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Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 1999

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1999 GrossTickets Sold
1 Austin Powers: The Spy Who … Jun 10, 1999 Comedy PG-13 $206,040,085 40,559,071
2 The Thin Red Line Dec 23, 1998 Drama R $35,365,325 6,961,678
3 The Prince of Egypt Dec 18, 1998 Adventure PG $34,866,657 6,863,515
4 October Sky Feb 19, 1999 Drama PG $32,683,932 6,433,844
5 The Insider Nov 5, 1999 Drama R $26,114,890 5,140,726
6 Man on the Moon Dec 22, 1999 Drama R $25,309,535 4,982,191
7 Anna and the King Dec 17, 1999 Drama PG-13 $24,732,782 4,868,657
8 Music of the Heart Oct 29, 1999 Drama PG $14,755,057 2,904,538
9 Tea with Mussolini May 14, 1999 Drama PG $14,395,874 2,833,833
10 The Messenger: The Story of… Nov 12, 1999 Drama R $14,149,871 2,785,407
11 Elizabeth Nov 6, 1998 Drama R $13,502,610 2,657,994
12 The King and I Mar 19, 1999 Musical G $12,064,440 2,374,889
13 Hilary and Jackie Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $4,739,909 933,052
14 The Straight Story Oct 15, 1999 Drama G $4,375,944 861,406
15 Boys Don't Cry Oct 8, 1999 Drama R $2,697,068 530,918
16 Tumbleweeds Nov 24, 1999 Drama PG-13 $1,100,773 216,687
17 The General Dec 18, 1998 Drama R $1,034,645 203,670
18 Cradle Will Rock Dec 8, 1999 Drama R $771,052 151,781
19 My Life So Far Jul 23, 1999 Drama PG-13 $635,620 125,122
20 The Hurricane Dec 29, 1999 Drama R $541,225 106,540
21 Girl, Interrupted Dec 21, 1999 Drama R $434,810 85,592
22 Jing ke ci qin wang Dec 17, 1999 Drama R $173,078 34,070
23 Topsy Turvy Dec 17, 1999 Musical R $158,696 31,239
24 A Girl Called Rose Marie Oct 15, 1999 Drama Not Rated $2,379 468
25 Sixth Happiness Nov 5, 1999 Drama Not Rated $1,540 303
26 Summerspell Jul 2, 1999 Drama Not Rated $603 118
Total Gross of All Movies$470,648,400
Total Tickets Sold92,647,309

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1999. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1999. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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