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Comedy box office · Week 14 · Mar 28–Apr 3, 1999

Comedy Box Office, Week 14 of 1999: Comedy Releases of Mar 28–Apr 3

10 Things I Hate About You (1999) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 14 of 1999 (Mar 28–Apr 3), with $53.7M worldwide, ahead of The Out-of-Towners (1999) at $28.5M and Cookie's Fortune (1999) at $10.9M. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $93.1M in all, 83% of it from the US & Canada.

week 14 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$93.1M
10 Things I Hate About You (1999), the #1
$53.7M
earned in the US & Canada
83%
10 Things I Hate About You (1999) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 14, 1999

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

1999 · Comedy, Romance

$53.7M worldwide · 58% of the chart's total

$38.2M US & Canada · 71% $15.5M elsewhere · 29%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 14 of 1999?

10 Things I Hate About You (1999) leads with $53.7M, 58% of the total. The top 3 together took $93.1M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) movie poster Number 1
    $53.7M 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
    $38.2M US & Canada · 71% $15.5M elsewhere · 29%
  2. The Out-of-Towners (1999) movie poster Number 2
    $28.5M The Out-of-Towners (1999)
    $28.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Cookie's Fortune (1999) movie poster Number 3
    $10.9M Cookie's Fortune (1999)
    $10.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 14 of 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 week 14 of 1999 (Mar 28–Apr 3).

  1. 1 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) movie poster
    10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Mar 31, 1999 · English · Comedy, Romance $53.7M worldwide
    Mar 31, 1999 US and Canada: $38.2M Rest of the world: $15.5M Worldwide: $53.7M
  2. 2 The Out-of-Towners (1999) movie poster
    The Out-of-Towners (1999) Apr 2, 1999 · English · Comedy $28.5M worldwide
    Apr 2, 1999 US and Canada: $28.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.5M
  3. 3 Cookie's Fortune (1999) movie poster
    Cookie's Fortune (1999) Apr 2, 1999 · English · Drama, Comedy $10.9M worldwide
    Apr 2, 1999 US and Canada: $10.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.9M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 14 of 1999?

Of the top 3, The Out-of-Towners (1999) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) made 29% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $77.6M (83%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) $53.7M
    $38.2M US & Canada · 71% $15.5M elsewhere · 29%
  2. 2 The Out-of-Towners (1999) $28.5M
    $28.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Cookie's Fortune (1999) $10.9M
    $10.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 14 of 1999 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 14, 1995 earned the most: $246M from 4 films, led by Bad Boys (1995). Week 14, 1999 took $93.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 14, 1990 Apr 1–7 4 films 4 $50.1M – Ernest Goes to Jail (1990) $25M
Week 14, 1991 Mar 31–Apr 6 3 films · −41% 3 $29.4M −41% Defending Your Life (1991) $16.4M
Week 14, 1992 Mar 29–Apr 4 4 films · +554% 4 $191.9M +554% Beethoven (1992) $147.2M
Week 14, 1993 Mar 28–Apr 3 3 films · −74% 3 $49.1M −74% Cop & ½ (1993) $40.7M
Week 14, 1994 Mar 27–Apr 2 3 films · −15% 3 $41.8M −15% Major League II (1994) $30.6M
Week 14, 1995 Apr 2–8 4 films · +488% 4 $246M +488% Bad Boys (1995) $141.4M
Week 14, 1996 Mar 31–Apr 6 3 films · −85% 3 $37.7M −85% A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) $35.6M
Week 14, 1997 Mar 30–Apr 5 3 films · +6% 3 $40M +6% That Old Feeling (1997) $16.6M
Week 14, 1998 Mar 29–Apr 4 1 film · −69% 1 $12.2M −69% Barney's Great Adventure (1998) $12.2M
Week 14, 1999 Mar 28–Apr 3 3 films · +662% 3 $93.1M +662% 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) $53.7M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 14 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 14 of 1999 (Mar 28–Apr 3)?

10 Things I Hate About You (1999) leads with $53.7M worldwide, $38.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Out-of-Towners (1999) at $28.5M and Cookie's Fortune (1999) at $10.9M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 14 of 1999 (Mar 28–Apr 3) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 14 of 1999 (Mar 28–Apr 3) report a worldwide gross, $93.1M in all, or $31M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 14 of 1999 (Mar 28–Apr 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), earned $53.7M.

How much of the Week 14, 1999 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$77.6M of the $93.1M total, or 83%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 14, 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 week 14 of 1999 (Mar 28–Apr 3). 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 14, 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.