Movie Comparison: Boys Don't Cry (1999) vs. The Squid and the Whale (2005)
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| Boys Don't Cry | The Squid and the Whale | |
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| Domestic Release Date | Oct 8, 1999 | Oct 5, 2005 |
| Production Budget | $2,000,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 2 | 4 |
| Maximum Theaters | 365 | 151 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 3,123 | 1,968 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $73,720 | $129,844 |
| Domestic Box Office | $11,540,607 | $7,372,734 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$23,410,365 | $12,318,694 |
| International Box Office | $9,200,393 | $3,818,689 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $20,741,000 | $11,191,423 |
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| 3rd Thursday | $32,233 / $717,729 | - / - |
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| 4th Monday | $26,349 / $1,001,408 | - / - |
| 4th Tuesday | $29,663 / $1,031,071 | - / - |
| 4th Wednesday | $30,762 / $1,061,833 | - / - |
| 4th Thursday | $29,376 / $1,091,209 | - / - |
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| Boys Don't Cry | The Squid and the Whale | |
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| Opening Weekend | $73,720 / $73,720 | $129,844 / $154,474 |
| 2nd Weekend | $121,018 / $237,504 | $279,938 / $501,232 |
| 3rd Weekend | $307,581 / $595,961 | $315,339 / $915,485 |
| 4th Weekend | $257,330 / $975,059 | $285,210 / $1,310,060 |
| 5th Weekend | $204,474 / $1,295,683 | $400,201 / $1,826,652 |
| 6th Weekend | $143,603 / $1,536,097 | $410,898 / $2,380,174 |
| 7th Weekend | $155,798 / $1,749,153 | $280,866 / $2,787,794 |
| 8th Weekend | $142,294 / $1,961,871 | $353,584 / $3,274,790 |
| 9th Weekend | $106,993 / $2,118,767 | $307,250 / $3,674,293 |
| 10th Weekend | $84,192 / $2,249,024 | $220,564 / $3,988,438 |
| 11th Weekend | $80,869 / $2,370,938 | $218,053 / $4,299,500 |
| 12th Weekend | $64,496 / $2,485,430 | $146,539 / $4,571,368 |
| 13th Weekend | $109,898 / $2,697,068 | $289,871 / $5,136,777 |
| 14th Weekend | $107,803 / $2,881,431 | $275,575 / $5,612,075 |
| 15th Weekend | $138,207 / $3,074,284 | $269,778 / $6,005,551 |
| 16th Weekend | $79,106 / $3,190,627 | $204,035 / $6,346,344 |
| 17th Weekend | $133,393 / $3,393,369 | $165,589 / $6,600,234 |
| 18th Weekend | $127,887 / $3,578,044 | $105,715 / $6,770,515 |
| 19th Weekend | $107,598 / $3,734,381 | $87,847 / $6,910,842 |
| 20th Weekend | $583,099 / $4,370,540 | $94,099 / $7,051,157 |
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| Opening Week | $116,486 / $116,486 | - / - |
| 2nd Week | $171,894 / $288,380 | $196,664 / $221,294 |
| 3rd Week | $429,349 / $717,729 | $378,852 / $600,146 |
| 4th Week | $373,480 / $1,091,209 | $424,704 / $1,024,850 |
| 5th Week | $301,285 / $1,392,494 | $401,601 / $1,426,451 |
| 6th Week | $200,861 / $1,593,355 | $542,825 / $1,969,276 |
| 7th Week | $226,222 / $1,819,577 | $537,652 / $2,506,928 |
| 8th Week | $192,197 / $2,011,774 | $414,278 / $2,921,206 |
| 9th Week | $153,058 / $2,164,832 | $445,837 / $3,367,043 |
| 10th Week | $125,237 / $2,290,069 | $400,831 / $3,767,874 |
| 11th Week | $130,865 / $2,420,934 | $313,573 / $4,081,447 |
| 12th Week | $166,236 / $2,587,170 | $343,382 / $4,424,829 |
| 13th Week | $186,458 / $2,773,628 | $422,077 / $4,846,906 |
| 14th Week | $162,449 / $2,936,077 | $489,594 / $5,336,500 |
| 15th Week | $175,444 / $3,111,521 | $399,273 / $5,735,773 |
| 16th Week | $148,455 / $3,259,976 | $406,536 / $6,142,309 |
| 17th Week | $190,181 / $3,450,157 | $292,336 / $6,434,645 |
| 18th Week | $176,626 / $3,626,783 | $230,155 / $6,664,800 |
| 19th Week | $160,658 / $3,787,441 | $158,195 / $6,822,995 |
| 20th Week | $717,369 / $4,504,810 | $134,063 / $6,957,058 |
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.