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Drama box office · Week 22 · May 23–29, 1999

Drama Box Office, Week 22 of 1999: Drama Releases of May 23–29

The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 22 of 1999 (May 23–29), with $164K worldwide, ahead of Eternity and a Day (1999) at $107.3K and Southie (1999) at $52.8K. 3 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $324.2K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 22 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$324.2K
The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999), the #1
$164K
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 22 of 1999?

The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) leads with $164K, 51% of the total. The top 3 together took $324.2K, 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. The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) movie poster Number 1
    $164K The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999)
    $164K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Eternity and a Day (1999) movie poster Number 2
    $107.3K Eternity and a Day (1999)
    $107.2K US & Canada · 100% $144 elsewhere · <1%
  3. Southie (1999) movie poster Number 3
    $52.8K Southie (1999)
    $52.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 22 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 22 of 1999 (May 23–29).

  1. 1 The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) movie poster
    The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) May 28, 1999 · English · Drama $164K worldwide
    May 28, 1999 US and Canada: $164K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $164K
  2. 2 Eternity and a Day (1999) movie poster
    Eternity and a Day (1999) May 28, 1999 · Greek · Drama $107.3K worldwide
    May 28, 1999 US and Canada: $107.2K Rest of the world: $144 Worldwide: $107.3K
  3. 3 Southie (1999) movie poster
    Southie (1999) May 28, 1999 · English · Drama $52.8K worldwide
    May 28, 1999 US and Canada: $52.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $52.8K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 22 of 1999?

Of the top 3, The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Eternity and a Day (1999) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $324K (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) $164K
    $164K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Eternity and a Day (1999) $107.3K
    $107.2K US & Canada · 100% $144 elsewhere · <1%
  3. 3 Southie (1999) $52.8K
    $52.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 22 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 22 releases took $324.2K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 16 (Apr 11–17) with $73.9M, led by Life (1999).

  1. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 11–17 Life (1999) $73.9M Life (1999)
  2. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 18–24 Election (1999) $23.3M Election (1999)
  3. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 25–May 1 The Winslow Boy (1999) $6.4M The Winslow Boy (1999)
  4. Week 19 Wk 19 May 2–8 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 20 Wk 20 May 9–15 Tea with Mussolini (1999) $15.2M Tea with Mussolini (1999)
  6. Week 21 Wk 21 May 16–22 The Five Senses (1999) $1.3M The Five Senses (1999)
  7. Week 22 Wk 22 May 23–29 The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) $324.2K The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999)
  8. Week 23 Wk 23 May 30–Jun 5 Instinct (1999) $36.3M Instinct (1999)
  9. Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 6–12 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 22 of 1999 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 22, 1995 earned the most: $186.2M from 3 films, led by The Bridges of Madison County (1995). Week 22, 1999 took $324.2K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 22, 1990 May 27–Jun 2 1 film 1 $1.5M – A Cry in the Wild (1990) $1.5M
Week 22, 1991 May 26–Jun 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 22, 1992 May 24–30 1 film 1 $6.6M – Best of the Best (1992) $6.6M
Week 22, 1993 May 23–29 5 films · +686% 5 $52M +686% Menace II Society (1993) $27.9M
Week 22, 1994 May 22–28 2 films · −97% 2 $1.7M −97% Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994) $1.7M
Week 22, 1995 May 28–Jun 3 3 films · +10794% 3 $186.2M +10794% The Bridges of Madison County (1995) $182M
Week 22, 1996 May 26–Jun 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 22, 1997 May 25–31 1 film 1 $647 – Topless Women Talk About Their Lives (1997) $647
Week 22, 1998 May 24–30 2 films · +13059016% 2 $84.5M +13059016% Hope Floats (1998) $81.5M
Week 22, 1999 May 23–29 3 films · −100% 3 $324.2K −100% The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) $164K
Archive

Drama Box Office in 1999, Week by Week

49 weeks of 1999 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 32 (Aug 1–7) with $675.9M, led by The Sixth Sense (1999).

FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 22 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 22 of 1999 (May 23–29)?

The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) leads with $164K worldwide, $164K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Eternity and a Day (1999) at $107.3K and Southie (1999) at $52.8K.

How much did drama movies released in week 22 of 1999 (May 23–29) earn?

3 drama films released in week 22 of 1999 (May 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $324.2K in all, or $108.1K per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 22 of 1999 (May 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999), earned $164K.

How much of the Week 22, 1999 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$324K of the $324.2K total, or 100%, 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 22, 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 22 of 1999 (May 23–29). 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 22, 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.