1999 in film
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Events
- April 7 - Star Wars fans begin lining up at movie theaters in Westwood and Hollywood to buy tickets for Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace
- May 3 - A Durham, North Carolina woman named Jennifer Briggs changes her name to Obi-Wan Kenobi Briggs in honor of the Star Wars character. Ms. Briggs wins $1000 from a local radio station for changing her name.
- November 18 - Toy Story 2, a sequel to the 1995 film Toy Story is released in theaters across the United States. The movie is expected to release in the United Kingdom in February next year.
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Top grossing films
Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 1999; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year. The top ten films of 1999 as of January 26, 2006 (U.S. and Canada), January 26, 2006 (UK) and January 26, 2006 (Australia) are as follows:
| 1999 Rank | Title | Studio | Total Int'l Box Office Gross | U.S. & Canada Box Office Gross | United Kingdom Box Office Gross | Australia Box Office Gross |
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| 1. | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | 20th Century Fox | $924,317,558 | $431,088,301 | £50,734,924 | $38,828,310 |
| 2. | The Sixth Sense | Buena Vista | $672,806,292 | $293,506,292 | £25,407,279 | $29,298,667 |
| 3. | Toy Story 2 | Buena Vista | $485,015,179 | $245,852,179 | £43,294,228 | $20,131,422 |
| 4. | The Matrix | Warner Bros. | $460,379,930 | $171,479,930 | £16,918,842 | $23,160,219 |
| 5. | Tarzan | Buena Vista | $448,191,819 | $171,091,819 | £17,694,331 | $11,399,994 |
| 6. | The Mummy | Universal Pictures | $415,885,488 | $155,385,488 | £17,362,781 | $18,107,396 |
| 7. | Notting Hill | Universal Pictures | $363,889,678 | $116,089,678 | £30,403,825 | $20,831,399 |
| 8. | The World Is Not Enough | MGM | $361,832,400 | $126,943,684 | £28,367,515 | $14,168,737 |
| 9. | American Beauty | DreamWorks | $356,296,601 | $130,096,601 | £21,261,601 | $19,016,237 |
| 10. | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | New Line Cinema | $310,940,086 | $206,040,086 | £25,635,589 | $22,380,168 |
In total, six films released in 1999 grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.
For a complete list of 1999's top-grossing films, follow these links:
- Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1999&p=.htm
- U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1999&p=.htm
- United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
- Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com/
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Awards
- Best Picture: American Beauty
- Best Actor: Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
- Best Actress: Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry
- Drama:
- Best Picture: American Beauty
- Best Actor: Denzel Washington - The Hurricane
- Best Actress: Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry
- <u>Musical or Comedy:
- Best Picture: Toy Story 2
- Best Actor: Jim Carrey - Man on the Moon
- Best Actress: Janet McTeer - Tumbleweeds
- Best Picture: American Beauty
- Best Actor: Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
- Best Actress: Annette Bening - American Beauty
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Births
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Deaths
- January 15 - Betty Box, film producer
- February 20 - Gene Siskel, film critic, Siskel and Ebert
- March 5 - Richard Kiley, actor
- March 7 - Stanley Kubrick, film director
- March 13 - Garson Kanin, writer/director
- April 14 - Ellen Corby, actress, Grandma Walton in "The Waltons"
- April 21 - Buddy Rogers, actor, husband of Mary Pickford
- April 28 - Rory Calhoun, actor
- May 2 - Oliver Reed, actor
- May 8 - Dirk Bogarde, actor/author
- May 21 - Vanessa Brown, actress
- June 11 - DeForest Kelley, actor best known for "Star Trek"
- June 29 - Allan Carr, movie producer
- July 1 - Sylvia Sidney, actress
- July 2 - Mario Puzo, writer/author, "The Godfather"
- August 4 - Victor Mature, actor
- September 9 - Ruth Roman, actress
- September 22 - George C Scott, Oscar winning actor
- November 3 - Ian Bannen, actor
- December 3 - Madeline Kahn, actress
- December 17 – Rex Allen, cowboy actor, singer
- December 19 - Desmond Llewelyn, actor, "Q" in James Bond films
- December 23 - Lois Hamilton, actress, artist, model
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Pan & scan-release movies
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January-March
January 1999 February 1999 March 1999
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April-June
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July-September
July 1999 August 1999 September 1999
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October-December
October 1999 November 1999 December 1999
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Other movies released
- American Pie
- Being John Malkovich
- The Big Kahuna
- Blast from the Past
- Bowfinger
- Boys Don't Cry
- The Cider House Rules
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
- Dick
- The Dogwalker
- Dudley Do-Right
- El Intruso
- End of Days
- Entrapment
- Eyes Wide Shut
- Fantasia 2000
- Fight Club
- Forces of Nature
- Galaxy Quest
- Godzilla 2000 (Japan)
- Guinevere
- The Haunting
- The Hi-Line
- The Insider
- Inspector Gadget
- Magnolia
- Man on the Moon
- The Matrix
- Radiohead: Meeting People Is Easy (DVD Release)
- My Favorite Martian
- Never Been Kissed
- October Sky
- Office Space
- The Omega Code
- Payback
- Pokémon: The First Movie
- Pushing Tin
- Random Hearts
- She's All That
- Simply Irresistible
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
- Swing
- The Straight Story
- The Thomas Crown Affair
- Three Kings
- Three to Tango
- Trick
- Tube Tales
- Tumbleweeds
- The War Zone
- Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
- Wakko's Wish (direct-to-video)
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