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Biography box office · November 1999

Biography Box Office, November 1999: Top-Grossing Releases

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) is the highest-grossing biography movie released in November 1999, with $67M worldwide, ahead of The Insider (1999) at $60.3M. 2 biography films released in November 1999 report a worldwide gross, $127.3M in all, 34% of it from the US & Canada.

November 1999 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$127.3M
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), the #1
$67M
earned in the US & Canada
34%
The chart

Every Biography Release of November 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 November 1999.

  1. 1 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) movie poster
    The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) Nov 12, 1999 · English · Biography, Drama, History $67M worldwide
    Nov 12, 1999 US and Canada: $14.3M Rest of the world: $52.7M Worldwide: $67M
  2. 2 The Insider (1999) movie poster
    The Insider (1999) Nov 5, 1999 · English · Biography, Drama, Thriller $60.3M worldwide
    Nov 5, 1999 US and Canada: $29.1M Rest of the world: $31.2M Worldwide: $60.3M
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Biography Box Office in 1999, Month by Month

The months of 1999 with their totals: December leads with $178.1M, led by The Hurricane (1999).

FAQ

Biography Box Office November 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 biography movie in November 1999?

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) leads with $67M worldwide, $14.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Insider (1999) at $60.3M.

How much did biography movies released in November 1999 earn?

2 biography films released in November 1999 report a worldwide gross, $127.3M in all, or $63.6M per film on average.

How many biography movies released in November 1999 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), earned $67M.

How much of the November 1999 Biography box office came from the US and Canada?

$43.4M of the $127.3M total, or 34%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the November 1999 biography 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 November 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 November 1999 biography 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.