#1 of 2 #1 drama movie of Week 8, 1999
1999 · Biography, Drama
$34.7M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$32.6M US & Canada · 94% $2.1M elsewhere · 6%
Drama box office · Week 8 · Feb 14–20, 1999
Drama Box Office, Week 8 of 1999: Drama Releases of Feb 14–20
October Sky (1999) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 8 of 1999 (Feb 14–20), with $34.7M worldwide, ahead of Simon Magus (1999) at $40.9K. 2 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $34.7M in all, 94% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 8 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $34.7M
- October Sky (1999), the #1
- $34.7M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 94%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Drama Release of Week 8 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 8 of 1999 (Feb 14–20).
- 1 Feb 19, 1999 US and Canada: $32.6M Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $34.7M
- 2
Feb 17, 1999 US and Canada: $40.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40.9K
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).
- Week 1 $89.2K
- Week 2 $98.1M
- Week 3 $76.7M
- Week 4 $8.5M
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $17.2K
- Week 7 $159.6M
- Week 8 $34.7M
- Week 9 $7.3M
- Week 10 $76.8M
- Week 11 $70.4M
- Week 12 $16.6M
- Week 13 $4.8M
- Week 14 $11.9M
- Week 15 $90.6M
- Week 16 $73.9M
- Week 17 $23.3M
- Week 18 $6.4M
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $15.2M
- Week 21 $1.3M
- Week 22 $324.2K
- Week 23 $36.3M
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 $597.9M
- Week 26 $234.8M
- Week 27 $19.4M
- Week 28 $75.6K
- Week 29 $187.5M
- Week 30 $310.3K
- Week 31 $985.3K
- Week 32 $675.9M
- Week 33 $35.2M
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 $16.8M
- Week 36 $8.1M
- Week 37 $860K
- Week 38 $404.1M
- Week 39 $188.6M
- Week 40 $140.7M
- Week 41 $89.6M
- Week 42 $186.3M
- Week 43 $55M
- Week 44 $59.5M
- Week 45 $218.1M
- Week 46 $97.9M
- Week 47 $76.9M
- Week 48 $6.9M
- Week 49 $13.3M
- Week 50 $379.1M
- Week 51 $259.3M
- Week 52 $381.1M
- Week 53 $74.6M
FAQ
Drama Box Office Week 8 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 8 of 1999 (Feb 14–20)?
October Sky (1999) leads with $34.7M worldwide, $32.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Simon Magus (1999) at $40.9K.
How much did drama movies released in week 8 of 1999 (Feb 14–20) earn?
2 drama films released in week 8 of 1999 (Feb 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $34.7M in all, or $17.4M per film on average.
How many drama movies released in week 8 of 1999 (Feb 14–20) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, October Sky (1999), earned $34.7M.
How is the week 8, 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 8 of 1999 (Feb 14–20). 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 8, 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.