Top 20 Films of Summer 1999

# Title Release Total ($M) Opening ($M) Theaters 1st Wk % Per Thtr. Distributor Budget ($M)
1 Star Wars Episode I May 19 427 64.8 3126 15.18 136,596 Fox 115
2 The Sixth Sense Aug 6 255 26.7 2788 10.46 91,463 Buena Vista 55
3 Austin Powers 2 Jun 11 205 57.4 3314 28.02 61,859 New Line 33
4 Tarzan Jun 18 171 34.2 3131 20.01 54,615 Buena Vista 150
5 Big Daddy Jun 25 164 41.5 3254 25.33 50,400 Sony 32
6 The Mummy May 7 155 43.4 3411 27.98 45,441 Universal 80
7 Runaway Bride Jul 30 153 35.1 3240 22.91 47,222 Paramount 70
8 The Blair Witch Project Jul 14 141 29.2 2618 20.71 53,858 Artisan 0.06
9 Notting Hill May 28 117 27.7 2786 23.67 41,996 Universal 42
10 Wild Wild West Jun 30 114 27.7 3342 24.29 34,111 Warner Bros. 150
11 The General's Daughter Jun 18 103 22.3 2858 21.68 36,039 Paramount 60
12 American Pie Jul 9 103 18.7 2544 18.16 40,487 Universal 11
13 Inspector Gadget Jul 23 97 21.9 2877 22.57 33,716 Buena Vista 75
14 The Haunting Jul 23 90 33.4 2881 37.15 31,239 DreamWorks 80
15 Bowfinger Aug 13 75 18.1 2732 24.08 27,452 Universal 55
16 Deep Blue Sea Jul 28 74 19.1 2901 25.82 25,508 Warner Bros. 60
17 The Thomas Crown Affair Aug 6 72 14.6 2427 20.28 29,666 MGM/UA 60
18 Eyes Wide Shut Jul 16 57 21.7 2483 38.08 22,956 Warner Bros. 65
19 South Park Jun 30 52 11.3 2128 21.80 24,436 Paramount 21
20 Mickey Blue Eyes Aug 20 36 10.2 2573 28.27 13,991 Warner Bros. 40

Total grosses are projected as of September 21. 1st Wk % represents share of total gross achieved during opening weekend. Theaters and AVG are for the widest point of release. All weekend grosses are for Friday-to-Sunday periods except for italicized four-day holiday frame. Budgets are estimated from publicly reported figures and do not include costs for prints and advertising.

Last Updated : September 21, 1999