Summer 1999

Title Opening Closing Gross Theaters 1st Wk % Per Scrn Distributor
Total Opening Opening Widest
(May 7 - Aug 31)
1 Star Wars Episode I 05-19-99 02-03-00 431,088,297 64,810,970 2970 3126 15.03 137,904 Fox
2 Sixth Sense, The 08-06-99 05-18-00 293,501,675 26,681,262 2161 2821 9.09 104,042 Buena Vista
3 Austin Powers 2 06-11-99 09-23-99 205,526,345 57,442,682 3312 3314 27.95 62,018 New Line
4 Tarzan 06-18-99 02-25-00 171,085,177 34,221,968 3005 3131 20.00 54,642 Buena Vista
5 Big Daddy 06-25-99 11-04-99 163,479,795 41,536,370 3027 3254 25.41 50,240 Sony
6 Mummy, The 05-07-99 09-16-99 155,271,753 43,369,635 3209 3411 27.93 45,521 Universal
7 Runaway Bride 07-30-99 01-13-00 152,170,201 35,055,556 3158 3240 23.04 46,966 Paramount
8 Blair Witch Project, The 07-14-99 11-11-99 140,530,114 29,207,381 27 2538 20.78 55,370 Artisan
9 Notting Hill 05-28-99 10-14-99 * 116,089,678 27,689,760 2747 2786 23.85 41,669 Universal
10 Wild Wild West 06-30-99 10-14-99 113,805,681 27,687,484 3342 3342 24.33 34,053 Warner Bros.
11 General's Daughter, The 06-18-99 10-14-99 102,705,852 22,332,053 2856 2858 21.74 35,936 Paramount
12 American Pie 07-09-99 10-28-99 101,800,948 18,709,680 2508 2544 18.38 40,016 Universal
13 Inspector Gadget 07-23-99 12-30-99 97,360,069 21,889,138 2814 2877 22.48 33,841 Buena Vista
14 Haunting, The 07-23-99 10-28-99 91,187,712 33,435,140 2808 2881 36.67 31,651 DreamWorks
15 Deep Blue Sea 07-28-99 12-02-99 73,648,142 19,107,643 2854 2901 25.94 25,387 Warner Bros.
16 Thomas Crown Affair, The 08-06-99 02-17-00 69,304,264 14,600,719 2427 2427 21.07 28,556 MGM/UA
17 Bowfinger 08-13-99 12-02-99 66,458,769 18,062,550 2706 2732 27.18 24,326 Universal
18 Eyes Wide Shut 07-16-99 10-07-99 55,655,882 21,706,163 2411 2483 39.00 22,415 Warner Bros.
19 South Park 06-30-99 09-30-99 52,037,603 11,335,889 2128 2128 21.78 24,454 Paramount
20 Instinct 06-04-99 09-03-99 34,098,563 10,390,387 2059 2129 30.47 16,016 Buena Vista
21 Mickey Blue Eyes 08-20-99 11-18-99 33,824,093 10,178,289 2573 2573 30.09 13,146 Warner Bros.
22 Thirteenth Warrior, The 08-27-99 12-02-99 32,694,788 10,267,756 2306 2313 31.40 14,135 Buena Vista
23 Lake Placid 07-16-99 11-04-99 31,768,374 10,974,145 2096 2101 34.54 15,121 Fox
24 Mystery Men 08-06-99 10-14-99 29,762,011 10,017,865 2136 2142 33.66 13,894 Universal
25 Wood, The 07-16-99 10-21-99 25,059,640 8,515,223 1191 1191 33.98 21,041 Paramount
26 Arlington Road 07-09-99 09-30-99 24,392,830 7,515,145 1631 1631 30.81 14,956 Sony
27 Iron Giant, The 08-06-99 11-25-99 23,159,305 5,752,616 2179 2179 24.84 10,628 Warner Bros.
28 Summer of Sam 07-02-99 09-16-99 19,283,782 5,952,452 1536 1536 30.87 12,555 Buena Vista
29 Ideal Husband, An 06-18-99 10-07-99 18,535,191 2,741,108 10 772 14.79 24,009 Miramax
30 Muppets From Space 07-14-99 09-16-99 16,290,976 4,826,049 2265 2265 29.62 7,192 Sony