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Action box office · Week 21 · May 16–22, 1999

Action Box Office, Week 21 of 1999: Action Releases of May 16–22

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 21 of 1999 (May 16–22), with $1B worldwide. 1 action film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $1B in all, 47% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion.

week 21 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$1B
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
47%
The chart

The Only Action Release of Week 21 of 1999 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 21 of 1999 (May 16–22).

  1. 1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) movie poster
    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) May 19, 1999 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $1B worldwide
    May 19, 1999 US and Canada: $487.6M Rest of the world: $558.9M Worldwide: $1B
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Action Box Office in 1999, Week by Week

33 weeks of 1999 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 21 (May 16–22) with $1B, led by Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 21 of 1999: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 21 of 1999 (May 16–22)?

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) leads with $1B worldwide, $487.6M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did action movies released in week 21 of 1999 (May 16–22) earn?

1 action film released in week 21 of 1999 (May 16–22) reports a worldwide gross, $1B in all, or $1B per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 21 of 1999 (May 16–22) made $1 billion?

1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). 1 crossed $100 million.

How much of the Week 21, 1999 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$487.6M of the $1B total, or 47%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 21, 1999 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 21 of 1999 (May 16–22). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 21, 1999 action box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.