Movie Comparison: Idle Hands (1999) vs. Scream (1996)
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| Idle Hands | Scream | |
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| Domestic Release Date | Apr 30, 1999 | Dec 20, 1996 |
| Production Budget | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,611 | 1,413 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,611 | 1,994 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 5,164 | 31,199 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $1,807,181 | $6,354,586 |
| Domestic Box Office | $4,023,741 | $103,046,663 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$8,538,569 | $245,548,328 |
| International Box Office | $406 | $69,999,977 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $4,024,147 | $173,046,640 |
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| 1st Friday | $630,000 / $630,000 | - / - |
| 1st Saturday | $730,000 / $1,360,000 | - / - |
| 1st Sunday | $440,000 / $1,807,181 | - / - |
| 1st Monday | $129,528 / $1,936,709 | - / - |
| 1st Tuesday | $151,379 / $2,088,088 | - / - |
| 1st Wednesday | $106,792 / $2,194,880 | - / - |
| 1st Thursday | $108,283 / $2,303,163 | - / - |
| 2nd Friday | $245,000 / $2,548,000 | - / - |
| 2nd Saturday | $290,000 / $2,838,000 | - / - |
| 2nd Sunday | $150,000 / $3,004,841 | - / - |
| 2nd Monday | $57,738 / $3,062,579 | - / - |
| 2nd Tuesday | $68,421 / $3,131,000 | - / - |
| 2nd Wednesday | $54,262 / $3,185,262 | - / - |
| 2nd Thursday | $55,000 / $3,240,262 | - / - |
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| Idle Hands | Scream | |
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| Opening Weekend | $1,807,181 / $1,807,181 | $6,354,586 / $6,354,586 |
| 2nd Weekend | $701,678 / $3,004,841 | $9,075,667 / $21,253,204 |
| 3rd Weekend | $333,115 / $3,573,536 | $10,015,810 / $39,084,452 |
| 4th Weekend | $83,811 / $3,708,447 | $7,439,018 / $50,020,541 |
| 5th Weekend | - / - | $7,344,739 / $59,475,789 |
| 6th Weekend | $111,213 / $3,881,064 | $4,040,199 / $64,593,256 |
| 7th Weekend | $46,191 / $4,002,955 | $4,505,137 / $70,363,067 |
| 8th Weekend | - / - | $3,563,218 / $75,008,414 |
| 9th Weekend | - / - | $3,261,988 / $79,108,017 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $1,827,708 / $81,534,236 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $1,301,110 / $83,310,972 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | $1,012,668 / $84,681,531 |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | $629,419 / $85,605,609 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $300,194 / $86,107,113 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $191,671 / $86,461,860 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $164,783 / $86,742,515 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $2,016,006 / $88,826,827 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $1,557,981 / $91,007,109 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | $1,405,839 / $93,021,393 |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | $1,115,480 / $94,572,358 |
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| Opening Week | $2,303,163 / $2,303,163 | $12,177,537 / $12,177,537 |
| 2nd Week | $937,258 / $3,240,421 | $16,891,105 / $29,068,642 |
| 3rd Week | $384,215 / $3,624,636 | $13,512,881 / $42,581,523 |
| 4th Week | $145,215 / $3,769,851 | $9,549,527 / $52,131,050 |
| 5th Week | - / - | $8,422,007 / $60,553,057 |
| 6th Week | $186,913 / $3,956,764 | $5,304,873 / $65,857,930 |
| 7th Week | $66,977 / $4,023,741 | $5,587,266 / $71,445,196 |
| 8th Week | - / - | $4,400,833 / $75,846,029 |
| 9th Week | - / - | $3,860,499 / $79,706,528 |
| 10th Week | - / - | $2,303,334 / $82,009,862 |
| 11th Week | - / - | $1,659,001 / $83,668,863 |
| 12th Week | - / - | $1,307,327 / $84,976,190 |
| 13th Week | - / - | $830,729 / $85,806,919 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $463,270 / $86,270,189 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $307,543 / $86,577,732 |
| 16th Week | - / - | $233,089 / $86,810,821 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $2,638,307 / $89,449,128 |
| 18th Week | - / - | $2,166,426 / $91,615,554 |
| 19th Week | - / - | $1,841,324 / $93,456,878 |
| 20th Week | - / - | $1,469,260 / $94,926,138 |
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.