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

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

Cookie's Fortune (1999) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 14 of 1999 (Mar 28–Apr 3), with $10.9M worldwide, ahead of The Other Conquest (1999) at $894.4K and Following (1999) at $126.1K. 3 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $11.9M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

week 14 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$11.9M
Cookie's Fortune (1999), the #1
$10.9M
earned in the US & Canada
99%
Cookie's Fortune (1999) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 drama movie of Week 14, 1999

Cookie's Fortune (1999)

1999 · Drama, Comedy

$10.9M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total

$10.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

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

Cookie's Fortune (1999) leads with $10.9M, 91% of the total. The top 3 together took $11.9M, 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. Cookie's Fortune (1999) movie poster Number 1
    $10.9M Cookie's Fortune (1999)
    $10.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. The Other Conquest (1999) movie poster Number 2
    $894.4K The Other Conquest (1999)
    $894.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Following (1999) movie poster Number 3
    $126.1K Following (1999)
    $48.5K US & Canada · 38% $77.6K elsewhere · 62%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama 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 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
  2. 2 The Other Conquest (1999) movie poster
    The Other Conquest (1999) Apr 1, 1999 · Spanish · Drama, History $894.4K worldwide
    Apr 1, 1999 US and Canada: $894.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $894.4K
  3. 3 Following (1999) movie poster
    Following (1999) Apr 2, 1999 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $126.1K worldwide
    Apr 2, 1999 US and Canada: $48.5K Rest of the world: $77.6K Worldwide: $126.1K
US & Canada vs the world

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

Of the top 3, Cookie's Fortune (1999) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Following (1999) made 62% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $11.9M (99%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Cookie's Fortune (1999) $10.9M
    $10.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 The Other Conquest (1999) $894.4K
    $894.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Following (1999) $126.1K
    $48.5K US & Canada · 38% $77.6K elsewhere · 62%
Earlier years

How Does Week 14 of 1999 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 14, 1995 earned the most: $242M from 4 films, led by Bad Boys (1995). Week 14, 1999 took $11.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 14, 1990 Apr 1–7 2 films 2 $9.1M – The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1990) $8.5M
Week 14, 1991 Mar 31–Apr 6 6 films · +266% 6 $33.4M +266% Defending Your Life (1991) $16.4M
Week 14, 1992 Mar 29–Apr 4 3 films · −30% 3 $23.5M −30% The Player (1992) $21.7M
Week 14, 1993 Mar 28–Apr 3 2 films · −20% 2 $18.8M −20% The Crush (1993) $13.6M
Week 14, 1994 Mar 27–Apr 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 14, 1995 Apr 2–8 4 films 4 $242M – Bad Boys (1995) $141.4M
Week 14, 1996 Mar 31–Apr 6 3 films · −57% 3 $104.7M −57% Primal Fear (1996) $102.6M
Week 14, 1997 Mar 30–Apr 5 5 films · −66% 5 $35.5M −66% That Old Feeling (1997) $16.6M
Week 14, 1998 Mar 29–Apr 4 5 films · +230% 5 $117M +230% Mercury Rising (1998) $93.1M
Week 14, 1999 Mar 28–Apr 3 3 films · −90% 3 $11.9M −90% Cookie's Fortune (1999) $10.9M
FAQ

Drama 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 drama movie in week 14 of 1999 (Mar 28–Apr 3)?

Cookie's Fortune (1999) leads with $10.9M worldwide, $10.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Other Conquest (1999) at $894.4K and Following (1999) at $126.1K.

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

3 drama films released in week 14 of 1999 (Mar 28–Apr 3) report a worldwide gross, $11.9M in all, or $4M per film on average.

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

None. The biggest, Cookie's Fortune (1999), earned $10.9M.

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

$11.9M of the $11.9M total, or 99%, 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 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 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 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.