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Sport box office · January 1999

Sport Box Office, January 1999: Top-Grossing Releases

Varsity Blues (1999) is the highest-grossing sport movie released in January 1999, with $54.3M worldwide, ahead of Children of Heaven (1999) at $381.6K. 2 sport films released in January 1999 report a worldwide gross, $54.7M in all, 97% of it from the US & Canada.

January 1999 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$54.7M
Varsity Blues (1999), the #1
$54.3M
earned in the US & Canada
97%
Varsity Blues (1999) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 sport movie of January 1999

Varsity Blues (1999)

1999 · Drama, Sport

$54.3M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$52.9M US & Canada · 97% $1.4M elsewhere · 3%
The chart

Every Sport 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. 1 Varsity Blues (1999) movie poster
    Varsity Blues (1999) Jan 15, 1999 · English · Drama, Sport, Comedy $54.3M worldwide
    Jan 15, 1999 US and Canada: $52.9M Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $54.3M
  2. 2 Children of Heaven (1999) movie poster
    Children of Heaven (1999) Jan 22, 1999 · Persian · Drama, Sport, Family $381.6K worldwide
    Jan 22, 1999 US and Canada: $56.6K Rest of the world: $325K Worldwide: $381.6K
FAQ

Sport 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 sport movie in January 1999?

Varsity Blues (1999) leads with $54.3M worldwide, $52.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Children of Heaven (1999) at $381.6K.

How much did sport movies released in January 1999 earn?

2 sport films released in January 1999 report a worldwide gross, $54.7M in all, or $27.3M per film on average.

How many sport movies released in January 1999 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Varsity Blues (1999), earned $54.3M.

How much of the January 1999 Sport box office came from the US and Canada?

$53M of the $54.7M total, or 97%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the January 1999 sport 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 sport 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.