Domestic Box Office For September 1999
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Beauty | $130,096,601 | 1,990 | $861,531 | 0.7% | 16 | Sep 15 | - | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 2 | Romance | $1,585,642 | 74 | $44,829 | 2.8% | 3 | Sep 17 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 3 | Guinevere | $632,283 | 310 | $54,145 | 8.6% | 10 | Sep 24 | - | Miramax |
| 4 | Earth | $424,798 | 18 | $42,449 | 10% | 8 | Sep 10 | - | Zeitgeist Films |
| 5 | Lucie Aubrac | $394,079 | 19 | $19,644 | 5% | 1 | Sep 17 | - | USA Films |
| 6 | The Minus Man | $370,668 | 45 | $40,292 | 10.9% | 5 | Sep 10 | Oct 28 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 7 | Black Cat, White Cat | $351,447 | 11 | - | - | - | Sep 10 | Dec 16 | USA Films |
| 8 | Simon Sez | $292,152 | 504 | $185,472 | 63.5% | 504 | Sep 24 | - | Independent Artists |
| 9 | Dil Kya Kare | $284,856 | 35 | $188,732 | 66.3% | 35 | Sep 24 | - | Eros Worldwide |
| 10 | Dog Park | $250,147 | 512 | $154,524 | 61.8% | 512 | Sep 24 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 11 | Hello Brother | $245,034 | 41 | $245,034 | 100% | 41 | Sep 10 | - | Video Sound |
| 12 | One Man's Hero | $240,067 | 52 | $108,567 | 45.2% | 52 | Sep 24 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 13 | Breakfast of Champions | $178,278 | 11 | $42,326 | 23.7% | 7 | Sep 17 | Dec 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Sugar Town | $178,095 | 22 | $42,668 | 24% | 8 | Sep 17 | Nov 18 | USA Films |
| 15 | Bedrooms and Hallways | $136,049 | 7 | $16,459 | 12.1% | 1 | Sep 3 | Jun 8 | First Run |
| 16 | Get Bruce | $44,337 | 4 | $19,736 | 44.5% | 4 | Sep 17 | Oct 7 | Miramax |
| 17 | B. Monkey | $39,371 | 5 | $17,436 | 44.3% | 5 | Sep 10 | - | Miramax |
| 18 | Whiteboyz | $38,738 | 17 | $23,149 | 59.8% | 17 | Sep 10 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 19 | Best Laid Plans | $27,816 | 5 | $14,872 | 53.5% | 5 | Sep 10 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 20 | All the Little Animals | $26,558 | 10 | $11,888 | 44.8% | 10 | Sep 3 | - | Lionsgate |
| 21 | Taxman | $9,871 | 2 | - | - | - | Sep 17 | Sep 30 | Phaedra Cinema |
| 22 | Speaking in Strings | $6,859 | 2 | $1,519 | 22.1% | 1 | Sep 10 | Sep 23 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 23 | Suits | $3,676 | 2 | $2,972 | 80.8% | 2 | Sep 24 | Oct 7 | Taurus Entertainment Company |
