Movie Comparison: The Rugrats Movie (1998) vs. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (2004)
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| The Rugrats Movie | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Title | SpongeBob SquarePants | |
| Domestic Release Date | Nov 20, 1998 | Nov 19, 2004 |
| Production Budget | $28,000,000 | $30,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 2,782 | 3,212 |
| Maximum Theaters | 2,832 | 3,307 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 27,075 | 20,859 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $27,321,470 | $32,018,216 |
| Domestic Box Office | $100,494,685 | $85,416,609 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$228,992,274 | $148,085,054 |
| International Box Office | $40,400,000 | $56,634,646 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $140,894,685 | $142,051,255 |
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| The Rugrats Movie | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | $6,730,000 / $6,730,000 | $9,400,000 / $9,400,000 |
| 1st Saturday | $11,935,000 / $18,665,000 | $13,771,055 / $23,330,807 |
| 1st Sunday | $8,467,000 / $27,321,000 | $8,687,409 / $32,018,216 |
| 1st Monday | $1,417,335 / $28,738,805 | $1,537,000 / $33,555,000 |
| 1st Tuesday | $1,630,000 / $30,369,000 | $1,706,000 / $35,261,000 |
| 1st Wednesday | $3,405,000 / $33,774,000 | $3,466,000 / $38,727,000 |
| 1st Thursday | $2,860,000 / $36,634,000 | $2,222,000 / $40,948,838 |
| 2nd Friday | $8,650,000 / $45,284,000 | $7,096,818 / $48,045,656 |
| 2nd Saturday | $7,850,000 / $53,185,000 | $6,740,870 / $54,786,526 |
| 2nd Sunday | $4,595,000 / $57,852,000 | $4,006,643 / $58,793,169 |
| 2nd Monday | $647,826 / $58,499,817 | $553,000 / $59,346,000 |
| 2nd Tuesday | $484,920 / $58,984,737 | $412,000 / $59,758,000 |
| 2nd Wednesday | $431,129 / $59,415,866 | $403,000 / $60,161,000 |
| 2nd Thursday | $579,134 / $59,995,000 | $392,000 / $60,553,442 |
| 3rd Friday | $1,445,000 / $61,440,000 | $1,800,000 / $62,400,000 |
| 3rd Saturday | $3,650,000 / $65,090,000 | $3,574,924 / $65,895,142 |
| 3rd Sunday | $2,367,000 / $67,457,000 | $2,314,172 / $68,209,314 |
| 3rd Monday | $283,454 / $67,735,724 | $258,000 / $68,468,000 |
| 3rd Tuesday | $348,621 / $68,084,345 | $263,000 / $68,731,000 |
| 3rd Wednesday | $293,187 / $68,376,532 | $274,000 / $69,005,000 |
| 3rd Thursday | $268,335 / $68,664,367 | $234,000 / $69,239,000 |
| 4th Friday | $1,300,000 / $69,964,367 | $1,100,000 / $70,300,000 |
| 4th Saturday | $2,200,000 / $72,164,367 | $2,103,441 / $72,264,654 |
| 4th Sunday | $1,413,000 / $73,198,000 | $1,331,368 / $73,596,022 |
| 4th Monday | $182,554 / $73,763,180 | $178,000 / $73,774,000 |
| 4th Tuesday | $195,327 / $73,576,319 | $189,000 / $73,963,000 |
| 4th Wednesday | $185,277 / $73,761,596 | $192,000 / $74,155,000 |
| 4th Thursday | $207,712 / $73,969,308 | $205,000 / $74,359,000 |
| 5th Friday | $525,000 / $74,494,000 | $400,000 / $74,800,000 |
| 5th Saturday | $1,230,000 / $75,724,000 | $899,677 / $75,677,654 |
| 5th Sunday | $961,000 / $76,829,000 | $684,748 / $76,362,402 |
| 5th Monday | $586,381 / $77,415,078 | - / - |
| 5th Tuesday | $535,922 / $77,951,000 | - / - |
| 5th Wednesday | $715,000 / $78,666,000 | - / - |
| 5th Thursday | $460,000 / $79,338,000 | - / - |
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| 6th Tuesday | $1,221,369 / $84,299,501 | - / - |
| 6th Wednesday | $1,180,000 / $85,479,000 | - / - |
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| The Rugrats Movie | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $27,321,470 / $27,321,470 | $32,018,216 / $32,018,216 |
| 2nd Weekend | $21,010,116 / $57,851,991 | $17,844,331 / $58,793,169 |
| 3rd Weekend | $7,632,293 / $67,452,270 | $7,655,872 / $68,209,314 |
| 4th Weekend | $4,533,571 / $73,198,438 | $4,357,011 / $73,596,022 |
| 5th Weekend | $2,859,389 / $76,828,697 | $2,002,903 / $76,362,402 |
| 6th Weekend | $2,666,292 / $82,015,627 | $714,503 / $78,779,272 |
| 7th Weekend | $2,752,148 / $89,183,190 | $1,246,327 / $81,900,075 |
| 8th Weekend | $1,437,993 / $91,119,751 | $858,303 / $83,126,525 |
| 9th Weekend | $1,330,827 / $92,703,873 | $317,906 / $83,569,923 |
| 10th Weekend | $784,440 / $93,599,709 | $152,867 / $83,889,892 |
| 11th Weekend | $570,550 / $94,269,189 | $265,000 / $84,187,826 |
| 12th Weekend | $508,577 / $94,853,991 | $268,490 / $84,540,402 |
| 13th Weekend | $1,254,878 / $96,174,410 | $232,657 / $84,848,364 |
| 14th Weekend | $801,649 / $97,388,638 | $184,795 / $85,102,579 |
| 15th Weekend | $704,009 / $98,286,747 | $96,476 / $85,283,341 |
| 16th Weekend | $596,049 / $99,064,772 | $61,830 / $85,373,733 |
| 17th Weekend | $483,875 / $99,704,991 | $15,212 / $85,402,000 |
| 18th Weekend | $328,545 / $100,130,568 | $2,949 / $85,416,609 |
| 19th Weekend | $166,458 / $100,354,406 | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | $50,512 / $100,439,328 | - / - |
| The Rugrats Movie | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $36,841,875 / $36,841,875 | $40,948,838 / $40,948,838 |
| 2nd Week | $22,978,102 / $59,819,977 | $19,604,604 / $60,553,442 |
| 3rd Week | $8,844,890 / $68,664,867 | $8,685,569 / $69,239,011 |
| 4th Week | $5,304,441 / $73,969,308 | $5,120,488 / $74,359,499 |
| 5th Week | $5,380,027 / $79,349,335 | $3,705,270 / $78,064,769 |
| 6th Week | $7,081,707 / $86,431,042 | $2,588,979 / $80,653,748 |
| 7th Week | $3,250,716 / $89,681,758 | $1,614,474 / $82,268,222 |
| 8th Week | $1,691,288 / $91,373,046 | $983,795 / $83,252,017 |
| 9th Week | $1,442,223 / $92,815,269 | $485,008 / $83,737,025 |
| 10th Week | $883,370 / $93,698,639 | $185,801 / $83,922,826 |
| 11th Week | $646,775 / $94,345,414 | $349,086 / $84,271,912 |
| 12th Week | $574,118 / $94,919,532 | $343,795 / $84,615,707 |
| 13th Week | $1,667,457 / $96,586,989 | $302,077 / $84,917,784 |
| 14th Week | $995,749 / $97,582,738 | $269,081 / $85,186,865 |
| 15th Week | $885,985 / $98,468,723 | $125,038 / $85,311,903 |
| 16th Week | $752,393 / $99,221,116 | $74,885 / $85,386,788 |
| 17th Week | $580,907 / $99,802,023 | $26,872 / $85,413,660 |
| 18th Week | $385,925 / $100,187,948 | $2,949 / $85,416,609 |
| 19th Week | $200,868 / $100,388,816 | - / - |
| 20th Week | $90,573 / $100,479,389 | - / - |
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.