Movie Comparison: Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) vs. Second Act (2018)
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| Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Second Act | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Feb 6, 2004 | Dec 21, 2018 |
| Production Budget | $18,000,000 | $15,700,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 2,711 | 2,607 |
| Maximum Theaters | 2,711 | 2,607 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 15,470 | 12,214 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $24,241,612 | $6,489,983 |
| Domestic Box Office | $65,070,412 | $39,282,227 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$112,956,365 | $46,441,329 |
| International Box Office | $772,000 | $24,006,627 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $65,842,412 | $63,288,854 |
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| Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Second Act | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | $7,700,000 / $7,700,000 | $2,480,546 / $2,480,546 |
| 1st Saturday | $10,602,925 / $18,743,593 | $2,151,006 / $4,631,552 |
| 1st Sunday | $5,498,019 / $24,241,612 | $1,858,431 / $6,489,983 |
| 1st Monday | $1,321,000 / $25,562,612 | $1,001,631 / $7,491,614 |
| 1st Tuesday | $1,008,000 / $26,571,000 | $3,069,572 / $10,561,186 |
| 1st Wednesday | $901,000 / $27,472,000 | $2,052,679 / $12,613,865 |
| 1st Thursday | $1,002,000 / $28,474,000 | $1,950,197 / $14,564,062 |
| 2nd Friday | $2,900,000 / $31,300,000 | $2,422,340 / $16,986,402 |
| 2nd Saturday | $7,953,934 / $39,303,851 | $2,657,458 / $19,643,860 |
| 2nd Sunday | $3,637,335 / $42,941,186 | $2,279,893 / $21,923,753 |
| 2nd Monday | $2,033,556 / $44,974,742 | $1,621,189 / $23,544,942 |
| 2nd Tuesday | $691,000 / $45,666,000 | $2,434,593 / $25,979,535 |
| 2nd Wednesday | $624,000 / $46,290,000 | $1,078,672 / $27,058,207 |
| 2nd Thursday | $646,000 / $46,936,000 | $978,868 / $28,037,075 |
| 3rd Friday | $1,800,000 / $48,700,000 | $1,560,488 / $29,597,563 |
| 3rd Saturday | $3,032,053 / $51,691,308 | $2,007,439 / $31,605,002 |
| 3rd Sunday | $1,532,132 / $53,223,440 | $1,187,364 / $32,792,366 |
| 3rd Monday | $336,000 / $53,560,000 | $392,781 / $33,185,147 |
| 3rd Tuesday | $318,000 / $53,878,000 | $744,127 / $33,929,274 |
| 3rd Wednesday | $285,000 / $54,163,000 | $431,828 / $34,361,102 |
| 3rd Thursday | $287,000 / $54,450,000 | $352,769 / $34,713,871 |
| 4th Friday | $800,000 / $55,300,000 | $518,876 / $35,232,747 |
| 4th Saturday | $1,512,250 / $56,790,349 | $705,642 / $35,938,389 |
| 4th Sunday | $785,194 / $57,575,543 | $446,624 / $36,385,013 |
| 4th Monday | - / - | $149,288 / $36,534,301 |
| 4th Tuesday | - / - | $285,832 / $36,820,133 |
| 4th Wednesday | - / - | $147,578 / $36,967,711 |
| 4th Thursday | - / - | $137,482 / $37,105,193 |
| 5th Friday | - / - | $193,007 / $37,298,200 |
| 5th Saturday | - / - | $268,874 / $37,567,074 |
| 5th Sunday | - / - | $213,378 / $37,780,452 |
| 5th Monday | - / - | $141,789 / $37,922,241 |
| 5th Tuesday | - / - | $118,352 / $38,040,593 |
| 5th Wednesday | - / - | $71,884 / $38,112,477 |
| 5th Thursday | - / - | $78,097 / $38,190,574 |
| 6th Friday | - / - | $63,141 / $38,253,715 |
| 6th Saturday | - / - | $100,964 / $38,354,679 |
| 6th Sunday | - / - | $60,120 / $38,414,799 |
| 6th Monday | - / - | $19,905 / $38,434,704 |
| 6th Tuesday | - / - | $30,335 / $38,465,039 |
| 6th Wednesday | - / - | $21,873 / $38,486,912 |
| 6th Thursday | - / - | $21,507 / $38,508,419 |
| 7th Friday | - / - | $125,875 / $38,634,294 |
| 7th Saturday | - / - | $203,504 / $38,837,798 |
| 7th Sunday | - / - | $89,608 / $38,927,406 |
| 7th Monday | - / - | $46,764 / $38,974,170 |
| 7th Tuesday | - / - | $75,880 / $39,050,050 |
| 7th Wednesday | - / - | $47,016 / $39,097,066 |
| 7th Thursday | - / - | $36,278 / $39,133,344 |
| 8th Friday | - / - | $19,083 / $39,152,427 |
| 8th Saturday | - / - | $34,658 / $39,187,085 |
| 8th Sunday | - / - | $19,299 / $39,206,384 |
| 8th Monday | - / - | $6,077 / $39,212,461 |
| 8th Tuesday | - / - | $8,955 / $39,221,416 |
| 8th Wednesday | - / - | $5,216 / $39,226,632 |
| 8th Thursday | - / - | $10,238 / $39,236,870 |
| 9th Friday | - / - | $7,352 / $39,244,222 |
| 9th Saturday | - / - | $12,836 / $39,257,058 |
| 9th Sunday | - / - | $9,864 / $39,266,922 |
| 9th Monday | - / - | $5,671 / $39,272,593 |
| 9th Tuesday | - / - | $3,469 / $39,276,062 |
| 9th Wednesday | - / - | $2,547 / $39,278,609 |
| 9th Thursday | - / - | $3,618 / $39,282,227 |
| 10th Friday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Saturday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Sunday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Monday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Tuesday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Wednesday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Thursday | - / - | - / - |
| Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Second Act | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $24,241,612 / $24,241,612 | $6,489,983 / $6,489,983 |
| 2nd Weekend | $14,467,567 / $42,941,192 | $7,359,691 / $21,923,753 |
| 3rd Weekend | $6,287,008 / $53,223,440 | $4,755,291 / $32,792,366 |
| 4th Weekend | $3,125,536 / $57,575,543 | $1,671,142 / $36,385,013 |
| 5th Weekend | $1,760,007 / $59,963,532 | $675,259 / $37,780,452 |
| 6th Weekend | $967,842 / $61,343,779 | $224,225 / $38,414,799 |
| 7th Weekend | $541,314 / $62,213,502 | $418,987 / $38,927,406 |
| 8th Weekend | $229,152 / $62,580,211 | $73,040 / $39,206,384 |
| 9th Weekend | $223,641 / $62,862,076 | $30,052 / $39,266,922 |
| 10th Weekend | $222,352 / $63,181,643 | - / - |
| 11th Weekend | $242,373 / $63,525,406 | - / - |
| 12th Weekend | $173,145 / $63,762,509 | - / - |
| 13th Weekend | $205,969 / $64,019,335 | - / - |
| 14th Weekend | $197,410 / $64,269,487 | - / - |
| 15th Weekend | $305,371 / $64,651,195 | - / - |
| 16th Weekend | $197,576 / $64,955,956 | - / - |
| 17th Weekend | $20,670 / $65,070,412 | - / - |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Second Act | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $28,473,625 / $28,473,625 | $14,564,062 / $14,564,062 |
| 2nd Week | $18,462,807 / $46,936,432 | $13,473,013 / $28,037,075 |
| 3rd Week | $7,513,575 / $54,450,007 | $6,676,796 / $34,713,871 |
| 4th Week | $3,753,518 / $58,203,525 | $2,391,322 / $37,105,193 |
| 5th Week | $2,172,412 / $60,375,937 | $1,085,381 / $38,190,574 |
| 6th Week | $1,296,251 / $61,672,188 | $317,845 / $38,508,419 |
| 7th Week | $678,871 / $62,351,059 | $624,925 / $39,133,344 |
| 8th Week | $287,376 / $62,638,435 | $103,526 / $39,236,870 |
| 9th Week | $320,856 / $62,959,291 | $45,357 / $39,282,227 |
| 10th Week | $323,742 / $63,283,033 | - / - |
| 11th Week | $306,331 / $63,589,364 | - / - |
| 12th Week | $224,002 / $63,813,366 | - / - |
| 13th Week | $258,711 / $64,072,077 | - / - |
| 14th Week | $273,747 / $64,345,824 | - / - |
| 15th Week | $412,556 / $64,758,380 | - / - |
| 16th Week | $291,362 / $65,049,742 | - / - |
| 17th Week | $20,670 / $65,070,412 | - / - |
| 18th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Week | - / - | - / - |
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.