Domestic Box Office For January 1999
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Playing by Heart | $3,970,078 | 308 | $26,669 | 0.7% | 1 | Jan 1 | - | Miramax |
| 2 | Children of Heaven | $933,933 | 18 | $20,100 | 2.2% | 3 | Jan 22 | - | Miramax |
| 3 | Still Crazy | $524,864 | 52 | $102,971 | 19.6% | 14 | Jan 22 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | My Name Is Joe | $354,952 | 16 | $16,017 | 4.5% | 2 | Jan 22 | - | Artisan Entertainment |
| 5 | The 24 Hour Woman | $109,535 | 30 | $21,399 | 19.5% | 1 | Jan 29 | Mar 18 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 6 | Beyond Beautiful | $29,480 | 2 | $29,480 | 100% | 2 | Jan 8 | - | Cowboy Pictures |
| 7 | The Winners | $13,066 | 1 | $4,293 | 32.9% | 1 | Jan 20 | Feb 4 | First Look International |
| 8 | A Cool, Dry Place | $4,390 | 2 | $2,706 | 61.6% | 2 | Jan 29 | Feb 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | The Sticky Fingers of Time | $1,610 | 1 | $1,610 | 100% | 1 | Jan 8 | - | Strand Releasing |
| 10 | Port Djema | $783 | 1 | $783 | 100% | 1 | Jan 1 | - | Shadow Distribution |
