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War box office · May 1999

War Box Office, May 1999: Top-Grossing Releases

Tea with Mussolini (1999) is the highest-grossing war movie released in May 1999, with $14.4M worldwide, ahead of Beautiful People (1999) at $264.3K. 2 war films released in May 1999 report a worldwide gross, $14.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1999 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$14.7M
Tea with Mussolini (1999), the #1
$14.4M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Tea with Mussolini (1999) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 war movie of May 1999

Tea with Mussolini (1999)

1999 · Drama, Comedy

$14.4M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$14.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every War Release of May 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 May 1999.

  1. 1 Tea with Mussolini (1999) movie poster
    Tea with Mussolini (1999) May 14, 1999 · English · Drama, Comedy, War $14.4M worldwide
    May 14, 1999 US and Canada: $14.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.4M
  2. 2 Beautiful People (1999) movie poster
    Beautiful People (1999) May 18, 1999 · English · War, Comedy, Drama $264.3K worldwide
    May 18, 1999 US and Canada: $264.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $264.3K
FAQ

War Box Office May 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 war movie in May 1999?

Tea with Mussolini (1999) leads with $14.4M worldwide, $14.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Beautiful People (1999) at $264.3K.

How much did war movies released in May 1999 earn?

2 war films released in May 1999 report a worldwide gross, $14.7M in all, or $7.3M per film on average.

How many war movies released in May 1999 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Tea with Mussolini (1999), earned $14.4M.

How much of the May 1999 War box office came from the US and Canada?

$14.7M of the $14.7M total, or 100%, 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 May 1999 war 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 May 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 May 1999 war 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.