#1 of 192 #1 drama movie of 1999
1999 · Drama, Mystery
$672.8M worldwide · 13% of the chart's total
$293.5M US & Canada · 44% $379.3M elsewhere · 56%
Drama box office · 1999
Drama Box Office 1999: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
The Sixth Sense (1999) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1999, with $672.8M worldwide, ahead of Tarzan (1999) at $448.2M and American Beauty (1999) at $356.3M. 192 drama films released in 1999 report a worldwide gross, $5.2B in all, 55% of it from the US & Canada. 15 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 7% on 1998, whose releases took $4.9B. By language, English leads with $4.9B across 137 drama releases.
- 1999 releases with a gross
- 192
- combined worldwide
- $5.2B
- films crossed $100M
- 15
- vs 1998
- +7%
#1 of 192 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 1999?
The Sixth Sense (1999) leads with $672.8M, 13% of the total. The top 5 together took $2B, 38% of what all 192 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Drama Release of 1999, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 192. 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 Aug 6, 1999 US and Canada: $293.5M Rest of the world: $379.3M Worldwide: $672.8M
- 2 Jun 18, 1999 US and Canada: $171.1M Rest of the world: $277.1M Worldwide: $448.2M
- 3 Sep 15, 1999 US and Canada: $130.1M Rest of the world: $226.2M Worldwide: $356.3M
- 4 Dec 10, 1999 US and Canada: $136.8M Rest of the world: $150M Worldwide: $286.8M
- 5 Jun 25, 1999 US and Canada: $163.5M Rest of the world: $71.3M Worldwide: $234.8M
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Sep 24, 1999 US and Canada: $116.7M Rest of the world: $61.1M Worldwide: $177.8M - 7
Jul 16, 1999 US and Canada: $55.7M Rest of the world: $106.7M Worldwide: $162.4M - 8
Nov 5, 1999 US and Canada: $66.5M Rest of the world: $85M Worldwide: $151.5M - 9
Jun 18, 1999 US and Canada: $102.7M Rest of the world: $47M Worldwide: $149.7M - 10
Dec 24, 1999 US and Canada: $81.3M Rest of the world: $56.7M Worldwide: $138M - 11
Feb 12, 1999 US and Canada: $52.9M Rest of the world: $66M Worldwide: $118.9M - 12
Dec 17, 1999 US and Canada: $39.3M Rest of the world: $74.7M Worldwide: $114M - 13
Oct 1, 1999 US and Canada: $60.7M Rest of the world: $47.1M Worldwide: $107.8M - 14
Oct 15, 1999 US and Canada: $37M Rest of the world: $64.3M Worldwide: $101.3M - 15
Dec 22, 1999 US and Canada: $75.5M Rest of the world: $24.7M Worldwide: $100.2M - 16
Jan 8, 1999 US and Canada: $36.4M Rest of the world: $61.7M Worldwide: $98.1M - 17
Dec 10, 1999 US and Canada: $57.5M Rest of the world: $31M Worldwide: $88.5M - 18
Dec 17, 1999 US and Canada: $58.2M Rest of the world: $29.2M Worldwide: $87.4M - 19
Apr 9, 1999 US and Canada: $55.5M Rest of the world: $29.1M Worldwide: $84.6M - 20
Mar 5, 1999 US and Canada: $38.8M Rest of the world: $37.6M Worldwide: $76.3M - 21
Oct 8, 1999 US and Canada: $31.5M Rest of the world: $43.1M Worldwide: $74.6M - 22
Dec 29, 1999 US and Canada: $50.7M Rest of the world: $23.3M Worldwide: $74M - 23
Apr 16, 1999 US and Canada: $64M Rest of the world: $9.5M Worldwide: $73.5M - 24
Nov 19, 1999 US and Canada: $8.3M Rest of the world: $59.6M Worldwide: $68M - 25
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)Nov 12, 1999 US and Canada: $14.3M Rest of the world: $52.7M Worldwide: $67M
Nov 12, 1999 · English · Biography, Drama, History $67M worldwide - 26
Nov 5, 1999 US and Canada: $29.1M Rest of the world: $31.2M Worldwide: $60.3M - 27
Oct 15, 1999 US and Canada: $27.1M Rest of the world: $31.8M Worldwide: $58.9M - 28
Jan 15, 1999 US and Canada: $52.9M Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $54.3M - 29
Dec 17, 1999 US and Canada: $22.5M Rest of the world: $26M Worldwide: $48.5M - 30
Dec 21, 1999 US and Canada: $28.9M Rest of the world: $19.4M Worldwide: $48.4M - 31
Dec 22, 1999 US and Canada: $34.6M Rest of the world: $12.8M Worldwide: $47.4M - 32
Sep 17, 1999 US and Canada: $35.2M Rest of the world: $10.9M Worldwide: $46.1M - 33
Feb 12, 1999 US and Canada: $26.5M Rest of the world: $13.8M Worldwide: $40.3M - 34
Feb 19, 1999 US and Canada: $32.6M Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $34.7M - 35
Oct 22, 1999 US and Canada: $34.1M Rest of the world: $471K Worldwide: $34.6M - 36
Jun 4, 1999 US and Canada: $34.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $34.1M - 37
Mar 12, 1999 US and Canada: $13.9M Rest of the world: $14.2M Worldwide: $28.1M - 38
Jul 16, 1999 US and Canada: $25.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.1M - 39
Mar 12, 1999 US and Canada: $15.2M Rest of the world: $9.3M Worldwide: $24.5M - 40
Nov 12, 1999 US and Canada: $18.7M Rest of the world: $5M Worldwide: $23.6M - 41
Oct 29, 1999 US and Canada: $22.9M Rest of the world: $243.2K Worldwide: $23.1M - 42
Dec 22, 1999 US and Canada: $14.4M Rest of the world: $8.6M Worldwide: $23M - 43
Oct 1, 1999 US and Canada: $17.8M Rest of the world: $4.7M Worldwide: $22.6M - 44
Jan 15, 1999 US and Canada: $22.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.4M - 45
Oct 29, 1999 US and Canada: $167.4K Rest of the world: $20.9M Worldwide: $21.1M - 46
Aug 10, 1999 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $18.4M Worldwide: $20.9M - 47
Jul 2, 1999 US and Canada: $19.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.3M - 48
Mar 12, 1999 US and Canada: $17.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.8M - 49
Oct 22, 1999 US and Canada: $16.8M Rest of the world: $1.3K Worldwide: $16.8M - 50
Mar 19, 1999 US and Canada: $16.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.6M
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 Eyes Wide Shut (1999) made 66% of its gross abroad. Across all 192 films, $2.9B (55%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 The Sixth Sense (1999) $672.8M $293.5M US & Canada · 44% $379.3M elsewhere · 56%
- 2 Tarzan (1999) $448.2M $171.1M US & Canada · 38% $277.1M elsewhere · 62%
- 3 American Beauty (1999) $356.3M $130.1M US & Canada · 37% $226.2M elsewhere · 63%
- 4 The Green Mile (1999) $286.8M $136.8M US & Canada · 48% $150M elsewhere · 52%
- 5 Big Daddy (1999) $234.8M $163.5M US & Canada · 70% $71.3M elsewhere · 30%
- 6 Double Jeopardy (1999) $177.8M $116.7M US & Canada · 66% $61.1M elsewhere · 34%
- 7 Eyes Wide Shut (1999) $162.4M $55.7M US & Canada · 34% $106.7M elsewhere · 66%
- 8 The Bone Collector (1999) $151.5M $66.5M US & Canada · 44% $85M elsewhere · 56%
- 9 The General's Daughter (1999) $149.7M $102.7M US & Canada · 69% $47M elsewhere · 31%
- 10 The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) $138M $81.3M US & Canada · 59% $56.7M elsewhere · 41%
Gross bands
How Many 1999 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
15 of 192 films crossed $100M and took $3.3B between them, 64% of the total. 132 films, 69% of the list, earned under $10M.
13% 51% 33%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 1 film, <1% of the list $672.8M · 13% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 14 films, 7% of the list $2.6B · 51% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 45 films, 23% of the list $1.7B · 33% of the gross
- Under $10M 132 films, 69% of the list $169.3M · 3% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1999 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $1.1B from 33 films, led by The Green Mile (1999). May was the quietest month ($16.8M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan The Thin Red Line (1999) $183.5M The Thin Red Line (1999)
- February Feb Message in a Bottle (1999) $201.6M Message in a Bottle (1999)
- March Mar Cruel Intentions (1999) $168.6M Cruel Intentions (1999)
- April Apr Never Been Kissed (1999) $206.1M Never Been Kissed (1999)
- May May Tea with Mussolini (1999) $16.8M Tea with Mussolini (1999)
- June Jun Tarzan (1999) $869M Tarzan (1999)
- July Jul Eyes Wide Shut (1999) $208.2M Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
- August Aug The Sixth Sense (1999) $727.9M The Sixth Sense (1999)
- September Sep American Beauty (1999) $601.6M American Beauty (1999)
- October Oct Three Kings (1999) $531.2M Three Kings (1999)
- November Nov The Bone Collector (1999) $399.7M The Bone Collector (1999)
- December Dec The Green Mile (1999) $1.1B The Green Mile (1999)
Last 10 years
How Does 1999 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1997 earned the most: $5.9B from 169 films, led by Titanic (1997). 1999 took $5.2B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 124 films | 124 | $2.7B | – | Ghost (1990) $505.7M |
| 1991 150 films · −12% | 150 | $2.4B | −12% | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) $390.5M |
| 1992 122 films · +22% | 122 | $2.9B | +22% | The Bodyguard (1992) $411M |
| 1993 153 films · +64% | 153 | $4.7B | +64% | Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $441.3M |
| 1994 133 films · −10% | 133 | $4.3B | −10% | The Lion King (1994) $979.2M |
| 1995 166 films · +13% | 166 | $4.8B | +13% | Apollo 13 (1995) $355.2M |
| 1996 170 films · −6% | 170 | $4.5B | −6% | Twister (1996) $494.6M |
| 1997 169 films · +29% | 169 | $5.9B | +29% | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| 1998 183 films · −17% | 183 | $4.9B | −17% | Saving Private Ryan (1998) $482.4M |
| 1999 192 films · +7% | 192 | $5.2B | +7% | The Sixth Sense (1999) $672.8M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 1999?
English-language drama films took $4.9B across 137 films, 94% of the total, ahead of Spanish-language drama films ($69.7M) and Tibetan-language drama films ($20.9M).
1999 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $4.9B137 films · #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
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Spanish $69.7M7 films · #1 All About My Mother (1999) -
Tibetan $20.9M1 film · #1 Himalaya (1999) -
Chinese $13.6M3 films · #1 200 Cigarettes (1999) -
French $7.2M10 films · #1 Train of Life (1999) -
Hindi $6M9 films · #1 Taal (1999) -
Vietnamese $2M1 film · #1 Three Seasons (1999) -
German $1.1M2 films · #1 Gloomy Sunday (1999) -
Italian $615.3K2 films · #1 Last Night (1999) -
Japanese $403.5K2 films · #1 Audition (1999)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama 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 192 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 1999?
The Sixth Sense (1999) leads with $672.8M worldwide, $293.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Tarzan (1999) at $448.2M and American Beauty (1999) at $356.3M.
How much did drama movies released in 1999 earn?
192 drama films released in 1999 report a worldwide gross, $5.2B in all, or $27.2M per film on average. 1998 releases took $4.9B.
How many drama movies released in 1999 made $1 billion?
None. 15 films crossed $100 million, led by The Sixth Sense (1999) with $672.8M.
How is the 1999 drama 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 drama 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.