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Chinese Box Office 1999: Highest-Grossing Chinese Movies

200 Cigarettes (1999) is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie released in 1999, with $6.9M worldwide, ahead of The Road Home (1999) at $6.8M and Darkness and Light (1999) at $37. 3 Chinese-language films released in 1999 report a worldwide gross, $13.6M in all, 60% of it from the US & Canada.

1999 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$13.6M
200 Cigarettes (1999), the #1
$6.9M
earned in the US & Canada
60%
200 Cigarettes (1999) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 Chinese-language movie of 1999

200 Cigarettes (1999)

1999 · Drama, Comedy

$6.9M worldwide · 50% of the chart's total

$6.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Chinese Hits of 1999?

200 Cigarettes (1999) leads with $6.9M, 50% of the total. The top 3 together took $13.6M, 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. 200 Cigarettes (1999) movie poster Number 1
    $6.9M 200 Cigarettes (1999)
    $6.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. The Road Home (1999) movie poster Number 2
    $6.8M The Road Home (1999)
    $1.3M US & Canada · 19% $5.5M elsewhere · 81%
  3. Darkness and Light (1999) movie poster Number 3
    $37 Darkness and Light (1999)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Chinese Release 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 1999.

  1. 1 200 Cigarettes (1999) movie poster
    200 Cigarettes (1999) Feb 26, 1999 · Drama, Comedy $6.9M worldwide
    Feb 26, 1999 US and Canada: $6.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.9M
  2. 2 The Road Home (1999) movie poster
    The Road Home (1999) Oct 16, 1999 · Romance, Drama $6.8M worldwide
    Oct 16, 1999 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $5.5M Worldwide: $6.8M
  3. 3 Darkness and Light (1999) movie poster
    Darkness and Light (1999) Sep 12, 1999 · Drama $37 worldwide
    Sep 12, 1999 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37
By release month

Which Month of 1999 Earned the Most?

February releases took the most, $6.9M from 1 film, led by 200 Cigarettes (1999). September was the quietest month ($37). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.

  1. January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. February Feb 200 Cigarettes (1999) $6.9M 200 Cigarettes (1999)
  3. March Mar No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. May May No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. June Jun No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. July Jul No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  8. August Aug No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. September Sep Darkness and Light (1999) $37 Darkness and Light (1999)
  10. October Oct The Road Home (1999) $6.8M The Road Home (1999)
  11. November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  12. December Dec No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Last 10 years

How Does 1999 Compare With Previous Years?

Of these 10 years, 1997 earned the most: $36.2M from 3 films, led by Addicted to Love (1997). 1999 took $13.6M.

Year Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
1990 2 films 2 $15.6M – Revenge (1990) $15.6M
1991 3 films · −70% 3 $4.7M −70% Raise the Red Lantern (1991) $2.6M
1992 3 films · +314% 3 $19.6M +314% Hero (1992) $19.5M
1993 3 films · +38% 3 $27M +38% Undercover Blues (1993) $12.3M
1994 3 films · −64% 3 $9.7M −64% Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) $7.3M
1995 3 films · −66% 3 $3.2M −66% Shanghai Triad (1995) $2.1M
1996 2 films · +729% 2 $26.9M +729% Eye for an Eye (1996) $26.9M
1997 3 films · +35% 3 $36.2M +35% Addicted to Love (1997) $34.7M
1998 2 films · −97% 2 $1M −97% Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) $1M
1999 3 films · +1235% 3 $13.6M +1235% 200 Cigarettes (1999) $6.9M
Archive

Chinese Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1947 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $4.6B, led by Ne Zha (2019).

2020s 7 years · $14.3B
2010s 10 years · $19.3B
2000s 10 years · $1.7B
1990s 10 years · $157.6M
1980s 9 years · $46.7M
1970s 3 years · $18.2M
1960s 1 year · $134
1950s 3 years · $216.1K
1940s 1 year · $10.6M
FAQ

Chinese Box Office 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 Chinese-language movie in 1999?

200 Cigarettes (1999) leads with $6.9M worldwide, $6.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Road Home (1999) at $6.8M and Darkness and Light (1999) at $37.

How much did Chinese-language movies released in 1999 earn?

3 Chinese-language films released in 1999 report a worldwide gross, $13.6M in all, or $4.5M per film on average.

How many Chinese-language movies released in 1999 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, 200 Cigarettes (1999), earned $6.9M.

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

$8.1M of the $13.6M total, or 60%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the 1999 Chinese 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 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the 1999 Chinese 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.