Domestic 1999 Week 1
January 1-7, 1999
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Patch Adams | $24,373,245 | -47.5% | 2,752 | +40 | $8,856 | $70,817,570 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | Stepmom | $18,668,464 | -47.3% | 2,358 | - | $7,917 | $54,104,075 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 3 | You've Got Mail | $18,239,851 | -47% | 2,776 | +20 | $6,570 | $82,002,225 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 4 | The Prince of Egypt | $13,683,817 | -54.6% | 3,202 | -16 | $4,273 | $68,790,448 | 3 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 5 | 5 | A Bug's Life | $10,641,694 | -54.2% | 2,551 | +95 | $4,171 | $138,231,258 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 6 | Mighty Joe Young | $9,763,576 | -51.3% | 2,544 | +42 | $3,837 | $29,791,932 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 7 | The Faculty | $9,372,660 | -49.1% | 2,365 | - | $3,963 | $27,781,795 | 2 | Miramax |
| 8 | 9 | Enemy of the State | $6,308,937 | -35.9% | 1,539 | +34 | $4,099 | $98,336,840 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 8 | Star Trek: Insurrection | $6,166,388 | -54.2% | 2,516 | -161 | $2,450 | $60,061,771 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | 12 | Shakespeare in Love | $4,554,247 | -13.4% | 299 | +4 | $15,231 | $10,793,816 | 4 | Miramax |
| 11 | 10 | Jack Frost | $3,677,908 | -60.8% | 2,135 | -7 | $1,722 | $31,664,671 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 11 | The Rugrats Movie | $3,250,766 | -54.1% | 2,002 | -223 | $1,623 | $89,681,758 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | 13 | The Waterboy | $2,762,587 | -40.6% | 1,242 | -39 | $2,224 | $150,658,018 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | 14 | Waking Ned Devine | $2,152,094 | -31.1% | 269 | +10 | $8,000 | $7,487,554 | 7 | - |
| 15 | - | Rush Hour | $2,140,557 | - | 1,016 | - | $2,106 | $138,205,892 | 16 | New Line Cinema |
| 16 | - | Life Is Beautiful | $1,517,005 | - | 225 | +1 | $6,742 | $11,853,430 | 11 | Miramax |
| 17 | - | Elizabeth | $1,461,191 | - | 452 | +43 | $3,232 | $16,934,152 | 9 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 18 | 15 | Down in the Delta | $1,327,589 | -46.8% | 416 | - | $3,191 | $3,825,146 | 2 | Miramax |
| 19 | - | Les Boys II | $1,232,544 | - | 88 | - | $14,006 | $3,673,319 | 4 | Lionsgate Films |
| 20 | - | Everest | $855,525 | - | 60 | - | $14,258 | $56,597,645 | 44 | MacGillivray Freeman Films |
| 21 | - | A Simple Plan | $686,423 | - | 80 | - | $8,580 | $2,690,343 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 22 | 16 | Antz | $684,572 | -44.5% | 775 | -78 | $883 | $89,352,921 | 14 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 23 | 17 | The Thin Red Line | $564,861 | +1.2% | 7 | +2 | $80,694 | $1,209,663 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | - | Psycho | $555,690 | - | 640 | - | $868 | $20,919,140 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | - | Babe: Pig in the City | $467,680 | - | 617 | - | $757 | $16,235,860 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $451,582 | - | 17 | - | $26,563 | $3,062,093 | 11 | IMAX |
| 27 | - | There's Something About Mary | $420,607 | - | 315 | - | $1,335 | $174,843,352 | 26 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 28 | - | Urban Legend | $415,931 | - | 541 | - | $768 | $37,922,394 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | - | Meet Joe Black | $410,230 | - | 543 | - | $755 | $43,650,935 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | - | The Siege | $370,340 | - | 425 | - | $871 | $40,278,848 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | - | Gods and Monsters | $358,456 | - | 122 | - | $2,938 | $2,025,870 | 9 | Lionsgate Films |
| 32 | - | Dancing at Lughnasa | $335,685 | - | 93 | - | $3,609 | $1,267,089 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 33 | - | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $325,706 | - | 416 | - | $782 | $39,215,590 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 34 | - | Little Voice | $280,228 | - | 34 | - | $8,242 | $953,762 | 5 | Miramax |
| 35 | - | Practical Magic | $278,581 | - | 571 | - | $487 | $46,683,377 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | 18 | Hurlyburly | $250,032 | -14.4% | 16 | - | $15,627 | $542,028 | 2 | Fine Line Features |
| 37 | - | Happiness | $217,137 | - | 30 | - | $7,237 | $2,818,121 | 12 | Good Machine |
| 38 | - | Central Station | $176,595 | - | 20 | - | $8,829 | $731,464 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 39 | - | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $173,154 | - | 14 | - | $12,368 | $4,178,777 | 36 | IMAX |
| 40 | - | Ringmaster | $164,193 | - | 106 | - | $1,548 | $8,774,399 | 6 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 41 | - | Pleasantville | $150,343 | - | 147 | - | $1,022 | $38,911,607 | 11 | New Line Cinema |
| 42 | 21 | Hilary and Jackie | $134,540 | +220.5% | 6 | - | $22,423 | $176,513 | 2 | October Films |
| 43 | 19 | A Civil Action | $133,552 | -14.2% | 2 | - | $66,776 | $289,148 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | - | The Wizard of Oz 1998 Re-release | $126,780 | - | 404 | - | $313 | $14,817,226 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | - | I'll Be Home for Christmas | $122,616 | - | 344 | - | $356 | $12,147,882 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 46 | - | American History X | $109,990 | - | 74 | - | $1,486 | $6,155,166 | 10 | New Line Cinema |
| 47 | 24 | Affliction | $101,069 | +288.2% | 3 | - | $33,689 | $127,107 | 2 | Lionsgate Films |
| 48 | - | Very Bad Things | $97,390 | - | 75 | - | $1,298 | $9,833,135 | 6 | PolyGram |
| 49 | - | The Red Violin | $83,164 | - | 23 | - | $3,615 | $1,228,810 | 9 | Lionsgate Films |
| 50 | - | The Mask of Zorro | $81,424 | - | 69 | - | $1,180 | $93,796,686 | 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 51 | - | Bride of Chucky | $78,450 | - | 100 | - | $784 | $32,383,850 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 52 | - | Belly | $78,003 | - | 96 | - | $812 | $9,527,691 | 9 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 53 | - | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $72,995 | - | 13 | - | $5,615 | $11,727,716 | 78 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 54 | - | The Celebration | $70,195 | - | 28 | - | $2,506 | $1,270,003 | 13 | October Films |
| 55 | 20 | The General | $63,254 | -23.8% | 6 | - | $10,542 | $198,071 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 56 | - | Saving Private Ryan | $45,810 | - | 4 | - | $11,452 | $190,851,069 | 24 | DreamWorks Distribution |
