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Comedy box office · June 1999

Comedy Box Office, June 1999: Top-Grossing Releases

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in June 1999, with $313.7M worldwide, ahead of Big Daddy (1999) at $234.8M and Wild Wild West (1999) at $222.1M. 6 comedy films released in June 1999 report a worldwide gross, $872.4M in all, 64% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 7% on May 1999, whose releases took $812.9M. By language, English leads with $872.3M across 5 comedy releases.

June 1999 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$872.4M
films crossed $100M
3
vs May 1999
+7%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of June 1999?

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) leads with $313.7M, 36% of the total. The top 5 together took $872.3M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) movie poster Number 1
    $313.7M Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
    $206M US & Canada · 66% $107.7M elsewhere · 34%
  2. Big Daddy (1999) movie poster Number 2
    $234.8M Big Daddy (1999)
    $163.5M US & Canada · 70% $71.3M elsewhere · 30%
  3. Wild Wild West (1999) movie poster Number 3
    $222.1M Wild Wild West (1999)
    $113.8M US & Canada · 51% $108.3M elsewhere · 49%
  4. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) movie poster Number 4
    $83.1M South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)
    $52M US & Canada · 63% $31.1M elsewhere · 37%
  5. An Ideal Husband (1999) movie poster Number 5
    $18.5M An Ideal Husband (1999)
    $18.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of June 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 June 1999.

  1. 1 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) movie poster
    Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) Jun 11, 1999 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $313.7M worldwide
    Jun 11, 1999 US and Canada: $206M Rest of the world: $107.7M Worldwide: $313.7M
  2. 2 Big Daddy (1999) movie poster
    Big Daddy (1999) Jun 25, 1999 · English · Drama, Comedy $234.8M worldwide
    Jun 25, 1999 US and Canada: $163.5M Rest of the world: $71.3M Worldwide: $234.8M
  3. 3 Wild Wild West (1999) movie poster
    Wild Wild West (1999) Jun 30, 1999 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy $222.1M worldwide
    Jun 30, 1999 US and Canada: $113.8M Rest of the world: $108.3M Worldwide: $222.1M
  4. 4 South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) movie poster
    South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) Jun 30, 1999 · English · Comedy, Animation, Musical $83.1M worldwide
    Jun 30, 1999 US and Canada: $52M Rest of the world: $31.1M Worldwide: $83.1M
  5. 5 An Ideal Husband (1999) movie poster
    An Ideal Husband (1999) Jun 18, 1999 · English · Comedy, Romance $18.5M worldwide
    Jun 18, 1999 US and Canada: $18.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.5M
  6. 6 Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999) movie poster
    Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999) Jun 25, 1999 · Hindi · Action, Comedy $123.7K worldwide
    Jun 25, 1999 US and Canada: $123.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $123.7K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in June 1999?

Of the top 6, An Ideal Husband (1999) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Wild Wild West (1999) made 49% of its gross abroad. Across all 6 films, $554M (64%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) $313.7M
    $206M US & Canada · 66% $107.7M elsewhere · 34%
  2. 2 Big Daddy (1999) $234.8M
    $163.5M US & Canada · 70% $71.3M elsewhere · 30%
  3. 3 Wild Wild West (1999) $222.1M
    $113.8M US & Canada · 51% $108.3M elsewhere · 49%
  4. 4 South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) $83.1M
    $52M US & Canada · 63% $31.1M elsewhere · 37%
  5. 5 An Ideal Husband (1999) $18.5M
    $18.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  6. 6 Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999) $123.7K
    $123.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
By release week

Which Week of June 1999 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 24 (Jun 6–12) took $313.7M, led by Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 23 Wk 23 May 30–Jun 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 6–12 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) $313.7M Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
  3. Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 13–19 An Ideal Husband (1999) $18.5M An Ideal Husband (1999)
  4. Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 20–26 Big Daddy (1999) $234.9M Big Daddy (1999)
  5. Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 27–Jul 3 Wild Wild West (1999) $305.2M Wild Wild West (1999)
Earlier years

How Does June 1999 Compare With June in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, June 1999 earned the most: $872.4M from 6 films, led by Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
June 1990 7 films 7 $403.9M – Dick Tracy (1990) $162.7M
June 1991 8 films · −16% 8 $339.8M −16% City Slickers (1991) $179M
June 1992 3 films · −68% 3 $108.4M −68% HouseSitter (1992) $94.9M
June 1993 4 films · +357% 4 $494.9M +357% Sleepless in Seattle (1993) $227.9M
June 1994 10 films · −69% 10 $151.9M −69% City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) $43.6M
June 1995 4 films · −94% 4 $9.2M −94% Smoke (1995) $8.4M
June 1996 8 films · +5435% 8 $510.5M +5435% The Nutty Professor (1996) $274M
June 1997 3 films · −39% 3 $309.7M −39% My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) $299.3M
June 1998 14 films · +36% 14 $420.9M +36% Dr. Dolittle (1998) $294.5M
June 1999 6 films · +107% 6 $872.4M +107% Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) $313.7M
Archive

Comedy Box Office in 1999, Month by Month

The months of 1999 with their totals: June leads with $872.4M, led by Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office June 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in June 1999?

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) leads with $313.7M worldwide, $206M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Big Daddy (1999) at $234.8M and Wild Wild West (1999) at $222.1M.

How much did comedy movies released in June 1999 earn?

6 comedy films released in June 1999 report a worldwide gross, $872.4M in all, or $145.4M per film on average. May 1999 releases took $812.9M.

How many comedy movies released in June 1999 made $1 billion?

None. 3 films crossed $100 million, led by Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) with $313.7M.

How much of the June 1999 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$554M of the $872.4M total, or 64%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the June 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 June 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 June 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.