, 1999 Drama R $41,549 8,178
76 B. Monkey Sep 10, 1999 Thriller/Suspense R $34,524 6,796
77 Al di là delle nuvole Dec 3, 1999 Drama Not Rated $30,890 6,081
78 Apt Pupil Oct 23, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $24,422 4,807
79 All the Little Animals Sep 3, 1999 Thriller/Suspense R $23,349 4,596
80 A Map of the World Dec 3, 1999 Drama R $20,878 4,110
81 New Rose Hotel Oct 1, 1999 Drama R $20,416 4,019
82 Doctor Dolittle Jun 26, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $16,480 3,244
83 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Aug 14, 1998 Drama R $12,986 2,556
84 The Gambler Aug 4, 1999 Drama R $9,133 1,798
85 Agnes Browne Dec 3, 1999 Comedy R $6,322 1,244
86 Fever Pitch Sep 24, 1999 Romantic Comedy R $2,519 496
87 Heaven Apr 30, 1999 Thriller/Suspense R $1,983 390
88 Lilian's Story Mar 26, 1999 Drama Not Rated $1,220 240
Total Gross of All Movies$1,578,909,850
Total Tickets Sold310,809,015

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

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

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