Movie Comparison: Dangerous Minds (1995) vs. The Waterboy (1998)
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| Dangerous Minds | The Waterboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Aug 11, 1995 | Nov 6, 1998 |
| Production Budget | $23,000,000 | $23,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,348 | 2,664 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,598 | 2,782 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 20,798 | 28,596 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $14,931,503 | $39,414,071 |
| Domestic Box Office | $84,919,401 | $161,491,646 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$210,423,929 | $369,169,390 |
| International Box Office | $94,000,000 | $28,700,000 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $178,919,401 | $190,191,646 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Dangerous Minds | The Waterboy | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | - / - | $12,870,000 / $12,870,000 |
| 1st Saturday | - / - | $16,305,000 / $29,175,000 |
| 1st Sunday | - / - | $10,289,000 / $39,414,071 |
| 1st Monday | - / - | $2,733,509 / $42,147,580 |
| 1st Tuesday | - / - | $4,458,077 / $46,605,657 |
| 1st Wednesday | - / - | $5,469,788 / $52,075,439 |
| 1st Thursday | - / - | $2,597,159 / $54,672,598 |
| 2nd Friday | - / - | $7,770,000 / $62,443,000 |
| 2nd Saturday | - / - | $10,810,000 / $73,253,000 |
| 2nd Sunday | - / - | $5,702,000 / $79,104,000 |
| 2nd Monday | - / - | $1,231,743 / $80,335,470 |
| 2nd Tuesday | - / - | $1,644,914 / $81,980,384 |
| 2nd Wednesday | - / - | $1,232,498 / $83,212,882 |
| 2nd Thursday | - / - | $1,310,260 / $84,523,142 |
| 3rd Friday | - / - | $4,935,000 / $89,458,000 |
| 3rd Saturday | - / - | $7,115,000 / $96,573,000 |
| 3rd Sunday | - / - | $3,607,000 / $100,231,000 |
| 3rd Monday | - / - | $910,420 / $101,141,099 |
| 3rd Tuesday | - / - | $1,440,000 / $102,581,000 |
| 3rd Wednesday | - / - | $2,535,000 / $105,116,000 |
| 3rd Thursday | - / - | $3,420,000 / $108,536,000 |
| 4th Friday | - / - | $5,835,000 / $114,371,000 |
| 4th Saturday | - / - | $5,520,000 / $119,892,000 |
| 4th Sunday | - / - | $2,354,000 / $122,210,000 |
| 4th Monday | - / - | $514,150 / $122,724,255 |
| 4th Tuesday | - / - | $579,451 / $123,303,706 |
| 4th Wednesday | - / - | $466,992 / $123,770,698 |
| 4th Thursday | - / - | $564,302 / $124,335,000 |
| 5th Friday | - / - | $2,015,000 / $126,350,000 |
| 5th Saturday | - / - | $2,975,000 / $129,325,000 |
| 5th Sunday | - / - | $1,443,000 / $130,768,000 |
| 5th Monday | - / - | $329,019 / $131,097,344 |
| 5th Tuesday | - / - | $414,476 / $131,511,820 |
| 5th Wednesday | - / - | $334,863 / $131,846,683 |
| 5th Thursday | - / - | $345,610 / $132,192,293 |
| 6th Friday | - / - | $880,000 / $133,072,293 |
| 6th Saturday | - / - | $1,930,000 / $135,002,293 |
| 6th Sunday | - / - | $1,012,000 / $136,625,000 |
| 6th Monday | - / - | $263,330 / $136,888,925 |
| 6th Tuesday | - / - | $324,778 / $137,213,132 |
| 6th Wednesday | - / - | $275,723 / $137,488,855 |
| 6th Thursday | - / - | $310,839 / $137,799,694 |
| 7th Friday | - / - | $870,000 / $138,670,000 |
| 7th Saturday | - / - | $1,315,000 / $139,985,000 |
| 7th Sunday | - / - | $914,000 / $140,940,000 |
| 7th Monday | - / - | $544,497 / $141,484,776 |
| 7th Tuesday | - / - | - / - |
| 7th Wednesday | - / - | $680,000 / $142,265,000 |
| 7th Thursday | - / - | $380,000 / $143,266,000 |
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| Dangerous Minds | The Waterboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $14,931,503 / $14,931,503 | $39,414,071 / $39,414,071 |
| 2nd Weekend | $10,144,833 / $33,146,984 | $24,431,129 / $79,103,727 |
| 3rd Weekend | $7,776,432 / $46,382,941 | $15,707,537 / $100,230,679 |
| 4th Weekend | $7,888,065 / $57,453,051 | $13,601,032 / $122,210,105 |
| 5th Weekend | $4,024,827 / $62,832,456 | $6,511,707 / $130,768,331 |
| 6th Weekend | $3,445,284 / $67,446,291 | $4,432,731 / $136,625,024 |
| 7th Weekend | $2,820,650 / $71,250,328 | $3,140,587 / $140,940,281 |
| 8th Weekend | $2,279,223 / $74,301,475 | $2,332,774 / $145,577,190 |
| 9th Weekend | $1,708,117 / $76,698,240 | $2,142,483 / $150,037,914 |
| 10th Weekend | $1,301,959 / $78,492,762 | $1,631,047 / $152,289,065 |
| 11th Weekend | $879,864 / $79,754,044 | $1,171,170 / $153,842,764 |
| 12th Weekend | $462,591 / $80,449,531 | $786,514 / $154,775,265 |
| 13th Weekend | $383,557 / $80,986,852 | $580,736 / $155,523,746 |
| 14th Weekend | $257,790 / $81,366,223 | $1,070,721 / $156,658,429 |
| 15th Weekend | $142,722 / $81,581,049 | $1,058,915 / $158,012,801 |
| 16th Weekend | $549,481 / $82,300,174 | $680,010 / $158,886,255 |
| 17th Weekend | $433,617 / $82,906,301 | $503,681 / $159,574,480 |
| 18th Weekend | $282,302 / $83,294,447 | $418,646 / $160,131,174 |
| 19th Weekend | $259,418 / $83,640,229 | $354,666 / $160,610,641 |
| 20th Weekend | $113,189 / $83,881,544 | $253,551 / $161,021,440 |
| Dangerous Minds | The Waterboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $23,002,151 / $23,002,151 | $54,672,598 / $54,672,598 |
| 2nd Week | $15,604,358 / $38,606,509 | $29,850,544 / $84,523,142 |
| 3rd Week | $10,958,477 / $49,564,986 | $24,085,931 / $108,609,073 |
| 4th Week | $9,242,643 / $58,807,629 | $15,647,551 / $124,256,624 |
| 5th Week | $5,193,378 / $64,001,007 | $7,935,669 / $132,192,293 |
| 6th Week | $4,428,671 / $68,429,678 | $5,607,401 / $137,799,694 |
| 7th Week | $3,592,574 / $72,022,252 | $5,444,722 / $143,244,416 |
| 8th Week | $2,967,871 / $74,990,123 | $4,651,015 / $147,895,431 |
| 9th Week | $2,200,680 / $77,190,803 | $2,762,587 / $150,658,018 |
| 10th Week | $1,683,377 / $78,874,180 | $2,013,576 / $152,671,594 |
| 11th Week | $1,112,760 / $79,986,940 | $1,317,157 / $153,988,751 |
| 12th Week | $616,355 / $80,603,295 | $954,259 / $154,943,010 |
| 13th Week | $505,138 / $81,108,433 | $644,698 / $155,587,708 |
| 14th Week | $329,894 / $81,438,327 | $1,366,178 / $156,953,886 |
| 15th Week | $312,366 / $81,750,693 | $1,252,359 / $158,206,245 |
| 16th Week | $721,991 / $82,472,684 | $864,554 / $159,070,799 |
| 17th Week | $539,461 / $83,012,145 | $641,729 / $159,712,528 |
| 18th Week | $368,666 / $83,380,811 | $543,447 / $160,255,975 |
| 19th Week | $387,544 / $83,768,355 | $511,914 / $160,767,889 |
| 20th Week | $269,521 / $84,037,876 | $328,827 / $161,096,716 |
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.