Movie Comparison: Pokemon: The First Movie (1999) vs. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (2004)
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| Pokemon: The First Movie | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Title | SpongeBob SquarePants | |
| Domestic Release Date | Nov 10, 1999 | Nov 19, 2004 |
| Production Budget | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 3,043 | 3,212 |
| Maximum Theaters | 3,043 | 3,307 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 21,527 | 20,859 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $31,036,678 | $32,018,216 |
| Domestic Box Office | $85,744,662 | $85,416,609 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$181,752,395 | $148,085,054 |
| International Box Office | $77,900,000 | $56,634,646 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $163,644,662 | $142,051,255 |
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| Pokemon: The First Movie | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | $9,070,000 / $28,787,000 | $9,400,000 / $9,400,000 |
| 1st Saturday | $13,060,000 / $41,847,000 | $13,771,055 / $23,330,807 |
| 1st Sunday | $8,974,000 / $50,754,104 | $8,687,409 / $32,018,216 |
| 1st Monday | $1,218,805 / $51,972,909 | $1,537,000 / $33,555,000 |
| 1st Tuesday | $1,104,513 / $53,077,422 | $1,706,000 / $35,261,000 |
| 1st Wednesday | $928,893 / $54,006,315 | $3,466,000 / $38,727,000 |
| 1st Thursday | $862,908 / $54,869,223 | $2,222,000 / $40,948,838 |
| 2nd Friday | $2,453,000 / $57,322,000 | $7,096,818 / $48,045,656 |
| 2nd Saturday | $6,115,000 / $63,437,000 | $6,740,870 / $54,786,526 |
| 2nd Sunday | $4,009,000 / $67,372,092 | $4,006,643 / $58,793,169 |
| 2nd Monday | $577,766 / $67,949,858 | $553,000 / $59,346,000 |
| 2nd Tuesday | $682,073 / $68,631,931 | $412,000 / $59,758,000 |
| 2nd Wednesday | $1,089,000 / $69,721,000 | $403,000 / $60,161,000 |
| 2nd Thursday | $827,000 / $70,548,000 | $392,000 / $60,553,442 |
| 3rd Friday | $2,846,000 / $73,394,000 | $1,800,000 / $62,400,000 |
| 3rd Saturday | $2,629,000 / $76,023,000 | $3,574,924 / $65,895,142 |
| 3rd Sunday | $1,638,000 / $77,724,392 | $2,314,172 / $68,209,314 |
| 3rd Monday | $222,497 / $77,946,889 | $258,000 / $68,468,000 |
| 3rd Tuesday | $176,734 / $78,123,623 | $263,000 / $68,731,000 |
| 3rd Wednesday | $157,602 / $78,281,225 | $274,000 / $69,005,000 |
| 3rd Thursday | $146,590 / $78,427,815 | $234,000 / $69,239,000 |
| 4th Friday | $420,000 / $78,848,000 | $1,100,000 / $70,300,000 |
| 4th Saturday | $1,141,000 / $79,989,000 | $2,103,441 / $72,264,654 |
| 4th Sunday | $788,000 / $80,771,180 | $1,331,368 / $73,596,022 |
| 4th Monday | $103,638 / $80,874,818 | $178,000 / $73,774,000 |
| 4th Tuesday | $114,733 / $80,989,551 | $189,000 / $73,963,000 |
| 4th Wednesday | $103,438 / $81,092,989 | $192,000 / $74,155,000 |
| 4th Thursday | $91,529 / $81,184,518 | $205,000 / $74,359,000 |
| 5th Friday | $182,000 / $81,367,000 | $400,000 / $74,800,000 |
| 5th Saturday | $572,000 / $81,939,000 | $899,677 / $75,677,654 |
| 5th Sunday | $438,000 / $82,369,077 | $684,748 / $76,362,402 |
| 5th Monday | $57,501 / $82,426,578 | - / - |
| 5th Tuesday | $57,860 / $82,484,438 | - / - |
| 5th Wednesday | $54,046 / $82,538,484 | - / - |
| 5th Thursday | $51,898 / $82,590,382 | - / - |
| 6th Friday | - / - | - / - |
| 6th Saturday | - / - | - / - |
| 6th Sunday | $208,000 / $83,127,955 | - / - |
| 6th Monday | $106,707 / $83,234,662 | - / - |
| 6th Tuesday | $114,391 / $83,349,053 | - / - |
| 6th Wednesday | - / - | - / - |
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| 7th Tuesday | $88,639 / $83,765,560 | - / - |
| 7th Wednesday | $81,795 / $83,847,355 | - / - |
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| 9th Monday | - / - | $138,653 / $83,708,576 |
| 9th Tuesday | - / - | - / - |
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| 10th Monday | $120,542 / $84,797,478 | - / - |
| 10th Tuesday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Wednesday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Thursday | - / - | - / - |
| Pokemon: The First Movie | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $31,036,678 / $50,754,104 | $32,018,216 / $32,018,216 |
| 2nd Weekend | $12,502,869 / $67,372,092 | $17,844,331 / $58,793,169 |
| 3rd Weekend | $7,105,860 / $77,724,392 | $7,655,872 / $68,209,314 |
| 4th Weekend | $2,343,365 / $80,771,180 | $4,357,011 / $73,596,022 |
| 5th Weekend | $1,184,559 / $82,369,077 | $2,002,903 / $76,362,402 |
| 6th Weekend | $537,573 / $83,127,955 | $714,503 / $78,779,272 |
| 7th Weekend | $112,214 / $83,608,861 | $1,246,327 / $81,900,075 |
| 8th Weekend | $164,248 / $84,091,099 | $858,303 / $83,126,525 |
| 9th Weekend | $103,643 / $84,286,792 | $317,906 / $83,569,923 |
| 10th Weekend | $492,031 / $84,797,478 | $152,867 / $83,889,892 |
| 11th Weekend | $251,540 / $85,118,270 | $265,000 / $84,187,826 |
| 12th Weekend | $163,007 / $85,340,365 | $268,490 / $84,540,402 |
| 13th Weekend | $134,623 / $85,503,823 | $232,657 / $84,848,364 |
| 14th Weekend | $86,173 / $85,611,561 | $184,795 / $85,102,579 |
| 15th Weekend | $66,364 / $85,693,123 | $96,476 / $85,283,341 |
| 16th Weekend | $39,838 / $85,744,662 | $61,830 / $85,373,733 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $15,212 / $85,402,000 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $2,949 / $85,416,609 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| Pokemon: The First Movie | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - | $40,948,838 / $40,948,838 |
| 2nd Week | $35,151,797 / $54,869,223 | $19,604,604 / $60,553,442 |
| 3rd Week | $15,749,309 / $70,618,532 | $8,685,569 / $69,239,011 |
| 4th Week | $7,809,283 / $78,427,815 | $5,120,488 / $74,359,499 |
| 5th Week | $2,756,703 / $81,184,518 | $3,705,270 / $78,064,769 |
| 6th Week | $1,405,864 / $82,590,382 | $2,588,979 / $80,653,748 |
| 7th Week | $906,265 / $83,496,647 | $1,614,474 / $82,268,222 |
| 8th Week | $430,204 / $83,926,851 | $983,795 / $83,252,017 |
| 9th Week | $256,298 / $84,183,149 | $485,008 / $83,737,025 |
| 10th Week | $122,298 / $84,305,447 | $185,801 / $83,922,826 |
| 11th Week | $561,283 / $84,866,730 | $349,086 / $84,271,912 |
| 12th Week | $310,628 / $85,177,358 | $343,795 / $84,615,707 |
| 13th Week | $191,842 / $85,369,200 | $302,077 / $84,917,784 |
| 14th Week | $156,188 / $85,525,388 | $269,081 / $85,186,865 |
| 15th Week | $101,371 / $85,626,759 | $125,038 / $85,311,903 |
| 16th Week | $78,065 / $85,704,824 | $74,885 / $85,386,788 |
| 17th Week | $39,838 / $85,744,662 | $26,872 / $85,413,660 |
| 18th Week | - / - | $2,949 / $85,416,609 |
| 19th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Week | - / - | - / - |
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.