Movie Comparison: Festen (1998) vs. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
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| Festen | Drop Dead Gorgeous | |
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| Domestic Title | The Celebration | |
| Domestic Release Date | Oct 9, 1998 | Jul 23, 1999 |
| Production Budget | $1,300,000 | $10,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,207 | |
| Maximum Theaters | 36 | 1,207 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 421 | 4,175 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $3,986,269 | |
| Domestic Box Office | $1,647,780 | $10,571,408 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$3,717,289 | $22,433,018 |
| International Box Office | $1,557 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $1,649,337 | $10,571,408 |
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| Festen | Drop Dead Gorgeous | |
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| 1st Friday | - / - | $1,420,000 / $1,420,000 |
| 1st Saturday | - / - | $1,430,000 / $2,850,000 |
| 1st Sunday | - / - | $1,119,000 / $3,986,269 |
| 1st Monday | - / - | $611,687 / $4,597,956 |
| 1st Tuesday | - / - | $604,289 / $5,202,245 |
| 1st Wednesday | - / - | $496,071 / $5,698,316 |
| 1st Thursday | - / - | $465,282 / $6,163,598 |
| 2nd Friday | - / - | $636,000 / $6,800,000 |
| 2nd Saturday | - / - | $635,000 / $7,435,000 |
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| 2nd Monday | - / - | $289,488 / $8,280,532 |
| 2nd Tuesday | - / - | $293,262 / $8,573,794 |
| 2nd Wednesday | - / - | $255,219 / $8,829,013 |
| 2nd Thursday | - / - | $242,861 / $9,071,874 |
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| Festen | Drop Dead Gorgeous | |
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| Opening Weekend | - / - | $3,986,269 / $3,986,269 |
| 2nd Weekend | $39,798 / $83,069 | $1,766,480 / $7,991,044 |
| 3rd Weekend | $44,937 / $147,963 | $462,988 / $9,542,885 |
| 4th Weekend | $96,225 / $267,908 | $118,587 / $9,898,464 |
| 5th Weekend | $101,624 / $415,685 | $64,213 / $10,041,747 |
| 6th Weekend | $110,422 / $570,471 | $209,986 / $10,291,980 |
| 7th Weekend | $89,836 / $710,244 | $103,526 / $10,504,469 |
| 8th Weekend | $99,095 / $863,987 | $36,669 / $10,561,238 |
| 9th Weekend | $77,236 / $978,563 | - / - |
| 10th Weekend | $40,104 / $1,048,793 | - / - |
| 11th Weekend | $47,064 / $1,117,551 | - / - |
| 12th Weekend | $44,321 / $1,178,492 | - / - |
| 13th Weekend | $50,497 / $1,250,305 | - / - |
| 14th Weekend | $54,102 / $1,324,105 | - / - |
| 15th Weekend | $45,303 / $1,391,049 | - / - |
| 16th Weekend | $43,240 / $1,447,368 | - / - |
| 17th Weekend | $49,643 / $1,514,307 | - / - |
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| 19th Weekend | $42,105 / $1,618,611 | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | $16,108 / $1,647,780 | - / - |
| Festen | Drop Dead Gorgeous | |
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| Opening Week | - / - | $6,224,564 / $6,224,564 |
| 2nd Week | $59,755 / $103,026 | $2,855,333 / $9,079,897 |
| 3rd Week | $68,657 / $171,683 | $699,980 / $9,779,877 |
| 4th Week | $142,378 / $314,061 | $197,657 / $9,977,534 |
| 5th Week | $145,988 / $460,049 | $104,460 / $10,081,994 |
| 6th Week | $160,359 / $620,408 | $318,949 / $10,400,943 |
| 7th Week | $144,484 / $764,892 | $123,626 / $10,524,569 |
| 8th Week | $136,435 / $901,327 | $46,839 / $10,571,408 |
| 9th Week | $107,362 / $1,008,689 | - / - |
| 10th Week | $61,798 / $1,070,487 | - / - |
| 11th Week | $63,684 / $1,134,171 | - / - |
| 12th Week | $65,637 / $1,199,808 | - / - |
| 13th Week | $70,195 / $1,270,003 | - / - |
| 14th Week | $75,743 / $1,345,746 | - / - |
| 15th Week | $58,382 / $1,404,128 | - / - |
| 16th Week | $60,536 / $1,464,664 | - / - |
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| 19th Week | $55,166 / $1,631,672 | - / - |
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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.