Movie Comparison: Dead Poets Society (1989) vs. Good Will Hunting (1997)
Add a movie to the comparison:
Popular comparisons with first movie (click to add): School Ties (1992), Zootopia (2016), Batman (1989), Hook (1991), Jaws (1975)
Having trouble thinking of good comparisons? Find similar movies with our Report Builder.
Dead Poets Society | Good Will Hunting | |
---|---|---|
Domestic Release Date | Jun 2, 1989 | Dec 5, 1997 |
Production Budget | $16,400,000 | $10,000,000 |
Opening Weekend Theaters | 7 | |
Maximum Theaters | 1,109 | 2,203 |
Theatrical Engagements | 9,927 | 34,181 |
Domestic Opening Weekend | $272,912 | |
Domestic Box Office | $95,860,116 | $138,433,435 |
Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$258,990,481 | $318,571,088 |
International Box Office | $143,639,884 | $87,492,554 |
Worldwide Box Office | $239,500,000 | $225,925,989 |
Remove | Remove |
Dead Poets Society | Good Will Hunting | |
---|---|---|
1st Friday | - / - | - / - |
1st Saturday | - / - | - / - |
1st Sunday | - / - | - / - |
1st Monday | - / - | - / - |
1st Tuesday | - / - | - / - |
1st Wednesday | - / - | - / - |
1st Thursday | - / - | - / - |
2nd Friday | - / - | - / - |
2nd Saturday | - / - | - / - |
2nd Sunday | - / - | - / - |
2nd Monday | - / - | - / - |
2nd Tuesday | - / - | - / - |
2nd Wednesday | - / - | - / - |
2nd Thursday | - / - | - / - |
3rd Friday | - / - | - / - |
3rd Saturday | - / - | - / - |
3rd Sunday | - / - | - / - |
3rd Monday | - / - | - / - |
3rd Tuesday | - / - | - / - |
3rd Wednesday | - / - | - / - |
3rd Thursday | - / - | - / - |
4th Friday | - / - | - / - |
4th Saturday | - / - | - / - |
4th Sunday | - / - | - / - |
4th Monday | - / - | - / - |
4th Tuesday | - / - | - / - |
4th Wednesday | - / - | - / - |
4th Thursday | - / - | - / - |
5th Friday | - / - | - / - |
5th Saturday | - / - | - / - |
5th Sunday | - / - | - / - |
5th Monday | - / - | $284,626 / $7,795,243 |
5th Tuesday | - / - | $320,381 / $8,115,624 |
5th Wednesday | - / - | $310,651 / $8,426,275 |
5th Thursday | - / - | $317,366 / $8,743,641 |
6th Friday | - / - | $3,135,000 / $11,884,000 |
6th Saturday | - / - | $4,675,000 / $16,559,000 |
6th Sunday | - / - | $2,516,000 / $19,010,323 |
6th Monday | - / - | $1,061,483 / $20,071,806 |
6th Tuesday | - / - | $1,314,619 / $21,386,425 |
6th Wednesday | - / - | $1,074,828 / $22,461,253 |
6th Thursday | - / - | $1,084,433 / $23,545,686 |
7th Friday | - / - | $3,255,000 / $26,849,000 |
7th Saturday | - / - | $4,910,000 / $31,759,000 |
7th Sunday | - / - | $3,660,000 / $35,419,000 |
7th Monday | - / - | $1,950,037 / $37,301,861 |
7th Tuesday | - / - | $955,661 / $38,356,722 |
7th Wednesday | - / - | $796,322 / $39,153,044 |
7th Thursday | - / - | $709,956 / $39,863,000 |
8th Friday | - / - | $2,610,000 / $42,473,000 |
8th Saturday | - / - | $4,425,000 / $46,898,000 |
8th Sunday | - / - | $1,454,000 / $48,371,000 |
8th Monday | - / - | $631,792 / $49,002,992 |
8th Tuesday | - / - | $769,088 / $49,772,380 |
8th Wednesday | - / - | $666,882 / $50,438,312 |
8th Thursday | - / - | $740,822 / $51,179,134 |
9th Friday | - / - | $2,315,000 / $53,426,000 |
9th Saturday | - / - | $3,920,000 / $57,346,000 |
9th Sunday | - / - | $2,141,000 / $59,514,144 |
9th Monday | - / - | $413,750 / $59,927,894 |
9th Tuesday | - / - | $629,430 / $60,617,724 |
9th Wednesday | - / - | $499,242 / $61,116,566 |
9th Thursday | - / - | $480,082 / $61,607,148 |
10th Friday | - / - | $1,960,000 / $63,553,000 |
10th Saturday | - / - | $3,350,000 / $66,903,000 |
10th Sunday | - / - | $1,743,000 / $68,646,000 |
10th Monday | - / - | $421,159 / $68,710,677 |
10th Tuesday | - / - | $578,128 / $69,291,805 |
10th Wednesday | - / - | $585,456 / $69,860,261 |
10th Thursday | - / - | $630,000 / $70,592,000 |
Dead Poets Society | Good Will Hunting | |
---|---|---|
Opening Weekend | - / - | $272,912 / $272,912 |
2nd Weekend | $7,540,464 / $8,147,863 | $229,823 / $629,475 |
3rd Weekend | $9,102,459 / $22,464,763 | $198,411 / $937,922 |
4th Weekend | $7,344,976 / $35,586,555 | $1,720,540 / $3,165,055 |
5th Weekend | $6,708,768 / $46,347,382 | $2,338,440 / $7,510,617 |
6th Weekend | $5,186,264 / $56,765,388 | $10,261,471 / $19,010,323 |
7th Weekend | $4,258,839 / $63,871,066 | $11,757,488 / $35,351,824 |
8th Weekend | $3,547,080 / $70,020,395 | $8,507,974 / $48,371,200 |
9th Weekend | $2,609,319 / $74,665,205 | $8,432,211 / $59,514,144 |
10th Weekend | $2,110,905 / $78,307,755 | $6,828,903 / $68,295,518 |
11th Weekend | - / - | $9,254,361 / $79,671,173 |
12th Weekend | - / - | $6,471,601 / $87,964,286 |
13th Weekend | - / - | $6,636,861 / $96,394,357 |
14th Weekend | $1,370,827 / $86,402,887 | $5,175,514 / $103,427,470 |
15th Weekend | - / - | $4,844,784 / $109,843,236 |
16th Weekend | - / - | $4,026,752 / $115,597,415 |
17th Weekend | - / - | $4,117,121 / $121,566,085 |
18th Weekend | - / - | $3,169,473 / $126,001,553 |
19th Weekend | - / - | $2,002,821 / $129,217,957 |
20th Weekend | - / - | $1,465,824 / $131,555,851 |
Dead Poets Society | Good Will Hunting | |
---|---|---|
Opening Week | - / - | $399,652 / $399,652 |
2nd Week | $12,754,905 / $13,362,304 | $339,859 / $739,511 |
3rd Week | $14,879,275 / $28,241,579 | $705,004 / $1,444,515 |
4th Week | $11,397,035 / $39,638,614 | $3,727,662 / $5,172,177 |
5th Week | $11,940,510 / $51,579,124 | $3,576,675 / $8,748,852 |
6th Week | $8,033,103 / $59,612,227 | $14,844,684 / $23,593,536 |
7th Week | $6,861,088 / $66,473,315 | $16,269,690 / $39,863,226 |
8th Week | $5,582,571 / $72,055,886 | $11,218,707 / $51,081,933 |
9th Week | $4,140,964 / $76,196,850 | $10,384,682 / $61,466,615 |
10th Week | - / - | $8,950,197 / $70,416,812 |
11th Week | - / - | $11,075,873 / $81,492,685 |
12th Week | - / - | $8,264,811 / $89,757,496 |
13th Week | - / - | $8,494,460 / $98,251,956 |
14th Week | - / - | $6,746,496 / $104,998,452 |
15th Week | - / - | $6,572,211 / $111,570,663 |
16th Week | - / - | $5,878,301 / $117,448,964 |
17th Week | - / - | $5,383,116 / $122,832,080 |
18th Week | - / - | $4,383,056 / $127,215,136 |
19th Week | - / - | $2,874,891 / $130,090,027 |
20th Week | - / - | $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.