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Box office · Week 16 · Apr 11–17, 1999

Box Office Week 16, 1999: Highest-Grossing Releases of Apr 11–17

Life (1999) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 16 of 1999 (Apr 11–17), with $73.5M worldwide, ahead of SLC Punk! (1999) at $299.6K and Friends & Lovers (1999) at $33.5K. 5 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $73.9M in all, 87% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 38% on Week 15, 1999, whose releases took $119.1M. By genre, Drama leads with $73.9M across 5 releases.

week 16 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$73.9M
Life (1999), the #1
$73.5M
vs Week 15, 1999
−38%
Life (1999) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 movie of Week 16, 1999

Life (1999)

1999 · Drama, Comedy

$73.5M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$64M US & Canada · 87% $9.5M elsewhere · 13%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 16 of 1999?

Life (1999) leads with $73.5M, 99% of the total. The top 5 together took $73.9M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Life (1999) movie poster Number 1
    $73.5M Life (1999)
    $64M US & Canada · 87% $9.5M elsewhere · 13%
  2. SLC Punk! (1999) movie poster Number 2
    $299.6K SLC Punk! (1999)
    $299.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Friends & Lovers (1999) movie poster Number 3
    $33.5K Friends & Lovers (1999)
    $33.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. The Joyriders (1999) movie poster Number 4
    $27K The Joyriders (1999)
    $27K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Clubland (1999) movie poster Number 5
    $18.5K Clubland (1999)
    $18.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 16 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 week 16 of 1999 (Apr 11–17).

  1. 1 Life (1999) movie poster
    Life (1999) Apr 16, 1999 · Drama, Comedy $73.5M worldwide
    Apr 16, 1999 US and Canada: $64M Rest of the world: $9.5M Worldwide: $73.5M
  2. 2 SLC Punk! (1999) movie poster
    SLC Punk! (1999) Apr 16, 1999 · English · Drama, Comedy $299.6K worldwide
    Apr 16, 1999 US and Canada: $299.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $299.6K
  3. 3 Friends & Lovers (1999) movie poster
    Friends & Lovers (1999) Apr 16, 1999 · English · Drama, Romance $33.5K worldwide
    Apr 16, 1999 US and Canada: $33.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $33.5K
  4. 4 The Joyriders (1999) movie poster
    The Joyriders (1999) Apr 16, 1999 · English · Drama, Crime $27K worldwide
    Apr 16, 1999 US and Canada: $27K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27K
  5. 5 Clubland (1999) movie poster
    Clubland (1999) Apr 16, 1999 · English · Drama, Music $18.5K worldwide
    Apr 16, 1999 US and Canada: $18.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.5K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 16 of 1999?

Of the top 5, SLC Punk! (1999) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Life (1999) made 13% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $64.4M (87%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Life (1999) $73.5M
    $64M US & Canada · 87% $9.5M elsewhere · 13%
  2. 2 SLC Punk! (1999) $299.6K
    $299.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Friends & Lovers (1999) $33.5K
    $33.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 The Joyriders (1999) $27K
    $27K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 Clubland (1999) $18.5K
    $18.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 16 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 16 releases took $73.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 14 (Mar 28–Apr 3) with $562.1M, led by The Matrix (1999).

  1. Week 10 Wk 10 Feb 28–Mar 6 Analyze This (1999) $262.3M Analyze This (1999)
  2. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 7–13 Baby Geniuses (1999) $118.4M Baby Geniuses (1999)
  3. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 14–20 Forces of Nature (1999) $124.6M Forces of Nature (1999)
  4. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 21–27 Edtv (1999) $53.3M Edtv (1999)
  5. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 28–Apr 3 The Matrix (1999) $562.1M The Matrix (1999)
  6. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 4–10 Never Been Kissed (1999) $119.1M Never Been Kissed (1999)
  7. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 11–17 Life (1999) $73.9M Life (1999)
  8. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 18–24 Election (1999) $43.4M Election (1999)
  9. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 25–May 1 Entrapment (1999) $223M Entrapment (1999)
Earlier years

How Does Week 16 of 1999 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 16, 1995 earned the most: $223.7M from 7 films, led by While You Were Sleeping (1995). Week 16, 1999 took $73.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 16, 1990 Apr 15–21 2 films 2 $14.2M – Miami Blues (1990) $9.9M
Week 16, 1991 Apr 14–20 1 film · +32% 1 $18.8M +32% Mortal Thoughts (1991) $18.8M
Week 16, 1992 Apr 12–18 6 films · +208% 6 $57.8M +208% The Babe (1992) $19.9M
Week 16, 1993 Apr 11–17 3 films · −80% 3 $11.7M −80% Boiling Point (1993) $10.1M
Week 16, 1994 Apr 10–16 6 films · +168% 6 $31.3M +168% White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994) $8.9M
Week 16, 1995 Apr 16–22 7 films · +615% 7 $223.7M +615% While You Were Sleeping (1995) $182.1M
Week 16, 1996 Apr 14–20 9 films · −49% 9 $114.2M −49% The Quest (1996) $57.4M
Week 16, 1997 Apr 13–19 9 films · −67% 9 $38.1M −67% Murder at 1600 (1997) $25.8M
Week 16, 1998 Apr 12–18 9 films · +112% 9 $80.7M +112% The Object of My Affection (1998) $46.9M
Week 16, 1999 Apr 11–17 5 films · −8% 5 $73.9M −8% Life (1999) $73.5M
Archive

Box Office in 1999, Week by Week

53 weeks of 1999 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 21 (May 16–22) with $1B, led by Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).

FAQ

Box Office Week 16 of 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 16 of 1999 (Apr 11–17)?

Life (1999) leads with $73.5M worldwide, $64M of it in the US & Canada. Next come SLC Punk! (1999) at $299.6K and Friends & Lovers (1999) at $33.5K.

How much did movies released in week 16 of 1999 (Apr 11–17) earn?

5 films released in week 16 of 1999 (Apr 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $73.9M in all, or $14.8M per film on average. Week 15, 1999 releases took $119.1M.

How many movies released in week 16 of 1999 (Apr 11–17) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Life (1999), earned $73.5M.

How much of the Week 16, 1999 box office came from the US and Canada?

$64.4M of the $73.9M total, or 87%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 16, 1999 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 week 16 of 1999 (Apr 11–17). 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 week 16, 1999 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.