Movie Comparison: American Beauty (1999) vs. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
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American Beauty | Shakespeare in Love | |
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Domestic Release Date | Sep 15, 1999 | Dec 11, 1998 |
Production Budget | $15,000,000 | $26,000,000 |
Opening Weekend Theaters | 16 | 8 |
Maximum Theaters | 1,990 | 2,030 |
Theatrical Engagements | 32,213 | 30,453 |
Domestic Opening Weekend | $861,531 | $224,012 |
Domestic Box Office | $130,058,047 | $100,317,794 |
Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$268,783,604 | $214,553,424 |
International Box Office | $226,200,000 | $179,182,206 |
Worldwide Box Office | $356,258,047 | $279,500,000 |
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American Beauty | Shakespeare in Love | |
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1st Friday | $263,000 / $423,000 | - / - |
1st Saturday | $314,000 / $737,000 | - / - |
1st Sunday | $271,000 / $1,021,385 | - / - |
1st Monday | $147,742 / $1,169,127 | - / - |
1st Tuesday | $129,920 / $1,299,047 | - / - |
1st Wednesday | $130,765 / $1,429,812 | - / - |
1st Thursday | $115,526 / $1,545,338 | - / - |
2nd Friday | $1,720,000 / $3,265,000 | - / - |
2nd Saturday | $2,484,000 / $5,724,000 | - / - |
2nd Sunday | $1,567,000 / $7,484,984 | - / - |
2nd Monday | $605,772 / $8,090,756 | - / - |
2nd Tuesday | $719,403 / $8,810,159 | - / - |
2nd Wednesday | $702,373 / $9,512,532 | - / - |
2nd Thursday | $694,386 / $10,206,918 | - / - |
3rd Friday | $2,422,000 / $12,629,000 | - / - |
3rd Saturday | $3,572,000 / $16,201,000 | - / - |
3rd Sunday | $2,231,000 / $18,395,497 | - / - |
3rd Monday | $738,604 / $19,134,101 | - / - |
3rd Tuesday | $851,207 / $19,985,308 | - / - |
3rd Wednesday | $811,746 / $20,797,054 | - / - |
3rd Thursday | $818,328 / $21,615,382 | - / - |
4th Friday | $2,653,000 / $24,268,000 | $1,245,000 / $7,484,000 |
4th Saturday | $3,942,000 / $28,210,000 | $1,061,000 / $8,544,000 |
4th Sunday | $2,907,000 / $31,120,695 | $789,000 / $9,412,000 |
4th Monday | $1,164,308 / $32,285,003 | $313,143 / $9,724,819 |
4th Tuesday | $802,706 / $33,087,709 | $379,615 / $10,104,434 |
4th Wednesday | $730,465 / $33,818,174 | $359,339 / $10,463,773 |
4th Thursday | $733,121 / $34,551,295 | $357,124 / $10,820,897 |
5th Friday | $1,940,000 / $36,491,000 | $1,075,000 / $11,868,000 |
5th Saturday | $2,990,000 / $39,481,000 | $2,005,000 / $13,873,000 |
5th Sunday | $1,666,000 / $41,159,439 | $1,145,242 / $15,018,242 |
5th Monday | $513,076 / $41,672,515 | $353,354 / $15,371,596 |
5th Tuesday | $590,427 / $42,262,942 | $454,149 / $15,825,745 |
5th Wednesday | $614,089 / $42,877,031 | $394,546 / $16,220,291 |
5th Thursday | $573,117 / $43,450,148 | $364,266 / $16,584,557 |
6th Friday | $1,600,000 / $45,050,000 | $977,443 / $17,562,000 |
6th Saturday | $2,325,000 / $47,375,000 | $1,720,000 / $19,282,000 |
6th Sunday | $1,280,000 / $48,630,401 | - / - |
6th Monday | $405,519 / $49,035,920 | - / - |
6th Tuesday | $461,750 / $49,497,670 | $338,192 / $21,625,097 |
6th Wednesday | $402,381 / $49,900,051 | $320,460 / $21,945,557 |
6th Thursday | $426,234 / $50,326,285 | $317,718 / $22,263,275 |
7th Friday | $1,175,000 / $51,501,000 | $995,000 / $23,258,000 |
7th Saturday | $1,690,000 / $53,191,000 | $1,710,000 / $24,968,000 |
7th Sunday | $885,000 / $54,106,032 | $950,000 / $25,882,000 |
7th Monday | $317,213 / $54,423,245 | $339,404 / $26,221,903 |
7th Tuesday | $433,379 / $54,856,624 | $439,532 / $26,661,435 |
7th Wednesday | $378,503 / $55,235,127 | $378,133 / $27,039,568 |
7th Thursday | $371,352 / $55,606,479 | $385,084 / $27,424,652 |
8th Friday | $1,020,000 / $56,626,000 | $1,220,000 / $28,629,000 |
8th Saturday | $1,565,000 / $58,191,000 | $1,935,000 / $30,564,000 |
8th Sunday | $752,000 / $58,931,005 | $807,000 / $31,447,302 |
8th Monday | $228,353 / $59,159,358 | $279,257 / $31,726,559 |
8th Tuesday | $297,432 / $59,456,790 | $358,435 / $32,084,994 |
8th Wednesday | $365,444 / $59,822,234 | $307,270 / $32,392,264 |
8th Thursday | $461,446 / $60,283,680 | $308,509 / $32,700,773 |
9th Friday | $730,000 / $61,014,000 | $954,000 / $33,655,000 |
9th Saturday | $650,000 / $61,664,000 | $1,670,000 / $35,325,000 |
9th Sunday | $544,000 / $62,655,084 | $871,000 / $36,158,631 |
9th Monday | $164,856 / $62,819,940 | $201,634 / $36,360,265 |
9th Tuesday | $211,734 / $63,031,674 | $407,933 / $36,768,198 |
9th Wednesday | $189,339 / $63,221,013 | $434,298 / $37,202,496 |
9th Thursday | $185,562 / $63,406,575 | $424,843 / $37,627,339 |
10th Friday | $362,000 / $63,769,000 | $1,715,000 / $39,328,000 |
10th Saturday | $597,000 / $64,366,000 | $3,155,000 / $42,483,000 |
10th Sunday | $305,000 / $64,699,595 | $2,905,000 / $45,388,000 |
10th Monday | $110,280 / $64,809,875 | $1,167,523 / $46,663,122 |
10th Tuesday | $154,346 / $64,964,221 | $660,929 / $47,324,051 |
10th Wednesday | - / - | $509,733 / $47,779,643 |
10th Thursday | - / - | $534,472 / $48,313,676 |
American Beauty | Shakespeare in Love | |
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Opening Weekend | $861,531 / $1,021,385 | $224,012 / $224,012 |
2nd Weekend | $5,936,646 / $7,484,984 | $340,495 / $688,478 |
3rd Weekend | $8,188,587 / $18,395,497 | $2,609,894 / $3,589,742 |
4th Weekend | $9,505,313 / $31,120,695 | $3,172,107 / $9,411,676 |
5th Weekend | $6,608,144 / $41,159,439 | $4,224,426 / $15,018,242 |
6th Weekend | $5,180,253 / $48,630,401 | $4,729,645 / $21,286,905 |
7th Weekend | $3,779,747 / $54,106,032 | $3,629,432 / $25,882,499 |
8th Weekend | $3,324,526 / $58,931,005 | $4,037,917 / $31,447,302 |
9th Weekend | $2,371,304 / $62,655,084 | $3,463,943 / $36,158,631 |
10th Weekend | $1,293,020 / $64,699,595 | $9,050,029 / $46,663,122 |
11th Weekend | $1,170,667 / $66,524,764 | $5,827,713 / $54,127,857 |
12th Weekend | $780,219 / $67,589,142 | $4,372,632 / $60,143,613 |
13th Weekend | $603,130 / $68,500,984 | $3,306,893 / $64,826,518 |
14th Weekend | $527,468 / $69,298,106 | $2,848,931 / $68,887,013 |
15th Weekend | $322,143 / $70,041,838 | $2,975,498 / $73,192,745 |
16th Weekend | $499,030 / $71,017,815 | $4,284,169 / $79,286,275 |
17th Weekend | $577,310 / $71,917,100 | $3,115,017 / $84,105,704 |
18th Weekend | $598,389 / $71,917,100 | $2,156,955 / $87,485,574 |
19th Weekend | $431,045 / $73,318,172 | $1,750,254 / $89,856,022 |
20th Weekend | $704,153 / $74,328,708 | $1,256,967 / $91,661,717 |
American Beauty | Shakespeare in Love | |
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Opening Week | - / - | $347,983 / $347,983 |
2nd Week | $1,388,484 / $1,548,338 | $631,865 / $979,848 |
3rd Week | $8,658,572 / $10,206,910 | $5,259,721 / $6,239,569 |
4th Week | $11,408,472 / $21,615,382 | $4,554,247 / $10,793,816 |
5th Week | $12,935,913 / $34,551,295 | $5,763,444 / $16,557,260 |
6th Week | $8,898,853 / $43,450,148 | $5,695,807 / $22,253,067 |
7th Week | $6,876,137 / $50,326,285 | $5,156,318 / $27,409,385 |
8th Week | $5,280,194 / $55,606,479 | $5,285,303 / $32,694,688 |
9th Week | $4,677,301 / $60,283,780 | $4,918,405 / $37,613,093 |
10th Week | $3,122,795 / $63,406,575 | $10,687,051 / $48,300,144 |
11th Week | $1,947,522 / $65,354,097 | $7,470,837 / $55,770,981 |
12th Week | $1,454,826 / $66,808,923 | $5,748,644 / $61,519,625 |
13th Week | $1,088,931 / $67,897,854 | $4,518,457 / $66,038,082 |
14th Week | $872,784 / $68,770,638 | $4,179,165 / $70,217,247 |
15th Week | $949,057 / $69,719,695 | $4,784,859 / $75,002,106 |
16th Week | $799,090 / $70,518,785 | $5,988,581 / $80,990,687 |
17th Week | $821,005 / $71,339,790 | $4,337,932 / $85,328,619 |
18th Week | - / - | $2,777,149 / $88,105,768 |
19th Week | $1,568,416 / $72,887,127 | $2,298,982 / $90,404,750 |
20th Week | $737,428 / $73,624,555 | $1,657,070 / $92,061,820 |
Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.