#1 of 2 #1 adventure movie of May 1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
1999 · Action, Adventure
$1B worldwide · 71% of the chart's total
$487.6M US & Canada · 47% $558.9M elsewhere · 53%
Adventure box office · May 1999
Adventure Box Office, May 1999: Top-Grossing Releases
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in May 1999, with $1B worldwide, ahead of The Mummy (1999) at $417.6M. 2 adventure films released in May 1999 report a worldwide gross, $1.5B in all, 44% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 2 crossed $100 million.
- May 1999 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $1.5B
- films crossed $100M
- 2
- earned in the US & Canada
- 44%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Adventure Release of May 1999, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in May 1999.
- 1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)May 19, 1999 US and Canada: $487.6M Rest of the world: $558.9M Worldwide: $1B
May 19, 1999 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $1B worldwide - 2
May 7, 1999 US and Canada: $157.1M Rest of the world: $260.5M Worldwide: $417.6M
Archive
Adventure Box Office in 1999, Month by Month
The months of 1999 with their totals: May leads with $1.5B, led by Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).
- January No grosses
- February $616.3K #1 Gorgeous (1999)
- March $481.6M #1 The Matrix (1999)
- April $2.9M #1 eXistenZ (1999)
- May $1.5B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- June $764.1M #1 Tarzan (1999)
- July $157.2M #1 Inspector Gadget (1999)
- August $86.9M #1 The 13th Warrior (1999)
- September $11.8M #1 Chill Factor (1999)
- October $139M #1 Three Kings (1999)
- November $1.1B #1 Toy Story 2 (1999)
- December $390.8M #1 Stuart Little (1999)
FAQ
Adventure Box Office May 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing adventure movie in May 1999?
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) leads with $1B worldwide, $487.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Mummy (1999) at $417.6M.
How much did adventure movies released in May 1999 earn?
2 adventure films released in May 1999 report a worldwide gross, $1.5B in all, or $732.1M per film on average.
How many adventure movies released in May 1999 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). 2 crossed $100 million.
How is the May 1999 adventure 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 May 1999. 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 May 1999 adventure 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.