Movie Comparison: American Beauty (1999) vs. Good Will Hunting (1997)
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American Beauty | Good Will Hunting | |
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Domestic Release Date | Sep 15, 1999 | Dec 5, 1997 |
Production Budget | $15,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
Opening Weekend Theaters | 16 | 7 |
Maximum Theaters | 1,990 | 2,203 |
Theatrical Engagements | 32,213 | 34,181 |
Domestic Opening Weekend | $861,531 | $272,912 |
Domestic Box Office | $130,058,047 | $138,433,435 |
Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$268,783,604 | $318,571,088 |
International Box Office | $226,200,000 | $87,492,554 |
Worldwide Box Office | $356,258,047 | $225,925,989 |
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American Beauty | Good Will Hunting | |
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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 | - / - |
4th Saturday | $3,942,000 / $28,210,000 | - / - |
4th Sunday | $2,907,000 / $31,120,695 | - / - |
4th Monday | $1,164,308 / $32,285,003 | - / - |
4th Tuesday | $802,706 / $33,087,709 | - / - |
4th Wednesday | $730,465 / $33,818,174 | - / - |
4th Thursday | $733,121 / $34,551,295 | - / - |
5th Friday | $1,940,000 / $36,491,000 | - / - |
5th Saturday | $2,990,000 / $39,481,000 | - / - |
5th Sunday | $1,666,000 / $41,159,439 | - / - |
5th Monday | $513,076 / $41,672,515 | $284,626 / $7,795,243 |
5th Tuesday | $590,427 / $42,262,942 | $320,381 / $8,115,624 |
5th Wednesday | $614,089 / $42,877,031 | $310,651 / $8,426,275 |
5th Thursday | $573,117 / $43,450,148 | $317,366 / $8,743,641 |
6th Friday | $1,600,000 / $45,050,000 | $3,135,000 / $11,884,000 |
6th Saturday | $2,325,000 / $47,375,000 | $4,675,000 / $16,559,000 |
6th Sunday | $1,280,000 / $48,630,401 | $2,516,000 / $19,010,323 |
6th Monday | $405,519 / $49,035,920 | $1,061,483 / $20,071,806 |
6th Tuesday | $461,750 / $49,497,670 | $1,314,619 / $21,386,425 |
6th Wednesday | $402,381 / $49,900,051 | $1,074,828 / $22,461,253 |
6th Thursday | $426,234 / $50,326,285 | $1,084,433 / $23,545,686 |
7th Friday | $1,175,000 / $51,501,000 | $3,255,000 / $26,849,000 |
7th Saturday | $1,690,000 / $53,191,000 | $4,910,000 / $31,759,000 |
7th Sunday | $885,000 / $54,106,032 | $3,660,000 / $35,419,000 |
7th Monday | $317,213 / $54,423,245 | $1,950,037 / $37,301,861 |
7th Tuesday | $433,379 / $54,856,624 | $955,661 / $38,356,722 |
7th Wednesday | $378,503 / $55,235,127 | $796,322 / $39,153,044 |
7th Thursday | $371,352 / $55,606,479 | $709,956 / $39,863,000 |
8th Friday | $1,020,000 / $56,626,000 | $2,610,000 / $42,473,000 |
8th Saturday | $1,565,000 / $58,191,000 | $4,425,000 / $46,898,000 |
8th Sunday | $752,000 / $58,931,005 | $1,454,000 / $48,371,000 |
8th Monday | $228,353 / $59,159,358 | $631,792 / $49,002,992 |
8th Tuesday | $297,432 / $59,456,790 | $769,088 / $49,772,380 |
8th Wednesday | $365,444 / $59,822,234 | $666,882 / $50,438,312 |
8th Thursday | $461,446 / $60,283,680 | $740,822 / $51,179,134 |
9th Friday | $730,000 / $61,014,000 | $2,315,000 / $53,426,000 |
9th Saturday | $650,000 / $61,664,000 | $3,920,000 / $57,346,000 |
9th Sunday | $544,000 / $62,655,084 | $2,141,000 / $59,514,144 |
9th Monday | $164,856 / $62,819,940 | $413,750 / $59,927,894 |
9th Tuesday | $211,734 / $63,031,674 | $629,430 / $60,617,724 |
9th Wednesday | $189,339 / $63,221,013 | $499,242 / $61,116,566 |
9th Thursday | $185,562 / $63,406,575 | $480,082 / $61,607,148 |
10th Friday | $362,000 / $63,769,000 | $1,960,000 / $63,553,000 |
10th Saturday | $597,000 / $64,366,000 | $3,350,000 / $66,903,000 |
10th Sunday | $305,000 / $64,699,595 | $1,743,000 / $68,646,000 |
10th Monday | $110,280 / $64,809,875 | $421,159 / $68,710,677 |
10th Tuesday | $154,346 / $64,964,221 | $578,128 / $69,291,805 |
10th Wednesday | - / - | $585,456 / $69,860,261 |
10th Thursday | - / - | $630,000 / $70,592,000 |
American Beauty | Good Will Hunting | |
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Opening Weekend | $861,531 / $1,021,385 | $272,912 / $272,912 |
2nd Weekend | $5,936,646 / $7,484,984 | $229,823 / $629,475 |
3rd Weekend | $8,188,587 / $18,395,497 | $198,411 / $937,922 |
4th Weekend | $9,505,313 / $31,120,695 | $1,720,540 / $3,165,055 |
5th Weekend | $6,608,144 / $41,159,439 | $2,338,440 / $7,510,617 |
6th Weekend | $5,180,253 / $48,630,401 | $10,261,471 / $19,010,323 |
7th Weekend | $3,779,747 / $54,106,032 | $11,757,488 / $35,351,824 |
8th Weekend | $3,324,526 / $58,931,005 | $8,507,974 / $48,371,200 |
9th Weekend | $2,371,304 / $62,655,084 | $8,432,211 / $59,514,144 |
10th Weekend | $1,293,020 / $64,699,595 | $6,828,903 / $68,295,518 |
11th Weekend | $1,170,667 / $66,524,764 | $9,254,361 / $79,671,173 |
12th Weekend | $780,219 / $67,589,142 | $6,471,601 / $87,964,286 |
13th Weekend | $603,130 / $68,500,984 | $6,636,861 / $96,394,357 |
14th Weekend | $527,468 / $69,298,106 | $5,175,514 / $103,427,470 |
15th Weekend | $322,143 / $70,041,838 | $4,844,784 / $109,843,236 |
16th Weekend | $499,030 / $71,017,815 | $4,026,752 / $115,597,415 |
17th Weekend | $577,310 / $71,917,100 | $4,117,121 / $121,566,085 |
18th Weekend | $598,389 / $71,917,100 | $3,169,473 / $126,001,553 |
19th Weekend | $431,045 / $73,318,172 | $2,002,821 / $129,217,957 |
20th Weekend | $704,153 / $74,328,708 | $1,465,824 / $131,555,851 |
American Beauty | Good Will Hunting | |
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Opening Week | - / - | $399,652 / $399,652 |
2nd Week | $1,388,484 / $1,548,338 | $339,859 / $739,511 |
3rd Week | $8,658,572 / $10,206,910 | $705,004 / $1,444,515 |
4th Week | $11,408,472 / $21,615,382 | $3,727,662 / $5,172,177 |
5th Week | $12,935,913 / $34,551,295 | $3,576,675 / $8,748,852 |
6th Week | $8,898,853 / $43,450,148 | $14,844,684 / $23,593,536 |
7th Week | $6,876,137 / $50,326,285 | $16,269,690 / $39,863,226 |
8th Week | $5,280,194 / $55,606,479 | $11,218,707 / $51,081,933 |
9th Week | $4,677,301 / $60,283,780 | $10,384,682 / $61,466,615 |
10th Week | $3,122,795 / $63,406,575 | $8,950,197 / $70,416,812 |
11th Week | $1,947,522 / $65,354,097 | $11,075,873 / $81,492,685 |
12th Week | $1,454,826 / $66,808,923 | $8,264,811 / $89,757,496 |
13th Week | $1,088,931 / $67,897,854 | $8,494,460 / $98,251,956 |
14th Week | $872,784 / $68,770,638 | $6,746,496 / $104,998,452 |
15th Week | $949,057 / $69,719,695 | $6,572,211 / $111,570,663 |
16th Week | $799,090 / $70,518,785 | $5,878,301 / $117,448,964 |
17th Week | $821,005 / $71,339,790 | $5,383,116 / $122,832,080 |
18th Week | - / - | $4,383,056 / $127,215,136 |
19th Week | $1,568,416 / $72,887,127 | $2,874,891 / $130,090,027 |
20th Week | $737,428 / $73,624,555 | $1,914,472 / $132,004,499 |
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.