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Box office · Week 4 · Jan 17–23, 1999

Box Office Week 4, 1999: Highest-Grossing Releases of Jan 17–23

Gloria (1999) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 4 of 1999 (Jan 17–23), with $4.2M worldwide, ahead of Playing by Heart (1999) at $4M and Children of Heaven (1999) at $381.6K. 4 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.6M in all, 95% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 93% on Week 3, 1999, whose releases took $119.3M.

week 4 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$8.6M
Gloria (1999), the #1
$4.2M
vs Week 3, 1999
−93%
Gloria (1999) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 movie of Week 4, 1999

Gloria (1999)

1999 · Drama, Thriller

$4.2M worldwide · 49% of the chart's total

$4.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 4 of 1999?

Gloria (1999) leads with $4.2M, 49% of the total. The top 4 together took $8.6M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Gloria (1999) movie poster Number 1
    $4.2M Gloria (1999)
    $4.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Playing by Heart (1999) movie poster Number 2
    $4M Playing by Heart (1999)
    $4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Children of Heaven (1999) movie poster Number 3
    $381.6K Children of Heaven (1999)
    $56.6K US & Canada · 15% $325K elsewhere · 85%
  4. Ring 2 (1999) movie poster Number 4
    $65.6K Ring 2 (1999)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 4 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 4 of 1999 (Jan 17–23).

  1. 1 Gloria (1999) movie poster
    Gloria (1999) Jan 22, 1999 · Drama, Thriller $4.2M worldwide
    Jan 22, 1999 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.2M
  2. 2 Playing by Heart (1999) movie poster
    Playing by Heart (1999) Jan 22, 1999 · English · Drama, Comedy $4M worldwide
    Jan 22, 1999 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4M
  3. 3 Children of Heaven (1999) movie poster
    Children of Heaven (1999) Jan 22, 1999 · Persian · Drama, Sport $381.6K worldwide
    Jan 22, 1999 US and Canada: $56.6K Rest of the world: $325K Worldwide: $381.6K
  4. 4 Ring 2 (1999) movie poster
    Ring 2 (1999) Jan 23, 1999 · Japanese · Mystery, Sci-Fi $65.6K worldwide
    Jan 23, 1999 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.6K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 4 of 1999?

Of the top 4, Gloria (1999) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Children of Heaven (1999) made 85% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $8.2M (95%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 4 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Gloria (1999) $4.2M
    $4.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Playing by Heart (1999) $4M
    $4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Children of Heaven (1999) $381.6K
    $56.6K US & Canada · 15% $325K elsewhere · 85%
  4. 4 Ring 2 (1999) $65.6K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it

How Does Week 4 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 4 releases took $8.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52, 1998 (Dec 20–26) with $515.8M, led by Patch Adams (1998).

  1. Week 51, 1998 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 You've Got Mail (1998) $470.6M You've Got Mail (1998)
  2. Week 52, 1998 Wk 52 Dec 20–26 Patch Adams (1998) $515.8M Patch Adams (1998)
  3. Week 53, 1998 Wk 53 Dec 27–31 Affliction (1998) $12.4M Affliction (1998)
  4. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–2 Peppermint (1999) $139.4K Peppermint (1999)
  5. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 3–9 The Thin Red Line (1999) $98.1M The Thin Red Line (1999)
  6. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 10–16 Varsity Blues (1999) $119.3M Varsity Blues (1999)
  7. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 17–23 Gloria (1999) $8.6M Gloria (1999)
  8. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 24–30 She's All That (1999) $103.3M She's All That (1999)
  9. Week 6 Wk 6 Jan 31–Feb 6 Payback (1999) $166M Payback (1999)
Earlier years

How Does Week 4 of 1999 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 4, 1992 earned the most: $128.3M from 5 films, led by Fried Green Tomatoes (1992). Week 4, 1999 took $8.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 4, 1990 Jan 21–27 3 films 3 $6.5M – Dark Angel (1990) $4.3M
Week 4, 1991 Jan 20–26 No films 0 – – –
Week 4, 1992 Jan 19–25 5 films 5 $128.3M – Fried Green Tomatoes (1992) $119.4M
Week 4, 1993 Jan 17–23 7 films · −83% 7 $21.3M −83% Aspen Extreme (1993) $8M
Week 4, 1994 Jan 16–22 2 films · −89% 2 $2.4M −89% Go Fish (1994) $2.4M
Week 4, 1995 Jan 22–28 5 films · +1036% 5 $27.4M +1036% Highlander: The Final Dimension (1995) $12.3M
Week 4, 1996 Jan 21–27 5 films · −84% 5 $4.5M −84% Big Bully (1996) $2M
Week 4, 1997 Jan 19–25 5 films · +605% 5 $31.8M +605% Mother (1997) $19.1M
Week 4, 1998 Jan 18–24 5 films · +16% 5 $37M +16% Spice World (1998) $29.4M
Week 4, 1999 Jan 17–23 4 films · −77% 4 $8.6M −77% Gloria (1999) $4.2M
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 4 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 4 of 1999 (Jan 17–23)?

Gloria (1999) leads with $4.2M worldwide, $4.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Playing by Heart (1999) at $4M and Children of Heaven (1999) at $381.6K.

How much did movies released in week 4 of 1999 (Jan 17–23) earn?

4 films released in week 4 of 1999 (Jan 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $8.6M in all, or $2.2M per film on average. Week 3, 1999 releases took $119.3M.

How many movies released in week 4 of 1999 (Jan 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Gloria (1999), earned $4.2M.

How much of the Week 4, 1999 box office came from the US and Canada?

$8.2M of the $8.6M total, or 95%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 4, 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 4 of 1999 (Jan 17–23). 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 4, 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.