The year 1999 in film included Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, the science-fiction film The Matrix, the animated works The Iron Giant, Toy Story 2, Tarzan, and , the Best Picture-winner American Beauty, and the well-received The Green Mile. Other noteworthy releases include M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense, David Fincher's Fight Club, Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides, Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia and Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman's Being John Malkovich. The year also featured George Lucas' top-grossing . Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer celebrated their 75th anniversaries in 1999.
The top 10 films released in 1999 by worldwide gross are as follows:[1] [2]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20th Century Fox | $924,305,084 | ||
| 2 | The Sixth Sense | Buena Vista | $672,806,292 | |
| 3 | Toy Story 2 | $511,358,276 | ||
| 4 | The Matrix | Warner Bros. | $465,974,198 | |
| 5 | Tarzan | Buena Vista | $448,191,819 | |
| 6 | The Mummy | Universal | $416,385,488 | |
| 7 | Notting Hill | $363,889,678 | ||
| 8 | The World Is Not Enough | MGM / UIP | $361,832,400 | |
| 9 | American Beauty | DreamWorks | $356,296,601 | |
| 10 | New Line | $312,383,487 |
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 91 | US | Actor | ||
| 9 | 63 | US | Screenwriter, Director, Actor | |||
| 11 | 89 | UK | Actor, Director | |||
| 12 | 84 | US | Actress | |||
| 13 | 79 | US | Director | |||
| 14 | 59 | US | Composer | |||
| 15 | 54 | US | Actor | |||
| 15 | 83 | UK | Producer | |||
| 19 | Michael White | 36 | UK | Production Designer | ||
| 21 | 94 | UK | Actor | |||
| 21 | 60 | US | Actress | |||
| 23 | 62 | Italy | Director, Producer | |||
| 30 | 78 | US | Actor | |||
| 30 | 89 | US | Actor | |||
| February | 6 | 75 | US | Actor | ||
| 7 | 86 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 7 | 80 | US | Actor, Singer | |||
| 9 | 78 | US | Actress | |||
| 9 | 67 | UK | Actor | |||
| 10 | 66 | Russia | Actor | |||
| 17 | 71 | US | Actor | |||
| 17 | 69 | US | Actress | |||
| 20 | 53 | US | Film Critic | None; critiqued films for the Chicago Tribune | ||
| 24 | 68 | UK | Actor | |||
| 26 | 88 | US | Actress | |||
| March | 3 | 72 | US | Actor, Director | ||
| 4 | 64 | US | Actor | |||
| 4 | 91 | US | Singer, Actor | |||
| 5 | 76 | US | Actor | |||
| 6 | 62 | UK | Actor | |||
| 7 | 70 | US | Director, Screenwriter | |||
| 8 | 74 | US | Actress | |||
| 13 | 86 | US | Screenwriter, Director | |||
| 14 | 88 | US | Actor | |||
| 17 | 77 | Austria | Composer | |||
| 20 | 67 | US | Set Decorator | |||
| 22 | 29 | US | Actor | |||
| 28 | 91 | Australia | Actor | |||
| April | 4 | 74 | US | Actress | ||
| 4 | 53 | UK | Actor | |||
| 9 | 72 | US | Actor | |||
| 13 | 80 | US | Screenwriter, Director, Actor | |||
| 14 | 72 | China | Actor | |||
| 14 | 87 | US | Actress | |||
| 14 | 67 | UK | Actor, Composer | |||
| 15 | c. 48 | Pakistan | Actress | |||
| 16 | 87 | Germany | Film Editor | |||
| 16 | 37 | US | Actress | |||
| 21 | 84 | New Zealand | Actress | |||
| 21 | 94 | US | Actor | |||
| 22 | 74 | US | Actor | |||
| 28 | 76 | US | Actor | |||
| 28 | 64 | UK | Special Effects Artist | |||
| 28 | 69 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| May | 2 | 69 | US | Actor | ||
| 2 | 62 | UK | Actor | |||
| 8 | 78 | UK | Actor | |||
| 8 | 67 | US | Voice Actor | |||
| 8 | 86 | US | Actress | |||
| 8 | 34 | US | Actress | |||
| 14 | 73 | US | Set Decorator | |||
| 17 | 86 | US | Actor | |||
| 19 | 85 | US | Actor | |||
| 19 | 83 | US | Film Editor | |||
| 19 | 80 | Australia | Actor | |||
| 21 | 71 | Austria | Actress | |||
| 21 | 70 | UK | Actor | |||
| 25 | 84 | US | Actress | |||
| June | 5 | 73 | US | Singer, Actor | ||
| 9 | 96 | US | Director, Screenwriter | |||
| 11 | 79 | US | Actor | |||
| 13 | 85 | UK | Actor | |||
| 18 | 93 | UK | Actress | |||
| 19 | 92 | Italy | Director | |||
| 24 | 88 | US | Actress | |||
| 25 | 83 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 27 | 68 | US | Actor | |||
| 28 | John Woolf | 86 | UK | Producer | ||
| 29 | 62 | US | Producer | |||
| 29 | 66 | Ireland | Actor | |||
| 30 | 75 | US | Actor | |||
| July | 1 | 90 | Canada | Director, Film Editor | ||
| 1 | 88 | US | Actress | |||
| 2 | 78 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 4 | 79 | US | Screenwriter, Actor | |||
| 4 | 84 | UK | Actor | |||
| 12 | 85 | UK | Actor | |||
| 17 | 58 | Ireland | Actor | |||
| 17 | 74 | US | Costume Designer | |||
| 19 | 70 | France | Actress | |||
| 19 | 90 | UK | Actor | |||
| 20 | 82 | US | Actress | |||
| August | 4 | 86 | US | Actor | ||
| 4 | 72 | UK | Costume Designer | |||
| 7 | 54 | US | Actor | |||
| 7 | 91 | Japan | Cinematographer | |||
| 9 | 77 | Austria | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | |||
| 12 | 82 | US | Actor | |||
| 16 | 54 | US | Visual Effects Artist | |||
| 16 | 73 | US | Actress | |||
| 23 | 73 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 27 | 75 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 31 | 81 | US | Actress | |||
| September | 9 | 89 | UK | Actress | ||
| 9 | 76 | US | Actress | |||
| 12 | 85 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 14 | 89 | UK | Director, Film Editor | |||
| 17 | 75 | Italy | Actor | |||
| 17 | 84 | UK | Actress | |||
| 17 | 71 | UK | Singer, Actor | |||
| 18 | 86 | US | Film Editor | |||
| 22 | 71 | US | Actor | |||
| 23 | 89 | Australia | Screenwriter | |||
| 26 | 75 | Ireland | Actress | |||
| October | 1 | 82 | UK | Actor | ||
| 2 | 73 | US | Actor | |||
| 5 | 63 | US | Actor | |||
| 6 | 82 | US | Actress | |||
| 7 | 85 | UK | Actor | |||
| 7 | 92 | US | Actress | |||
| 12 | Jacqueline Malouf | 58 | US | Actress | ||
| 14 | 70 | US | Actor | |||
| 16 | 78 | US | Actor | |||
| 19 | 67 | UK | Actress | |||
| 26 | 61 | US | Singer, Actor | |||
| 26 | 88 | US | Screenwriter, Director | |||
| 26 | 84 | UK | Visual Effects Artist | |||
| 27 | 80 | US | Actress | |||
| 27 | 88 | US | Composer | |||
| 29 | 57 | UK | Actor | |||
| 30 | 81 | US | Actress | |||
| November | 3 | 71 | UK | Actor | ||
| 4 | 70 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 5 | 68 | US | Director | |||
| 9 | 66 | US | Actress | |||
| 11 | 38 | US | Voice Actress | |||
| 14 | 82 | US | Actress | |||
| 20 | 92 | US | Costume Designer | |||
| 21 | 71 | US | Actor | |||
| 24 | 55 | UK | Actor | |||
| 25 | 82 | US | Actor | |||
| 27 | Robert F. Shugrue | 62 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 28 | 70 | US | Actress | |||
| December | 3 | 84 | US | Actor | ||
| 3 | 57 | US | Actress | |||
| 5 | 71 | Japan | Composer | |||
| 12 | 76 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 13 | 88 | UK | Producer | |||
| 14 | Ernest Walter | 80 | UK | Film Editor | ||
| 17 | 78 | US | Actor, Singer | |||
| 18 | 98 | France | Director | |||
| 19 | 85 | UK | Actor | |||
| 20 | 101 | US | Director | |||
| 21 | 82 | UK | Actor | |||
| 21 | 81 | US | Actor | |||
| 21 | 92 | US | Producer | |||
| 21 | 77 | US | Cinematographer | |||
| 23 | 56 | US | Actress | |||
| 25 | 70 | UK | Actor | |||
| 26 | 57 | France | Actor | |||
| 26 | 57 | US | Singer, Composer | |||
| 26 | 49 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 26 | 74 | US | Actor | |||
| 29 | 85 | US | Actor | |||
| 29 | 95 | US | Actor, Stuntman |