#1 of 262 #1 English-language movie of 1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
1999 · Action, Adventure
$1B worldwide · 8% of the chart's total
$487.6M US & Canada · 47% $558.9M elsewhere · 53%
English box office · 1999
English Box Office 1999: Highest-Grossing English Movies
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 1999, with $1B worldwide, ahead of The Sixth Sense (1999) at $672.8M and Toy Story 2 (1999) at $497.4M. 262 English-language films released in 1999 report a worldwide gross, $12.9B in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 36 crossed $100 million. That is up 29% on 1998, whose releases took $10B. By genre, Comedy leads with $5.2B across 122 English releases.
- 1999 releases with a gross
- 262
- combined worldwide
- $12.9B
- films crossed $100M
- 36
- vs 1998
- +29%
#1 of 262 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of 1999?
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) leads with $1B, 8% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.1B, 24% of what all 262 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $1B Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)$487.6M US & Canada · 47% $558.9M elsewhere · 53%
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The chart
Every English Release of 1999, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 262. 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 May 19, 1999 US and Canada: $487.6M Rest of the world: $558.9M Worldwide: $1B
- 2 Aug 6, 1999 US and Canada: $293.5M Rest of the world: $379.3M Worldwide: $672.8M
- 3 Nov 24, 1999 US and Canada: $245.9M Rest of the world: $251.5M Worldwide: $497.4M
- 4 Mar 31, 1999 US and Canada: $172.1M Rest of the world: $295.8M Worldwide: $467.8M
- 5 Jun 18, 1999 US and Canada: $171.1M Rest of the world: $277.1M Worldwide: $448.2M
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May 7, 1999 US and Canada: $157.1M Rest of the world: $260.5M Worldwide: $417.6M - 7
May 28, 1999 US and Canada: $116.1M Rest of the world: $247.9M Worldwide: $364M - 8
Nov 19, 1999 US and Canada: $126.9M Rest of the world: $234.9M Worldwide: $361.8M - 9
Sep 15, 1999 US and Canada: $130.1M Rest of the world: $226.2M Worldwide: $356.3M - 10
Jun 11, 1999 US and Canada: $206M Rest of the world: $107.7M Worldwide: $313.7M - 11
Jul 30, 1999 US and Canada: $152.3M Rest of the world: $157.2M Worldwide: $309.5M - 12
Dec 17, 1999 US and Canada: $140M Rest of the world: $160.1M Worldwide: $300.1M - 13
Dec 10, 1999 US and Canada: $136.8M Rest of the world: $150M Worldwide: $286.8M - 14
Jul 16, 1999 US and Canada: $140.5M Rest of the world: $108.1M Worldwide: $248.6M - 15
Jul 9, 1999 US and Canada: $102.6M Rest of the world: $132.9M Worldwide: $235.5M - 16
Jun 25, 1999 US and Canada: $163.5M Rest of the world: $71.3M Worldwide: $234.8M - 17
Jun 30, 1999 US and Canada: $113.8M Rest of the world: $108.3M Worldwide: $222.1M - 18
Apr 30, 1999 US and Canada: $87.7M Rest of the world: $124.7M Worldwide: $212.4M - 19
Nov 24, 1999 US and Canada: $66.9M Rest of the world: $145.1M Worldwide: $212M - 20
Nov 19, 1999 US and Canada: $101.1M Rest of the world: $105M Worldwide: $206.1M - 21
Sep 24, 1999 US and Canada: $116.7M Rest of the world: $61.1M Worldwide: $177.8M - 22
Jul 23, 1999 US and Canada: $91.4M Rest of the world: $85.9M Worldwide: $177.3M - 23
Mar 5, 1999 US and Canada: $106.9M Rest of the world: $70M Worldwide: $176.9M - 24
Jul 28, 1999 US and Canada: $73.6M Rest of the world: $91M Worldwide: $164.6M - 25
Jul 16, 1999 US and Canada: $55.7M Rest of the world: $106.7M Worldwide: $162.4M - 26
Feb 5, 1999 US and Canada: $81.5M Rest of the world: $80.1M Worldwide: $161.6M - 27
Nov 5, 1999 US and Canada: $66.5M Rest of the world: $85M Worldwide: $151.5M - 28
Jun 18, 1999 US and Canada: $102.7M Rest of the world: $47M Worldwide: $149.7M - 29
Dec 24, 1999 US and Canada: $81.3M Rest of the world: $56.7M Worldwide: $138M - 30
Aug 6, 1999 US and Canada: $69.3M Rest of the world: $55M Worldwide: $124.3M - 31
Feb 12, 1999 US and Canada: $52.9M Rest of the world: $66M Worldwide: $118.9M - 32
Sep 17, 1999 US and Canada: $68.5M Rest of the world: $49.2M Worldwide: $117.8M - 33
Dec 17, 1999 US and Canada: $39.3M Rest of the world: $74.7M Worldwide: $114M - 34
Oct 1, 1999 US and Canada: $60.7M Rest of the world: $47.1M Worldwide: $107.8M - 35
Jan 29, 1999 US and Canada: $63.4M Rest of the world: $39.8M Worldwide: $103.2M - 36
Dec 22, 1999 US and Canada: $75.5M Rest of the world: $24.7M Worldwide: $100.2M - 37
Aug 13, 1999 US and Canada: $66.4M Rest of the world: $32.2M Worldwide: $98.6M - 38
Jan 8, 1999 US and Canada: $36.4M Rest of the world: $61.7M Worldwide: $98.1M - 39
Feb 26, 1999 US and Canada: $36.7M Rest of the world: $60M Worldwide: $96.6M - 40
Mar 19, 1999 US and Canada: $52.9M Rest of the world: $41M Worldwide: $93.9M - 41
Dec 10, 1999 US and Canada: $65.5M Rest of the world: $27.4M Worldwide: $92.9M - 42
Dec 25, 1999 US and Canada: $71.6M Rest of the world: $19.1M Worldwide: $90.7M - 43
Dec 10, 1999 US and Canada: $57.5M Rest of the world: $31M Worldwide: $88.5M - 44
Dec 17, 1999 US and Canada: $58.2M Rest of the world: $29.2M Worldwide: $87.4M - 45
Apr 9, 1999 US and Canada: $55.5M Rest of the world: $29.1M Worldwide: $84.6M - 46
Jun 30, 1999 US and Canada: $52M Rest of the world: $31.1M Worldwide: $83.1M - 47
Mar 5, 1999 US and Canada: $38.8M Rest of the world: $37.6M Worldwide: $76.3M - 48
Oct 8, 1999 US and Canada: $31.5M Rest of the world: $43.1M Worldwide: $74.6M - 49
Dec 29, 1999 US and Canada: $50.7M Rest of the world: $23.3M Worldwide: $74M - 50
Nov 12, 1999 US and Canada: $14.3M Rest of the world: $52.7M Worldwide: $67M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1999?
Of the top 10, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) earned the biggest share at home (66% in the US & Canada), while Notting Hill (1999) made 68% of its gross abroad. Across all 262 films, $6.8B (53%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $1B $487.6M US & Canada · 47% $558.9M elsewhere · 53%
- 2 The Sixth Sense (1999) $672.8M $293.5M US & Canada · 44% $379.3M elsewhere · 56%
- 3 Toy Story 2 (1999) $497.4M $245.9M US & Canada · 49% $251.5M elsewhere · 51%
- 4 The Matrix (1999) $467.8M $172.1M US & Canada · 37% $295.8M elsewhere · 63%
- 5 Tarzan (1999) $448.2M $171.1M US & Canada · 38% $277.1M elsewhere · 62%
- 6 The Mummy (1999) $417.6M $157.1M US & Canada · 38% $260.5M elsewhere · 62%
- 7 Notting Hill (1999) $364M $116.1M US & Canada · 32% $247.9M elsewhere · 68%
- 8 The World Is Not Enough (1999) $361.8M $126.9M US & Canada · 35% $234.9M elsewhere · 65%
- 9 American Beauty (1999) $356.3M $130.1M US & Canada · 37% $226.2M elsewhere · 63%
- 10 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) $313.7M $206M US & Canada · 66% $107.7M elsewhere · 34%
Gross bands
How Many 1999 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
36 of 262 films crossed $100M and took $9.7B between them, 75% of the total. 142 films, 54% of the list, earned under $10M.
8% 61% 24%
- $1B or more 1 film, <1% of the list $1B · 8% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 1 film, <1% of the list $672.8M · 5% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 34 films, 13% of the list $7.9B · 61% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 84 films, 32% of the list $3.1B · 24% of the gross
- Under $10M 142 films, 54% of the list $206.2M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1999 Earned the Most?
May releases took the most, $1.9B from 15 films, led by Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). January was the quietest month ($294.1M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan She's All That (1999) $294.1M She's All That (1999)
- February Feb Payback (1999) $535.7M Payback (1999)
- March Mar The Matrix (1999) $1.1B The Matrix (1999)
- April Apr Entrapment (1999) $401.5M Entrapment (1999)
- May May Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $1.9B Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- June Jun Tarzan (1999) $1.5B Tarzan (1999)
- July Jul Runaway Bride (1999) $1.5B Runaway Bride (1999)
- August Aug The Sixth Sense (1999) $1.2B The Sixth Sense (1999)
- September Sep American Beauty (1999) $735M American Beauty (1999)
- October Oct Three Kings (1999) $530.4M Three Kings (1999)
- November Nov Toy Story 2 (1999) $1.7B Toy Story 2 (1999)
- December Dec Stuart Little (1999) $1.6B Stuart Little (1999)
Last 10 years
How Does 1999 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1999 earned the most: $12.9B from 262 films, led by Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 187 films | 187 | $6.5B | – | Ghost (1990) $505.7M |
| 1991 222 films · −9% | 222 | $5.9B | −9% | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) $517.8M |
| 1992 179 films · −7% | 179 | $5.5B | −7% | The Bodyguard (1992) $411M |
| 1993 213 films · +14% | 213 | $6.3B | +14% | Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $441.3M |
| 1994 207 films · +16% | 207 | $7.3B | +16% | The Lion King (1994) $979.2M |
| 1995 233 films · +23% | 233 | $8.9B | +23% | Toy Story (1995) $394.4M |
| 1996 232 films · +3% | 232 | $9.2B | +3% | Independence Day (1996) $817.4M |
| 1997 238 films · +28% | 238 | $11.8B | +28% | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| 1998 254 films · −15% | 254 | $10B | −15% | Armageddon (1998) $553.7M |
| 1999 262 films · +29% | 262 | $12.9B | +29% | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $1B |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in 1999?
Comedy took $5.2B across 122 films, 40% of the total, ahead of Thriller ($5.1B) and Drama ($4.9B). A film counts once for each of its genres.
1999 English Box Office by Genre
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Comedy $5.2B122 films · #1 Toy Story 2 (1999) -
Thriller $5.1B69 films · #1 The Sixth Sense (1999) -
Drama $4.9B137 films · #1 The Sixth Sense (1999) -
Adventure $4.2B27 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) -
Action $4.1B33 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) -
Fantasy $3.5B25 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) -
Romance $3.1B77 films · #1 Notting Hill (1999) -
Mystery $3B35 films · #1 The Sixth Sense (1999) -
Crime $2.3B39 films · #1 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) -
Sci-Fi $2.1B18 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Archive
English Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $105.1B
2010s 10 years · $261B
- 2019 $28.7B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $28.3B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $27.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $27.3B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $27.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $24.6B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $26B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $26B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $24.2B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $21B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $170.2B
- 2009 $23B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $20B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $20.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $17.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $16.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $15.9B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $17.1B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $13.9B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $13.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $12.2B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $84.5B
- 1999 $12.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $10B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $11.8B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.2B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $8.9B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $7.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $6.3B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $5.5B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $5.9B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
- 1989 $6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.3B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $3.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.3B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.4B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.2B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
- 1979 $2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $1.5B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $624.6M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $955.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $694.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $928.9M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $369.2M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $182.9M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $346.9M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
- 1969 $244.6M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $147.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $342.7M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $28.1M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $227.4M #1 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- 1964 $241M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $75.1M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $49.6M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $952.7K #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $42.4M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $770.2M
- 1959 $126.4M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $5.1M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $31.3M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $149.5M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $70.6M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $150.9M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.6M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.4M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $97.5M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $662.1M
- 1949 $1.7M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $707.7K #1 The Fallen Idol (1948)
- 1947 $1.4M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $96.2M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $117.4K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $2M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $4.2M #1 Charley’s Aunt (1941)
- 1940 $527.8M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $217.4M
- 1939 $26.3M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $27.1K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $4.6M #1 After the Thin Man (1936)
- 1935 $602.9K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $37.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $588.1K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $40K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $299 #1 Transgression (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 4 years · $718.5K
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
English 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 262 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in 1999?
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) leads with $1B worldwide, $487.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Sixth Sense (1999) at $672.8M and Toy Story 2 (1999) at $497.4M.
How much did English-language movies released in 1999 earn?
262 English-language films released in 1999 report a worldwide gross, $12.9B in all, or $49.3M per film on average. 1998 releases took $10B.
How many English-language movies released in 1999 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). 36 crossed $100 million.
How is the 1999 English 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 English 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.