| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | - | - | - | $153,726,321 | 3,126 | $431,088,295 | 35.7% | May 19, 1999 | 20th Century Fox |
| 2 | The Matrix | - | - | - | $146,875,261 | 2,903 | $171,479,930 | 85.7% | Mar 31, 1999 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | The Mummy | - | - | - | $106,965,830 | 3,411 | $155,516,138 | 68.8% | May 7, 1999 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | Entrapment | - | - | - | $63,629,801 | 2,879 | $87,704,396 | 72.6% | Apr 30, 1999 | 20th Century Fox |
| 5 | Life | - | - | - | $58,301,184 | 2,613 | $64,016,268 | 91.1% | Apr 16, 1999 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Never Been Kissed | - | - | - | $47,297,551 | 2,500 | $55,474,756 | 85.3% | Apr 9, 1999 | 20th Century Fox |
| 7 | Analyze This | - | - | - | $32,834,893 | 2,537 | $106,885,658 | 30.7% | Mar 5, 1999 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 10 Things I Hate About You | - | - | - | $32,182,279 | 2,311 | $38,178,166 | 84.3% | Mar 31, 1999 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | The Out-of-Towners | - | - | - | $27,393,407 | 2,128 | $28,544,120 | 96% | Apr 2, 1999 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Forces of Nature | - | - | - | $23,107,771 | 2,335 | $52,900,680 | 43.7% | Mar 19, 1999 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 11 | Go | - | - | - | $16,246,736 | 1,563 | $16,943,454 | 95.9% | Apr 9, 1999 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | Shakespeare in Love | - | - | - | $16,190,005 | 2,030 | $100,317,794 | 16.1% | Dec 11, 1998 | Miramax |
| 13 | Life Is Beautiful | - | - | - | $14,685,110 | 1,136 | $57,247,384 | 25.7% | Oct 23, 1998 | Miramax |
| 14 | Doug's 1st Movie | - | - | - | $13,001,692 | 2,268 | $19,440,089 | 66.9% | Mar 26, 1999 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | Edtv | - | - | - | $12,953,770 | 2,631 | $22,431,897 | 57.7% | Mar 26, 1999 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | Election | - | - | - | $9,961,537 | 827 | $14,902,041 | 66.8% | Apr 23, 1999 | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | - | - | - | $9,687,349 | 1,099 | $16,071,990 | 60.3% | May 14, 1999 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 18 | Cookie's Fortune | - | - | - | $9,445,132 | 559 | $10,920,544 | 86.5% | Apr 2, 1999 | October Films |
| 19 | Baby Geniuses | - | - | - | $9,013,612 | 1,702 | $27,250,736 | 33.1% | Mar 12, 1999 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | Black Mask | - | - | - | $8,183,561 | 988 | $12,504,289 | 65.4% | May 14, 1999 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 21 | Pushing Tin | - | - | - | $8,060,608 | 1,284 | $8,408,835 | 95.9% | Apr 23, 1999 | 20th Century Fox |
| 22 | Twin Dragons | - | - | - | $7,789,917 | 1,131 | $8,359,717 | 93.2% | Apr 9, 1999 | Miramax |
| 23 | The Mod Squad | - | - | - | $6,536,217 | 2,290 | $13,263,993 | 49.3% | Mar 26, 1999 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 24 | Notting Hill | - | - | - | $6,510,390 | 2,786 | $116,089,678 | 5.6% | May 28, 1999 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | Lost & Found | - | - | - | $6,312,478 | 2,469 | $6,552,255 | 96.3% | Apr 23, 1999 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Trippin' | - | - | - | $5,838,336 | 781 | $9,017,070 | 64.7% | May 14, 1999 | October Films |
| 27 | True Crime | - | - | - | $5,702,228 | 1,852 | $16,649,768 | 34.2% | Mar 19, 1999 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Foolish | - | - | - | $5,520,958 | 410 | $6,033,999 | 91.5% | Apr 9, 1999 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 29 | October Sky | - | - | - | $5,302,576 | 1,702 | $32,570,685 | 16.3% | Feb 19, 1999 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | Saving Private Ryan | - | - | - | $4,553,466 | 2,807 | $216,540,909 | 2.1% | Jul 24, 1998 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 31 | The King and I | - | - | - | $4,433,077 | 2,352 | $11,993,021 | 37% | Mar 19, 1999 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Tea with Mussolini | - | - | - | $4,401,018 | 284 | $14,401,563 | 30.6% | May 14, 1999 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 33 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $4,341,724 | 38 | $53,354,743 | 8.1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 34 | The Love Letter | - | - | - | $3,960,868 | 817 | $8,302,478 | 47.7% | May 21, 1999 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 35 | A Walk on the Moon | - | - | - | $3,959,954 | 246 | $4,750,660 | 83.4% | Mar 26, 1999 | Miramax |
| 36 | Cruel Intentions | - | - | - | $3,722,732 | 2,312 | $38,328,567 | 9.7% | Mar 5, 1999 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 37 | Idle Hands | - | - | - | $3,708,447 | 1,611 | $4,152,230 | 89.3% | Apr 30, 1999 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 38 | Everest | - | - | - | $2,802,999 | 62 | $87,178,599 | 3.2% | Mar 6, 1998 | MacGillivray Freeman Films |
| 39 | eXistenZ | - | - | - | $2,566,469 | 256 | $2,856,712 | 89.8% | Apr 23, 1999 | Miramax |
| 40 | The Prince of Egypt | - | - | - | $2,398,126 | 3,218 | $101,413,188 | 2.4% | Dec 18, 1998 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 41 | Mysteries of Egypt | - | - | - | $2,171,006 | 27 | $40,593,486 | 5.3% | Aug 21, 1998 | IMAX |
| 42 | The Rage: Carrie 2 | - | - | - | $2,167,419 | 2,286 | $17,762,705 | 12.2% | Mar 12, 1999 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 43 | A Bug's Life | - | - | - | $2,100,948 | 2,773 | $162,798,565 | 1.3% | Nov 20, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | The Other Sister | - | - | - | $2,058,338 | 1,863 | $27,807,627 | 7.4% | Feb 26, 1999 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 45 | She's All That | - | - | - | $2,043,347 | 2,654 | $63,366,989 | 3.2% | Jan 29, 1999 | Miramax |
| 46 | Goodbye Lover | - | - | - | $1,940,299 | 865 | $1,940,299 | 100% | Apr 16, 1999 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | Payback | - | - | - | $1,760,714 | 2,855 | $81,526,121 | 2.2% | Feb 5, 1999 | Paramount Pictures |
| 48 | The Deep End of the Ocean | - | - | - | $1,695,510 | 1,907 | $13,898,649 | 12.2% | Mar 12, 1999 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 49 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | - | - | - | $1,646,519 | 161 | $3,753,929 | 43.9% | Mar 5, 1999 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 50 | Message in a Bottle | - | - | - | $1,594,594 | 2,545 | $52,880,016 | 3% | Feb 12, 1999 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | Patch Adams | - | - | - | $1,585,948 | 2,909 | $135,026,902 | 1.2% | Dec 25, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 52 | The Corruptor | - | - | - | $1,536,569 | 1,804 | $15,164,492 | 10.1% | Mar 12, 1999 | New Line Cinema |
| 53 | The Faculty | - | - | - | $1,442,755 | 2,365 | $40,283,321 | 3.6% | Dec 25, 1998 | Miramax |
| 54 | Elizabeth | - | - | - | $1,422,748 | 624 | $30,082,699 | 4.7% | Nov 6, 1998 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 55 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | - | - | - | $1,422,078 | 15 | $13,485,455 | 10.5% | May 1, 1998 | IMAX |
| 56 | 8MM | - | - | - | $1,321,448 | 2,370 | $36,663,315 | 3.6% | Feb 26, 1999 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 57 | Gods and Monsters | - | - | - | $1,251,339 | 149 | $6,451,628 | 19.4% | Nov 6, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 58 | The Dreamlife of Angels | - | - | - | $1,239,311 | 66 | $1,726,567 | 71.8% | Apr 2, 1999 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 59 | You've Got Mail | - | - | - | $1,190,118 | 2,948 | $115,821,495 | 1% | Dec 18, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | Blast from the Past | - | - | - | $1,137,979 | 2,544 | $26,511,114 | 4.3% | Feb 12, 1999 | New Line Cinema |
| 61 | Waking Ned Devine | - | - | - | $1,060,111 | 540 | $24,792,251 | 4.3% | Nov 20, 1998 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 62 | Affliction | - | - | - | $1,016,442 | 335 | $6,330,054 | 16.1% | Dec 30, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 63 | The Thirteenth Floor | - | - | - | $980,000 | 1,815 | $11,916,661 | 8.2% | May 28, 1999 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 64 | Central Station | - | - | - | $975,549 | 144 | $5,969,553 | 16.3% | Nov 20, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 65 | Tango | - | - | - | $965,239 | 63 | $1,897,948 | 50.9% | Jan 22, 1999 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 66 | Hideous Kinky | - | - | - | $934,587 | 78 | $1,263,279 | 74% | Apr 16, 1999 | Stratosphere Entertainment |
| 67 | Wing Commander | - | - | - | $906,011 | 2,019 | $11,578,059 | 7.8% | Mar 12, 1999 | 20th Century Fox |
| 68 | Rushmore | - | - | - | $897,906 | 830 | $17,105,219 | 5.2% | Dec 11, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 69 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $892,681 | 16 | $7,195,792 | 12.4% | Feb 26, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 70 | Three Seasons | - | - | - | $892,284 | 66 | $2,021,698 | 44.1% | Apr 30, 1999 | October Films |
| 71 | A Civil Action | - | - | - | $722,020 | 2,319 | $56,709,981 | 1.3% | Dec 25, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 72 | The Winslow Boy | - | - | - | $679,928 | 141 | $3,957,934 | 17.2% | Apr 30, 1999 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 73 | My Favorite Martian | - | - | - | $661,498 | 2,349 | $36,850,101 | 1.8% | Feb 12, 1999 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 74 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $651,150 | 81 | $18,798,590 | 3.5% | Jul 11, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 75 | Stepmom | - | - | - | $626,564 | 2,503 | $91,137,662 | 0.7% | Dec 25, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 76 | A Simple Plan | - | - | - | $400,921 | 675 | $16,316,273 | 2.5% | Dec 11, 1998 | Paramount Pictures |
| 77 | Get Real | - | - | - | $392,345 | 40 | $1,152,979 | 34% | Apr 30, 1999 | Paramount Classics |
| 78 | Varsity Blues | - | - | - | $350,295 | 2,364 | $52,894,169 | 0.7% | Jan 15, 1999 | Paramount Pictures |
| 79 | The Castle | - | - | - | $347,990 | 257 | $877,621 | 39.7% | May 7, 1999 | Miramax |
| 80 | Extreme | - | - | - | $323,345 | 21 | $12,475,172 | 2.6% | Apr 2, 1999 | IMAX |
| 81 | The Thin Red Line | - | - | - | $312,392 | 1,657 | $36,400,491 | 0.9% | Dec 25, 1998 | 20th Century Fox |
| 82 | The Last Days | - | - | - | $306,050 | 32 | $421,432 | 72.6% | Feb 5, 1999 | October Films |
| 83 | SLC Punk! | - | - | - | $299,569 | 137 | $299,569 | 100% | Apr 16, 1999 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 84 | Children of Heaven | - | - | - | $290,776 | 18 | $933,933 | 31.1% | Jan 22, 1999 | Miramax |
| 85 | Sarfarosh | - | - | - | $288,733 | 24 | $288,733 | 100% | Apr 30, 1999 | Eros Worldwide |
| 86 | Lovers of the Arctic Circle | - | - | - | $279,701 | 23 | $317,422 | 88.1% | Apr 9, 1999 | Fine Line Features |
| 87 | The General | - | - | - | $273,935 | 41 | $1,214,198 | 22.6% | Dec 18, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 88 | Besieged | - | - | - | $247,947 | 153 | $2,048,740 | 12.1% | May 21, 1999 | Fine Line Features |
| 89 | Dancemaker | - | - | - | $234,366 | 6 | $256,780 | 91.3% | Mar 3, 1999 | Artistic License |
| 90 | Enemy of the State | - | - | - | $229,891 | 2,517 | $111,549,836 | 0.2% | Nov 20, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 91 | Le dernier souffle | - | - | - | $226,765 | 33 | $316,043 | 71.8% | Mar 26, 1999 | Lionsgate |
| 92 | The Waterboy | - | - | - | $222,557 | 2,782 | $161,491,646 | 0.1% | Nov 6, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 93 | Open Your Eyes | - | - | - | $210,667 | 34 | $370,720 | 56.8% | Apr 16, 1999 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 94 | Hilary and Jackie | - | - | - | $209,159 | 300 | $4,912,892 | 4.3% | Dec 30, 1998 | October Films |
| 95 | Revelation | - | - | - | $206,755 | 15 | $206,755 | 100% | May 7, 1999 | Providence Entertainment |
| 96 | Trekkies | - | - | - | $193,814 | 339 | $318,246 | 60.9% | May 21, 1999 | Paramount Classics |
| 97 | This Is My Father | - | - | - | $187,146 | 51 | $1,083,975 | 17.3% | May 7, 1999 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 98 | The Swindle | - | - | - | $179,932 | 5 | $250,899 | 71.7% | Dec 23, 1998 | New Yorker Films |
| 99 | Island of the Sharks | - | - | - | $172,292 | 17 | $10,658,505 | 1.6% | Apr 23, 1999 | IMAX |
| 100 | 200 Cigarettes | - | - | - | $147,851 | 978 | $6,852,450 | 2.2% | Feb 26, 1999 | Paramount Pictures |
| 101 | Silsila Hai Pyar Ka | - | - | - | $141,528 | 19 | $141,528 | 100% | Apr 16, 1999 | Eros Worldwide |
| 102 | The Rugrats Movie | - | - | - | $134,268 | 2,832 | $100,494,675 | 0.1% | Nov 20, 1998 | Paramount Pictures |
| 103 | Mighty Joe Young | - | - | - | $112,607 | 2,559 | $50,632,037 | 0.2% | Dec 25, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 104 | Edge of Seventeen | - | - | - | $110,401 | 10 | $871,759 | 12.7% | Apr 30, 1999 | Strand Releasing |
| 105 | 8½ 1999 Re-release | - | - | - | $98,760 | 1 | $98,760 | 100% | Apr 9, 1999 | Kino International |
| 106 | Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl | - | - | - | $94,116 | 22 | $1,010,933 | 9.3% | May 7, 1999 | Stratosphere Entertainment |
| 107 | The Harmonists | - | - | - | $73,194 | 33 | $244,861 | 29.9% | Mar 12, 1999 | Miramax |
| 108 | Endurance | - | - | - | $54,147 | 20 | $137,124 | 39.5% | May 14, 1999 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 109 | Six Ways to Sunday | - | - | - | $41,490 | 6 | $54,751 | 75.8% | Mar 5, 1999 | Stratosphere Entertainment |
| 110 | Friends & Lovers | - | - | - | $33,543 | 53 | $33,543 | 100% | Apr 16, 1999 | Lionsgate |
| 111 | The Joyriders | - | - | - | $26,999 | 26 | $26,999 | 100% | Apr 16, 1999 | Providence Entertainment |
| 112 | Metroland | - | - | - | $26,682 | 12 | $26,682 | 100% | Apr 9, 1999 | Lionsgate |
| 113 | The Monster 1999 Re-release | - | - | - | $22,819 | 1 | $22,819 | 100% | Apr 2, 1999 | Lionsgate |
| 114 | Frogs for Snakes | - | - | - | $21,589 | 29 | $21,589 | 100% | May 21, 1999 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 115 | Clubland | - | - | - | $18,529 | 60 | $18,529 | 100% | Apr 16, 1999 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 116 | Goliathon | - | - | - | $17,368 | 14 | $17,368 | 100% | Apr 23, 1999 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 117 | Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane | - | - | - | $15,035 | 7 | $15,035 | 100% | Apr 9, 1999 | Lionsgate |
| 118 | La Cucaracha | - | - | - | $14,692 | 11 | $14,692 | 100% | Apr 23, 1999 | - |
| 119 | The Third Man | - | - | - | $13,576 | 5 | $618,173 | 2.2% | May 7, 1999 | Rialto Pictures |
| 120 | Dial M for Murder 1999 Re-release | - | - | - | $12,562 | 1 | $12,562 | 100% | Apr 9, 1999 | Warner Bros. |
| 121 | After Life | - | - | - | $11,791 | 11 | $801,985 | 1.5% | May 14, 1999 | Artistic License |
| 122 | Tout Truffaut Film Festival | - | - | - | $11,206 | 1 | $11,206 | 100% | Apr 23, 1999 | WinStar Cinema |
| 123 | Following | - | - | - | $10,375 | 2 | $48,482 | 21.4% | Apr 2, 1999 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 124 | Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles | - | - | - | $5,869 | 1 | $5,869 | 100% | Apr 30, 1999 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 125 | Leila | - | - | - | $5,294 | 1 | $5,294 | 100% | May 14, 1999 | First Run |
| 126 | My Dinner with Andre | - | - | - | $5,073 | 1 | $5,073 | 100% | May 14, 1999 | WinStar Cinema |
| 127 | Nô | - | - | - | $4,868 | 2 | $4,868 | 100% | Apr 23, 1999 | New Yorker Films |
| 128 | The Empty Mirror | - | - | - | $4,688 | 4 | $4,688 | 100% | May 7, 1999 | Lionsgate |
| 129 | Jeanne and the Perfect Guy | - | - | - | $4,417 | 1 | $4,417 | 100% | Apr 16, 1999 | Strand Releasing |
| 130 | Eternity and a Day | - | - | - | $4,386 | 3 | $107,178 | 4.1% | May 28, 1999 | Artistic License |
| 131 | Het ondergronds orkest | - | - | - | $4,315 | 1 | $4,315 | 100% | Apr 2, 1999 | First Look International |
| 132 | Twice Upon a Yesterday | - | - | - | $3,351 | 47 | $279,757 | 1.2% | May 28, 1999 | Trimark Pictures |
| 133 | I'm Crazy About Iris Blond | - | - | - | $3,303 | 1 | $3,303 | 100% | May 14, 1999 | Miramax |
| 134 | Do You Wanna Dance? | - | - | - | $3,210 | 1 | $3,210 | 100% | Apr 16, 1999 | Ellinas Productions |
| 135 | Southie | - | - | - | $3,110 | 2 | $52,819 | 5.9% | May 28, 1999 | Lionsgate |
| 136 | Heaven | - | - | - | $2,838 | 1 | $2,838 | 100% | Apr 30, 1999 | Miramax |
| 137 | The Velocity of Gary | - | - | - | $2,143 | 1 | $2,143 | 100% | Apr 30, 1999 | Next Millenium Films |
| 138 | The Pusher | - | - | - | $1,656 | 1 | $1,656 | 100% | May 7, 1999 | First Run |
| 139 | The Underground Comedy Movie | - | - | - | $856 | 1 | $856 | 100% | May 14, 1999 | Phaedra Cinema |
