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The Sixth Sense

Film · 1999 · Breakout

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A twist-ending thriller grossed $672.8 million worldwide after a word-of-mouth run.

Trailer · DisneyMoviesInternational on YouTube
The Sixth Sense: poster
Wikipedia (non-free, fair use)
The Sixth Sense - Trailer
DisneyMoviesInternational on YouTube
The Sixth Sense - Box Office Mojo
Box Office Mojo
"I Wasn't Bluffing": M. Night Shyamalan Recalls 'Sixth Sense' Pitch and Frenzy That Followed
The Hollywood Reporter
M. Night Shyamalan at a 2008 press conference for The Happening, not a Sixth Sense premiere photo.
Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0
WATCH: 'The Sixth Sense' premieres in Philly 20 years ago
6abc Philadelphia

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Worldwide gross, original theatrical release
$672.8M
As of Oct 23, 2026 · The Numbers
Milestone date
Week of Sep 3, 1999
Aug 6 ’99 to Week of Sep 3, 1999
Platforms
6
Started on Box office
Leverage
17×
$672.8M on $40M budget

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The Sixth Sense led the domestic box office for five weekends. TV ads preceded word of mouth and repeat viewing. Its fifth weekend is a milestone anchor; parodies and online reuse followed.

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Weekend box office, US and Canada1999-08-06: $26,681,2621999-08-13: $25,764,9911999-08-20: $23,950,0081999-08-27: $20,099,1491999-09-03: $22,896,9671999-09-10: $16,511,4641999-09-17: $11,207,4221999-09-24: $8,435,1931999-10-01: $7,025,0981999-10-08: $6,123,9671999-10-15: $5,160,1711999-10-22: $4,057,8461999-10-29: $3,200,9611999-11-05: $3,131,5381999-11-12: $2,562,6491999-11-19: $1,615,1921999-11-26: $1,542,5241999-12-03: $966,5241999-12-10: $666,9261999-12-17: $491,6681999-12-24: $213,0561999-12-31: $342,2732000-01-07: $332,4842000-01-21: $247,7512000-01-28: $235,9452000-02-04: $298,9092000-02-11: $1,116,1862000-02-25: $1,547,6402000-03-03: $1,193,0042000-03-10: $967,7782000-03-17: $1,280,7802000-03-24: $1,280,3452000-03-31: $902,4912000-04-07: $512,7652000-04-14: $272,2512000-04-21: $161,6272000-04-28: $84,1182000-05-05: $35,943Aug ’98Sep ’99Mar ’00OctJul ’02Dec ’04Aug ’06May ’11Feb ’16Jun ’20Aug ’23Feb ’26MilestoneBox officePressTVRetailOpen webYouTube
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Weekend box office, US and Canada: 38 dated figures from Box Office Mojo, each checked against the source. Measured at the time, not estimated.

Timeline (16)

  1. August 1999

    Hollywood Pictures / Buena Vista Pictures seed · Aug 6 ’99

    Buena Vista released The Sixth Sense in US cinemas.[2][3]

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  2. John Anderson / Los Angeles Times press · Aug 6 ’99

    Anderson reviewed the film while withholding its twists and turns.[4]

  3. US and Canadian moviegoers commercial · Aug 8 ’99

    The film opened at No. 1 with $26,681,262, setting an August record.[5][6][7]

    The Sixth Sense - Box Office Mojo

  1. commercial · Week of Aug 13, 1999

  2. milestone · Week of Sep 3, 1999

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Origin
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Region
US
Worldwide gross, original theatrical release
$672.8M
As of Oct 23, 2026 · The Numbers
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