Domestic 1999 Weekend 1
January 1-3, 1999
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Patch Adams | $19,050,675 | -24.6% | 2,752 | +40 | $6,922 | $65,495,000 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | Stepmom | $14,582,227 | -23.8% | 2,358 | - | $6,184 | $50,017,838 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 3 | You've Got Mail | $14,176,243 | -21.7% | 2,776 | +20 | $5,106 | $77,938,617 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 4 | The Prince of Egypt | $11,244,612 | -25.6% | 3,202 | -16 | $3,511 | $66,351,243 | 3 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 5 | 7 | A Bug's Life | $8,830,882 | -12.8% | 2,551 | +95 | $3,461 | $136,420,446 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 6 | Mighty Joe Young | $8,119,749 | -23.4% | 2,544 | +42 | $3,191 | $28,148,105 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 5 | The Faculty | $7,485,668 | -35.7% | 2,365 | - | $3,165 | $25,894,803 | 2 | Miramax |
| 8 | 9 | Enemy of the State | $4,788,756 | -9.6% | 1,539 | +34 | $3,111 | $96,816,659 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 8 | Star Trek: Insurrection | $4,748,716 | -35% | 2,516 | -161 | $1,887 | $58,644,099 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | 12 | Shakespeare in Love | $3,172,107 | +21.5% | 299 | +4 | $10,609 | $9,411,676 | 4 | Miramax |
| 11 | 10 | Jack Frost | $3,166,282 | -18.9% | 2,135 | -7 | $1,483 | $31,153,045 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 11 | The Rugrats Movie | $2,752,148 | +3.2% | 2,002 | -223 | $1,374 | $89,183,140 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | 13 | The Waterboy | $2,142,483 | -8.2% | 1,242 | -39 | $1,725 | $150,037,914 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | 14 | Waking Ned Devine | $1,619,160 | -2.7% | 269 | +10 | $6,019 | $6,954,620 | 7 | - |
| 15 | - | Rush Hour | $1,468,941 | - | 1,016 | - | $1,445 | $137,534,276 | 16 | New Line Cinema |
| 16 | - | Down in the Delta | $1,080,775 | - | 416 | - | $2,598 | $3,578,332 | 2 | Miramax |
| 17 | 15 | Life Is Beautiful | $1,073,415 | +8.6% | 225 | +1 | $4,770 | $11,409,840 | 11 | Miramax |
| 18 | 16 | Elizabeth | $1,037,419 | +21.5% | 452 | +43 | $2,295 | $16,510,380 | 9 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 19 | 17 | Antz | $546,012 | -1.2% | 775 | -78 | $704 | $89,214,361 | 14 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 20 | 18 | A Simple Plan | $512,070 | +15.3% | 80 | - | $6,400 | $2,515,990 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | - | Psycho | $412,815 | - | 640 | - | $645 | $20,776,265 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | - | Everest | $403,799 | - | 60 | - | $6,729 | $56,145,919 | 44 | MacGillivray Freeman Films |
| 23 | 19 | The Thin Red Line | $375,636 | +33% | 7 | +2 | $53,662 | $1,020,438 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | - | Babe: Pig in the City | $364,030 | - | 617 | - | $590 | $16,132,210 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | - | Urban Legend | $350,879 | - | 541 | - | $648 | $37,857,342 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 26 | - | Les Boys II | $302,822 | - | 88 | - | $3,441 | $2,743,597 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 27 | - | Meet Joe Black | $301,365 | - | 543 | - | $555 | $43,542,070 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | - | There's Something About Mary | $288,377 | - | 315 | - | $915 | $174,711,122 | 25 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | - | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $278,096 | - | 416 | - | $668 | $39,167,980 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $261,760 | - | 17 | - | $15,397 | $2,872,271 | 11 | IMAX |
| 31 | - | Dancing at Lughnasa | $259,685 | - | 93 | - | $2,792 | $1,191,089 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 32 | - | Gods and Monsters | $255,344 | - | 122 | - | $2,092 | $1,922,758 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 33 | - | The Siege | $255,296 | - | 425 | - | $600 | $40,163,804 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 34 | - | Little Voice | $206,512 | - | 34 | - | $6,073 | $880,046 | 5 | Miramax |
| 35 | - | Practical Magic | $206,408 | - | 571 | - | $361 | $46,611,204 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | 20 | Hurlyburly | $171,302 | +3.9% | 16 | - | $10,706 | $463,298 | 2 | Fine Line Features |
| 37 | - | Central Station | $140,153 | - | 20 | - | $7,007 | $695,022 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 38 | - | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $114,105 | - | 14 | - | $8,150 | $4,119,728 | 36 | IMAX |
| 39 | - | Pleasantville | $106,854 | - | 147 | - | $726 | $38,868,118 | 11 | New Line Cinema |
| 40 | - | The Wizard of Oz 1998 Re-release | $101,786 | - | 404 | - | $251 | $14,792,232 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | - | I'll Be Home for Christmas | $96,320 | - | 344 | - | $280 | $12,121,586 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 42 | - | Hilary and Jackie | $92,956 | - | 6 | - | $15,492 | $134,929 | 1 | October Films |
| 43 | 21 | A Civil Action | $70,869 | +1.1% | 2 | - | $35,434 | $226,465 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | - | American History X | $68,990 | - | 74 | - | $932 | $6,114,166 | 10 | New Line Cinema |
| 45 | - | Very Bad Things | $66,037 | - | 75 | - | $880 | $9,801,782 | 6 | PolyGram |
| 46 | - | Affliction | $63,979 | - | 3 | - | $21,326 | $90,017 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 47 | - | Bride of Chucky | $63,560 | - | 100 | - | $635 | $32,368,960 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 48 | - | Ringmaster | $57,399 | - | 106 | - | $541 | $8,667,605 | 6 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 49 | - | The Mask of Zorro | $55,810 | - | 69 | - | $808 | $93,771,072 | 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 50 | - | Belly | $55,358 | - | 96 | - | $576 | $9,505,046 | 9 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 51 | - | The Celebration | $50,497 | - | 28 | - | $1,803 | $1,250,305 | 13 | October Films |
| 52 | - | The Red Violin | $46,353 | - | 23 | - | $2,015 | $1,191,999 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 53 | - | Home Fries | $45,578 | - | 146 | - | $312 | $10,095,740 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | - | The General | $42,403 | - | 6 | - | $7,067 | $177,220 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 55 | - | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $40,136 | - | 13 | - | $3,087 | $11,694,857 | 78 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 56 | - | Happiness | $34,640 | - | 30 | - | $1,154 | $2,635,624 | 12 | Good Machine |
| 57 | - | Saving Private Ryan | $34,590 | - | 4 | - | $8,647 | $190,839,849 | 24 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 58 | 22 | The Swindle | $30,199 | +21.2% | 4 | +1 | $7,549 | $70,967 | 2 | New Yorker Films |
| 59 | - | Playing by Heart | $26,669 | - | 1 | - | $26,669 | $36,934 | 1 | Miramax |
| 60 | - | The Hi-Lo Country | $17,712 | - | 3 | - | $5,904 | $23,725 | 1 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 61 | - | Another Day in Paradise | $14,900 | - | 3 | - | $4,966 | $19,749 | 1 | Trimark Pictures |
| 62 | - | Port Djema | $783 | - | 1 | - | $783 | $783 | 1 | Shadow Distribution |
