#1 of 148 #1 comedy movie of 1999
1999 · Adventure, Fantasy
$497.4M worldwide · 9% of the chart's total
$245.9M US & Canada · 49% $251.5M elsewhere · 51%
Comedy box office · 1999
Comedy Box Office 1999: Highest-Grossing Comedy Movies
Toy Story 2 (1999) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in 1999, with $497.4M worldwide, ahead of The Mummy (1999) at $417.6M and Notting Hill (1999) at $364M. 148 comedy films released in 1999 report a worldwide gross, $5.4B in all, 59% of it from the US & Canada. 15 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 30% on 1998, whose releases took $4.2B. By language, English leads with $5.2B across 122 comedy releases.
- 1999 releases with a gross
- 148
- combined worldwide
- $5.4B
- films crossed $100M
- 15
- vs 1998
- +30%
#1 of 148 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of 1999?
Toy Story 2 (1999) leads with $497.4M, 9% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.9B, 35% of what all 148 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 4 $313.7M Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)$206M US & Canada · 66% $107.7M elsewhere · 34% -
Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Comedy Release of 1999, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 148. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1999.
- 1 Nov 24, 1999 US and Canada: $245.9M Rest of the world: $251.5M Worldwide: $497.4M
- 2 May 7, 1999 US and Canada: $157.1M Rest of the world: $260.5M Worldwide: $417.6M
- 3 May 28, 1999 US and Canada: $116.1M Rest of the world: $247.9M Worldwide: $364M
- 4 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)Jun 11, 1999 US and Canada: $206M Rest of the world: $107.7M Worldwide: $313.7M
Jun 11, 1999 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $313.7M worldwide - 5 Jul 30, 1999 US and Canada: $152.3M Rest of the world: $157.2M Worldwide: $309.5M
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Dec 17, 1999 US and Canada: $140M Rest of the world: $160.1M Worldwide: $300.1M - 7
Jul 9, 1999 US and Canada: $102.6M Rest of the world: $132.9M Worldwide: $235.5M - 8
Jun 25, 1999 US and Canada: $163.5M Rest of the world: $71.3M Worldwide: $234.8M - 9
Jun 30, 1999 US and Canada: $113.8M Rest of the world: $108.3M Worldwide: $222.1M - 10
Mar 5, 1999 US and Canada: $106.9M Rest of the world: $70M Worldwide: $176.9M - 11
Jul 23, 1999 US and Canada: $97.4M Rest of the world: $37M Worldwide: $134.4M - 12
Sep 17, 1999 US and Canada: $68.5M Rest of the world: $49.2M Worldwide: $117.8M - 13
Dec 17, 1999 US and Canada: $39.3M Rest of the world: $74.7M Worldwide: $114M - 14
Oct 1, 1999 US and Canada: $60.7M Rest of the world: $47.1M Worldwide: $107.8M - 15
Jan 29, 1999 US and Canada: $63.4M Rest of the world: $39.8M Worldwide: $103.2M - 16
Aug 13, 1999 US and Canada: $66.4M Rest of the world: $32.2M Worldwide: $98.6M - 17
Mar 19, 1999 US and Canada: $52.9M Rest of the world: $41M Worldwide: $93.9M - 18
Dec 10, 1999 US and Canada: $65.5M Rest of the world: $27.4M Worldwide: $92.9M - 19
Dec 25, 1999 US and Canada: $71.6M Rest of the world: $19.1M Worldwide: $90.7M - 20
Apr 9, 1999 US and Canada: $55.5M Rest of the world: $29.1M Worldwide: $84.6M - 21
South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)Jun 30, 1999 US and Canada: $52M Rest of the world: $31.1M Worldwide: $83.1M Jun 30, 1999 · English · Comedy, Animation, Musical $83.1M worldwide - 22
Apr 16, 1999 US and Canada: $64M Rest of the world: $9.5M Worldwide: $73.5M - 23
Oct 15, 1999 US and Canada: $27.1M Rest of the world: $31.8M Worldwide: $58.9M - 24
Jul 16, 1999 US and Canada: $31.8M Rest of the world: $25.1M Worldwide: $56.9M - 25
Jan 15, 1999 US and Canada: $52.9M Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $54.3M - 26
Aug 20, 1999 US and Canada: $33.9M Rest of the world: $20.4M Worldwide: $54.3M - 27
Mar 31, 1999 US and Canada: $38.2M Rest of the world: $15.5M Worldwide: $53.7M - 28
Dec 22, 1999 US and Canada: $34.6M Rest of the world: $12.8M Worldwide: $47.4M - 29
Feb 12, 1999 US and Canada: $26.5M Rest of the world: $13.8M Worldwide: $40.3M - 30
Nov 5, 1999 US and Canada: $21.8M Rest of the world: $15.2M Worldwide: $36.9M - 31
Feb 12, 1999 US and Canada: $36.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.9M - 32
Mar 12, 1999 US and Canada: $27.3M Rest of the world: $9.2M Worldwide: $36.5M - 33
Mar 26, 1999 US and Canada: $22.4M Rest of the world: $12.8M Worldwide: $35.2M - 34
Oct 22, 1999 US and Canada: $34.1M Rest of the world: $471K Worldwide: $34.6M - 35
Aug 6, 1999 US and Canada: $29.8M Rest of the world: $3.7M Worldwide: $33.5M - 36
Nov 12, 1999 US and Canada: $30.7M Rest of the world: $778K Worldwide: $31.4M - 37
Oct 8, 1999 US and Canada: $30.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30.6M - 38
Apr 2, 1999 US and Canada: $28.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.5M - 39
Apr 9, 1999 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: $11.5M Worldwide: $28.5M - 40
Feb 26, 1999 US and Canada: $27.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.8M - 41
Jul 16, 1999 US and Canada: $25.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.1M - 42
Nov 12, 1999 US and Canada: $18.7M Rest of the world: $5M Worldwide: $23.6M - 43
Oct 29, 1999 US and Canada: $22.9M Rest of the world: $243.2K Worldwide: $23.1M - 44
Oct 1, 1999 US and Canada: $17.8M Rest of the world: $4.7M Worldwide: $22.6M - 45
Jul 14, 1999 US and Canada: $16.6M Rest of the world: $5.7M Worldwide: $22.3M - 46
Jun 18, 1999 US and Canada: $18.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.5M - 47
May 14, 1999 US and Canada: $16.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.1M - 48
Apr 23, 1999 US and Canada: $14.9M Rest of the world: $239 Worldwide: $14.9M - 49
May 14, 1999 US and Canada: $14.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.4M - 50
Sep 1, 1999 US and Canada: $11.3M Rest of the world: $524.7K Worldwide: $11.8M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1999?
Of the top 10, Big Daddy (1999) earned the biggest share at home (70% in the US & Canada), while Notting Hill (1999) made 68% of its gross abroad. Across all 148 films, $3.2B (59%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Toy Story 2 (1999) $497.4M $245.9M US & Canada · 49% $251.5M elsewhere · 51%
- 2 The Mummy (1999) $417.6M $157.1M US & Canada · 38% $260.5M elsewhere · 62%
- 3 Notting Hill (1999) $364M $116.1M US & Canada · 32% $247.9M elsewhere · 68%
- 4 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) $313.7M $206M US & Canada · 66% $107.7M elsewhere · 34%
- 5 Runaway Bride (1999) $309.5M $152.3M US & Canada · 49% $157.2M elsewhere · 51%
- 6 Stuart Little (1999) $300.1M $140M US & Canada · 47% $160.1M elsewhere · 53%
- 7 American Pie (1999) $235.5M $102.6M US & Canada · 44% $132.9M elsewhere · 56%
- 8 Big Daddy (1999) $234.8M $163.5M US & Canada · 70% $71.3M elsewhere · 30%
- 9 Wild Wild West (1999) $222.1M $113.8M US & Canada · 51% $108.3M elsewhere · 49%
- 10 Analyze This (1999) $176.9M $106.9M US & Canada · 60% $70M elsewhere · 40%
Gross bands
How Many 1999 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
15 of 148 films crossed $100M and took $3.6B between them, 67% of the total. 92 films, 62% of the list, earned under $10M.
67% 30%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 15 films, 10% of the list $3.6B · 67% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 41 films, 28% of the list $1.6B · 30% of the gross
- Under $10M 92 films, 62% of the list $163.8M · 3% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1999 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $872.4M from 6 films, led by Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). February was the quietest month ($131.3M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan She's All That (1999) $161.6M She's All That (1999)
- February Feb Blast from the Past (1999) $131.3M Blast from the Past (1999)
- March Mar Analyze This (1999) $402.3M Analyze This (1999)
- April Apr Never Been Kissed (1999) $266.3M Never Been Kissed (1999)
- May May The Mummy (1999) $812.9M The Mummy (1999)
- June Jun Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) $872.4M Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
- July Jul Runaway Bride (1999) $797.8M Runaway Bride (1999)
- August Aug Bowfinger (1999) $231.3M Bowfinger (1999)
- September Sep Blue Streak (1999) $150.9M Blue Streak (1999)
- October Oct Three Kings (1999) $313.6M Three Kings (1999)
- November Nov Toy Story 2 (1999) $604.1M Toy Story 2 (1999)
- December Dec Stuart Little (1999) $669.9M Stuart Little (1999)
Last 10 years
How Does 1999 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1999 earned the most: $5.4B from 148 films, led by Toy Story 2 (1999).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 91 films | 91 | $3.5B | – | Ghost (1990) $505.7M |
| 1991 108 films · −33% | 108 | $2.4B | −33% | Hook (1991) $300.9M |
| 1992 76 films · −10% | 76 | $2.1B | −10% | Sister Act (1992) $231.6M |
| 1993 90 films · +27% | 90 | $2.7B | +27% | Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $441.3M |
| 1994 118 films · +32% | 118 | $3.6B | +32% | True Lies (1994) $378.9M |
| 1995 109 films · −15% | 109 | $3B | −15% | Toy Story (1995) $394.4M |
| 1996 120 films · +4% | 120 | $3.2B | +4% | 101 Dalmatians (1996) $320.7M |
| 1997 109 films · +15% | 109 | $3.6B | +15% | Men in Black (1997) $589.4M |
| 1998 126 films · +15% | 126 | $4.2B | +15% | There's Something About Mary (1998) $369.9M |
| 1999 148 films · +30% | 148 | $5.4B | +30% | Toy Story 2 (1999) $497.4M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in 1999?
English-language comedy films took $5.2B across 122 films, 95% of the total, ahead of French-language comedy films ($7.3M) and Chinese-language comedy films ($6.9M).
1999 Comedy Box Office by Language
- English $5.2B122 films · #1 Toy Story 2 (1999)
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French $7.3M4 films · #1 Elvis Gratton 2: Miracle à Memphis (1999) -
Chinese $6.9M1 film · #1 200 Cigarettes (1999) -
Hindi $1M3 films · #1 Baadshah (1999) -
Cantonese $451.5K1 film · #1 Gorgeous (1999) -
German $411.7K1 film · #1 Tuvalu (1999) -
Spanish $376.6K4 films · #1 Manuelita (1999) -
Finnish $159.3K1 film · #1 Juha (1999) -
Greek $89.2K1 film · #1 Peppermint (1999) -
Japanese $38.4K1 film · #1 Across a Gold Prairie (1999)
Archive
Comedy Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1921 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $16.1B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $40.8B
2010s 10 years · $118B
- 2019 $16.1B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $11.8B #1 Incredibles 2 (2018)
- 2017 $12.9B #1 Despicable Me 3 (2017)
- 2016 $12.4B #1 Finding Dory (2016)
- 2015 $14.3B #1 Minions (2015)
- 2014 $9.3B #1 Big Hero 6 (2014)
- 2013 $10.7B #1 Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- 2012 $10.2B #1 Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
- 2011 $9.8B #1 Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
- 2010 $10.4B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $79.4B
- 2009 $9.2B #1 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
- 2008 $9.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $10.3B #1 Shrek the Third (2007)
- 2006 $8.4B #1 Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
- 2005 $8B #1 Madagascar (2005)
- 2004 $7.5B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $8.1B #1 Finding Nemo (2003)
- 2002 $6.4B #1 Men in Black II (2002)
- 2001 $6.6B #1 Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- 2000 $5.7B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $33.7B
- 1999 $5.4B #1 Toy Story 2 (1999)
- 1998 $4.2B #1 There's Something About Mary (1998)
- 1997 $3.6B #1 Men in Black (1997)
- 1996 $3.2B #1 101 Dalmatians (1996)
- 1995 $3B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $3.6B #1 True Lies (1994)
- 1993 $2.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.1B #1 Sister Act (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Hook (1991)
- 1990 $3.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $17.5B
- 1989 $3.1B #1 Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- 1988 $3B #1 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- 1987 $2.1B #1 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
- 1986 $2B #1 Crocodile Dundee (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $1.9B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $979.6M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.1B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $752.2M #1 Arthur (1981)
- 1980 $1.1B #1 The Blues Brothers (1980)
1970s 10 years · $3.2B
- 1979 $823.9M #1 1941 (1979)
- 1978 $568.8M #1 Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
- 1977 $509.1M #1 Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
- 1976 $181.6M #1 Silver Streak (1976)
- 1975 $301.6M #1 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- 1974 $309.1M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $313.5M #1 The Sting (1973)
- 1972 $19.3M #1 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
- 1971 $10.7M #1 Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)
- 1970 $209.7M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $554.7M
- 1969 $66.3M #1 The Love Bug (1969)
- 1968 $98.4M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $162.1M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $177.9K #1 Made in U.S.A (1966)
- 1965 $364.7K #1 Do Not Disturb (1965)
- 1964 $143.3M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $61.9M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $1.8M #1 Copacabana Palace (1962)
- 1961 $1.4M #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $19.1M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $162M
- 1959 $231.6K #1 Some Like It Hot (1959)
- 1958 $2.1M #1 Paris Holiday (1958)
- 1957 $46.4K #1 Ali Baba Bunny (1957)
- 1956 $51.1M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $3.1M #1 White Christmas (1954)
- 1953 $9M #1 Father of Four (1953)
- 1952 $2.2M #1 Singin' in the Rain (1952)
- 1951 $56.4K #1 The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
- 1950 $16K #1 Rabbit of Seville (1950)
1940s 10 years · $188M
- 1949 $217.9K #1 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
- 1948 $29.7K #1 Bugs Bunny Rides Again (1948)
- 1947 $1.1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $37.7M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $21.9M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $31.7K #1 What’s Cookin’ Doc? (1944)
- 1943 $1.3M #1 The Marry-Go-Round (1943)
- 1942 $723 #1 The Palm Beach Story (1942)
- 1941 $2.3M #1 Charley’s Aunt (1941)
- 1940 $123.3M #1 Pinocchio (1940)
1930s 10 years · $31.5M
- 1939 $26.1M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $18K #1 Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $4.7M #1 After the Thin Man (1936)
- 1935 $532K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $43.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $108.6K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $12.2K #1 Fanny (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
FAQ
Comedy Box Office 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 148 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in 1999?
Toy Story 2 (1999) leads with $497.4M worldwide, $245.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Mummy (1999) at $417.6M and Notting Hill (1999) at $364M.
How much did comedy movies released in 1999 earn?
148 comedy films released in 1999 report a worldwide gross, $5.4B in all, or $36.6M per film on average. 1998 releases took $4.2B.
How many comedy movies released in 1999 made $1 billion?
None. 15 films crossed $100 million, led by Toy Story 2 (1999) with $497.4M.
How is the 1999 comedy 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 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 1999 comedy 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.