How much of the January 1999 Sci-Fi box office came from the US and Canada?

$14M of the $30.7M total, or 46%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

Sci-Fi box office · January 1999

Sci-Fi Box Office, January 1999: Top-Grossing Releases

Virus (1999) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in January 1999, with $30.7M worldwide, ahead of Ring 2 (1999) at $65.6K. 2 sci-fi films released in January 1999 report a worldwide gross, $30.7M in all, 46% of it from the US & Canada.

January 1999 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $30.7M
Virus (1999), the #1: $30.7M
earned in the US & Canada: 46%

#1 of 2

#1 sci-fi movie of January 1999

Virus (1999)

1999 · Action, Sci-Fi

$30.7M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$14M US & Canada · 46% $16.6M elsewhere · 54%

The chart

Every Sci-Fi Release of January 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 January 1999.

1
Virus (1999) Jan 15, 1999 · Malayalam · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $30.7M worldwide

Jan 15, 1999 US and Canada: $14M Rest of the world: $16.6M Worldwide: $30.7M
2
Ring 2 (1999) Jan 23, 1999 · Japanese · Mystery, Sci-Fi, Horror $65.6K worldwide

Jan 23, 1999 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.6K

Sci-Fi Box Office in 1999, Month by Month

The months of 1999 with their totals: May leads with $1.1B, led by Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).

FAQ

Sci-Fi Box Office January 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 sci-fi movie in January 1999?

Virus (1999) leads with $30.7M worldwide, $14M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ring 2 (1999) at $65.6K.

How much did sci-fi movies released in January 1999 earn?

2 sci-fi films released in January 1999 report a worldwide gross, $30.7M in all, or $15.4M per film on average.

How many sci-fi movies released in January 1999 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Virus (1999), earned $30.7M.

How is the January 1999 sci-fi 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 January 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 January 1999 sci-fi 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.