Top 20 Openings of Summer 1999
# | Title | Release | Total ($M) | Opening ($M) | Theaters | AVG ($) | Distributor |
1 | Star Wars Episode I | May 19 | 427 | 64.8 | 2970 | 21,822 | Fox |
2 | Austin Powers 2 | Jun 11 | 205 | 57.4 | 3312 | 17,344 | New Line |
3 | The Mummy | May 7 | 155 | 43.4 | 3209 | 13,515 | Universal |
4 | Big Daddy | Jun 25 | 164 | 41.5 | 3027 | 13,722 | Sony |
5 | Runaway Bride | Jul 30 | 153 | 35.1 | 3158 | 11,101 | Paramount |
6 | Tarzan | Jun 18 | 171 | 34.2 | 3005 | 11,388 | Buena Vista |
7 | The Haunting | Jul 23 | 90 | 33.4 | 2808 | 11,907 | DreamWorks |
8 | The Blair Witch Project | Jul 14 | 141 | 29.2 | 1101 | 26,528 | Artisan |
9 | Notting Hill | May 28 | 117 | 27.7 | 2747 | 10,080 | Universal |
10 | Wild Wild West | Jun 30 | 114 | 27.7 | 3342 | 8,285 | Warner Bros. |
11 | The Sixth Sense | Aug 6 | 255 | 26.7 | 2161 | 12,347 | Buena Vista |
12 | The General's Daughter | Jun 18 | 103 | 22.3 | 2856 | 7,819 | Paramount |
13 | Inspector Gadget | Jul 23 | 97 | 21.9 | 2814 | 7,779 | Buena Vista |
14 | Eyes Wide Shut | Jul 16 | 57 | 21.7 | 2411 | 9,003 | Warner Bros. |
15 | Deep Blue Sea | Jul 28 | 75 | 19.1 | 2854 | 6,695 | Warner Bros. |
16 | American Pie | Jul 9 | 103 | 18.7 | 2508 | 7,460 | Universal |
17 | Bowfinger | Aug 13 | 74 | 18.1 | 2706 | 6,675 | Universal |
18 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Aug 6 | 72 | 14.6 | 2427 | 6,016 | MGM/UA |
19 | South Park | Jun 30 | 52 | 11.3 | 2128 | 5,327 | Paramount |
20 | Lake Placid | Jul 16 | 32 | 11.0 | 2096 | 5,236 | Fox |
Total grosses are projected as of September 21. Theaters and AVG are for the opening weekend. All weekend grosses are for Friday-to-Sunday periods except for italicized four-day holiday frame.
Last Updated : September 21, 1999