Movie Comparison: Pursuit of Happiness (2003) vs. Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
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| Pursuit of Happiness | Sweet Home Alabama | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Title | The Pursuit of Happiness | |
| Domestic Release Date | May 16, 2003 | Sep 27, 2002 |
| Production Budget | $38,000,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1 | 3,293 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1 | 3,313 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 1 | 26,056 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $1,074 | $35,648,740 |
| Domestic Box Office | $6,850 | $127,214,072 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$12,235 | $235,959,431 |
| International Box Office | $55,151,042 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $6,850 | $182,365,114 |
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| Pursuit of Happiness | Sweet Home Alabama | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | - / - | $13,117,937 / $13,117,937 |
| 1st Saturday | - / - | $14,707,798 / $27,825,735 |
| 1st Sunday | - / - | $7,823,005 / $35,648,740 |
| 1st Monday | - / - | $2,074,000 / $37,723,000 |
| 1st Tuesday | - / - | $2,308,000 / $40,031,000 |
| 1st Wednesday | - / - | $2,044,000 / $42,075,000 |
| 1st Thursday | - / - | $1,934,000 / $44,009,000 |
| 2nd Friday | - / - | $7,210,742 / $51,219,336 |
| 2nd Saturday | - / - | $9,424,159 / $60,643,495 |
| 2nd Sunday | - / - | $4,690,534 / $65,334,029 |
| 2nd Monday | - / - | $1,256,000 / $66,590,000 |
| 2nd Tuesday | - / - | $1,377,000 / $67,967,000 |
| 2nd Wednesday | - / - | $1,216,000 / $69,117,000 |
| 2nd Thursday | - / - | $1,334,000 / $70,451,000 |
| 3rd Friday | - / - | $4,446,681 / $74,897,762 |
| 3rd Saturday | - / - | $6,145,727 / $81,043,489 |
| 3rd Sunday | - / - | $3,669,312 / $84,712,801 |
| 3rd Monday | - / - | $1,527,000 / $86,239,000 |
| 3rd Tuesday | - / - | $903,000 / $87,142,000 |
| 3rd Wednesday | - / - | $848,000 / $87,990,000 |
| 3rd Thursday | - / - | $922,000 / $88,912,000 |
| 4th Friday | - / - | $3,010,314 / $91,922,581 |
| 4th Saturday | - / - | $4,439,793 / $96,362,374 |
| 4th Sunday | - / - | $2,109,871 / $98,472,245 |
| 4th Monday | - / - | $530,000 / $99,003,000 |
| 4th Tuesday | - / - | $611,000 / $99,613,000 |
| 4th Wednesday | - / - | $558,000 / $100,171,000 |
| 4th Thursday | - / - | $607,000 / $100,778,000 |
| 5th Friday | - / - | $2,132,635 / $102,910,756 |
| 5th Saturday | - / - | $2,951,168 / $105,861,924 |
| 5th Sunday | - / - | $1,440,414 / $107,302,338 |
| 5th Monday | - / - | $368,000 / $107,671,000 |
| 5th Tuesday | - / - | $434,000 / $108,105,000 |
| 5th Wednesday | - / - | $364,000 / $108,469,000 |
| 5th Thursday | - / - | $380,000 / $108,849,000 |
| 6th Friday | - / - | $1,344,000 / $110,193,000 |
| 6th Saturday | - / - | $2,048,000 / $112,241,000 |
| 6th Sunday | - / - | $1,206,000 / $113,447,131 |
| 6th Monday | - / - | $304,000 / $113,751,000 |
| 6th Tuesday | - / - | $381,000 / $114,132,000 |
| 6th Wednesday | - / - | $282,000 / $114,414,000 |
| 6th Thursday | - / - | $323,000 / $114,738,000 |
| 7th Friday | - / - | $1,149,000 / $115,887,000 |
| 7th Saturday | - / - | $1,680,000 / $117,567,000 |
| 7th Sunday | - / - | $982,000 / $118,548,539 |
| 7th Monday | - / - | $495,000 / $119,043,000 |
| 7th Tuesday | - / - | $211,000 / $119,254,000 |
| 7th Wednesday | - / - | $196,000 / $119,450,000 |
| 7th Thursday | - / - | $202,000 / $119,653,000 |
| 8th Friday | - / - | $719,204 / $120,371,716 |
| 8th Saturday | - / - | $1,056,805 / $121,428,521 |
| 8th Sunday | - / - | $457,765 / $121,886,286 |
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| Pursuit of Happiness | Sweet Home Alabama | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $1,074 / $6,850 | $35,648,740 / $35,648,740 |
| 2nd Weekend | - / - | $21,325,435 / $65,334,029 |
| 3rd Weekend | - / - | $14,261,720 / $84,712,801 |
| 4th Weekend | - / - | $9,559,978 / $98,472,245 |
| 5th Weekend | - / - | $6,524,217 / $107,302,338 |
| 6th Weekend | - / - | $4,598,229 / $113,447,131 |
| 7th Weekend | - / - | $3,810,839 / $118,548,539 |
| 8th Weekend | - / - | $2,233,774 / $121,886,286 |
| 9th Weekend | - / - | $1,041,324 / $123,408,235 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $410,837 / $124,172,969 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $160,365 / $124,405,131 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | $82,509 / $124,539,442 |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | $209,352 / $124,779,901 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $401,304 / $125,415,296 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $333,326 / $126,086,880 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $231,346 / $126,445,741 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $172,575 / $126,721,462 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $112,157 / $126,868,642 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | $115,520 / $127,033,919 |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | $74,441 / $127,141,665 |
| Pursuit of Happiness | Sweet Home Alabama | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - | $44,008,594 / $44,008,594 |
| 2nd Week | - / - | $26,442,487 / $70,451,081 |
| 3rd Week | - / - | $18,461,186 / $88,912,267 |
| 4th Week | - / - | $11,865,854 / $100,778,121 |
| 5th Week | - / - | $8,070,781 / $108,848,902 |
| 6th Week | - / - | $5,888,798 / $114,737,700 |
| 7th Week | - / - | $4,914,812 / $119,652,512 |
| 8th Week | - / - | $2,714,399 / $122,366,911 |
| 9th Week | - / - | $1,395,221 / $123,762,132 |
| 10th Week | - / - | $482,634 / $124,244,766 |
| 11th Week | - / - | $212,167 / $124,456,933 |
| 12th Week | - / - | $113,616 / $124,570,549 |
| 13th Week | - / - | $443,443 / $125,013,992 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $739,562 / $125,753,554 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $460,841 / $126,214,395 |
| 16th Week | - / - | $334,492 / $126,548,887 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $207,598 / $126,756,485 |
| 18th Week | - / - | $161,914 / $126,918,399 |
| 19th Week | - / - | $148,825 / $127,067,224 |
| 20th Week | - / - | $105,342 / $127,172,566 |
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.