Movie Comparison: Second Act (2018) vs. The Waterboy (1998)
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| Second Act | The Waterboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Dec 21, 2018 | Nov 6, 1998 |
| Production Budget | $15,700,000 | $23,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 2,607 | 2,664 |
| Maximum Theaters | 2,607 | 2,782 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 12,214 | 28,596 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $6,489,983 | $39,414,071 |
| Domestic Box Office | $39,282,227 | $161,491,646 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$46,441,329 | $369,169,390 |
| International Box Office | $24,006,627 | $28,700,000 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $63,288,854 | $190,191,646 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Second Act | The Waterboy | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | $2,480,546 / $2,480,546 | $12,870,000 / $12,870,000 |
| 1st Saturday | $2,151,006 / $4,631,552 | $16,305,000 / $29,175,000 |
| 1st Sunday | $1,858,431 / $6,489,983 | $10,289,000 / $39,414,071 |
| 1st Monday | $1,001,631 / $7,491,614 | $2,733,509 / $42,147,580 |
| 1st Tuesday | $3,069,572 / $10,561,186 | $4,458,077 / $46,605,657 |
| 1st Wednesday | $2,052,679 / $12,613,865 | $5,469,788 / $52,075,439 |
| 1st Thursday | $1,950,197 / $14,564,062 | $2,597,159 / $54,672,598 |
| 2nd Friday | $2,422,340 / $16,986,402 | $7,770,000 / $62,443,000 |
| 2nd Saturday | $2,657,458 / $19,643,860 | $10,810,000 / $73,253,000 |
| 2nd Sunday | $2,279,893 / $21,923,753 | $5,702,000 / $79,104,000 |
| 2nd Monday | $1,621,189 / $23,544,942 | $1,231,743 / $80,335,470 |
| 2nd Tuesday | $2,434,593 / $25,979,535 | $1,644,914 / $81,980,384 |
| 2nd Wednesday | $1,078,672 / $27,058,207 | $1,232,498 / $83,212,882 |
| 2nd Thursday | $978,868 / $28,037,075 | $1,310,260 / $84,523,142 |
| 3rd Friday | $1,560,488 / $29,597,563 | $4,935,000 / $89,458,000 |
| 3rd Saturday | $2,007,439 / $31,605,002 | $7,115,000 / $96,573,000 |
| 3rd Sunday | $1,187,364 / $32,792,366 | $3,607,000 / $100,231,000 |
| 3rd Monday | $392,781 / $33,185,147 | $910,420 / $101,141,099 |
| 3rd Tuesday | $744,127 / $33,929,274 | $1,440,000 / $102,581,000 |
| 3rd Wednesday | $431,828 / $34,361,102 | $2,535,000 / $105,116,000 |
| 3rd Thursday | $352,769 / $34,713,871 | $3,420,000 / $108,536,000 |
| 4th Friday | $518,876 / $35,232,747 | $5,835,000 / $114,371,000 |
| 4th Saturday | $705,642 / $35,938,389 | $5,520,000 / $119,892,000 |
| 4th Sunday | $446,624 / $36,385,013 | $2,354,000 / $122,210,000 |
| 4th Monday | $149,288 / $36,534,301 | $514,150 / $122,724,255 |
| 4th Tuesday | $285,832 / $36,820,133 | $579,451 / $123,303,706 |
| 4th Wednesday | $147,578 / $36,967,711 | $466,992 / $123,770,698 |
| 4th Thursday | $137,482 / $37,105,193 | $564,302 / $124,335,000 |
| 5th Friday | $193,007 / $37,298,200 | $2,015,000 / $126,350,000 |
| 5th Saturday | $268,874 / $37,567,074 | $2,975,000 / $129,325,000 |
| 5th Sunday | $213,378 / $37,780,452 | $1,443,000 / $130,768,000 |
| 5th Monday | $141,789 / $37,922,241 | $329,019 / $131,097,344 |
| 5th Tuesday | $118,352 / $38,040,593 | $414,476 / $131,511,820 |
| 5th Wednesday | $71,884 / $38,112,477 | $334,863 / $131,846,683 |
| 5th Thursday | $78,097 / $38,190,574 | $345,610 / $132,192,293 |
| 6th Friday | $63,141 / $38,253,715 | $880,000 / $133,072,293 |
| 6th Saturday | $100,964 / $38,354,679 | $1,930,000 / $135,002,293 |
| 6th Sunday | $60,120 / $38,414,799 | $1,012,000 / $136,625,000 |
| 6th Monday | $19,905 / $38,434,704 | $263,330 / $136,888,925 |
| 6th Tuesday | $30,335 / $38,465,039 | $324,778 / $137,213,132 |
| 6th Wednesday | $21,873 / $38,486,912 | $275,723 / $137,488,855 |
| 6th Thursday | $21,507 / $38,508,419 | $310,839 / $137,799,694 |
| 7th Friday | $125,875 / $38,634,294 | $870,000 / $138,670,000 |
| 7th Saturday | $203,504 / $38,837,798 | $1,315,000 / $139,985,000 |
| 7th Sunday | $89,608 / $38,927,406 | $914,000 / $140,940,000 |
| 7th Monday | $46,764 / $38,974,170 | $544,497 / $141,484,776 |
| 7th Tuesday | $75,880 / $39,050,050 | - / - |
| 7th Wednesday | $47,016 / $39,097,066 | $680,000 / $142,265,000 |
| 7th Thursday | $36,278 / $39,133,344 | $380,000 / $143,266,000 |
| 8th Friday | $19,083 / $39,152,427 | - / - |
| 8th Saturday | $34,658 / $39,187,085 | - / - |
| 8th Sunday | $19,299 / $39,206,384 | - / - |
| 8th Monday | $6,077 / $39,212,461 | - / - |
| 8th Tuesday | $8,955 / $39,221,416 | - / - |
| 8th Wednesday | $5,216 / $39,226,632 | - / - |
| 8th Thursday | $10,238 / $39,236,870 | - / - |
| 9th Friday | $7,352 / $39,244,222 | - / - |
| 9th Saturday | $12,836 / $39,257,058 | - / - |
| 9th Sunday | $9,864 / $39,266,922 | - / - |
| 9th Monday | $5,671 / $39,272,593 | - / - |
| 9th Tuesday | $3,469 / $39,276,062 | - / - |
| 9th Wednesday | $2,547 / $39,278,609 | - / - |
| 9th Thursday | $3,618 / $39,282,227 | - / - |
| 10th Friday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Saturday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Sunday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Monday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Tuesday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Wednesday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Thursday | - / - | - / - |
| Second Act | The Waterboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $6,489,983 / $6,489,983 | $39,414,071 / $39,414,071 |
| 2nd Weekend | $7,359,691 / $21,923,753 | $24,431,129 / $79,103,727 |
| 3rd Weekend | $4,755,291 / $32,792,366 | $15,707,537 / $100,230,679 |
| 4th Weekend | $1,671,142 / $36,385,013 | $13,601,032 / $122,210,105 |
| 5th Weekend | $675,259 / $37,780,452 | $6,511,707 / $130,768,331 |
| 6th Weekend | $224,225 / $38,414,799 | $4,432,731 / $136,625,024 |
| 7th Weekend | $418,987 / $38,927,406 | $3,140,587 / $140,940,281 |
| 8th Weekend | $73,040 / $39,206,384 | $2,332,774 / $145,577,190 |
| 9th Weekend | $30,052 / $39,266,922 | $2,142,483 / $150,037,914 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $1,631,047 / $152,289,065 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $1,171,170 / $153,842,764 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | $786,514 / $154,775,265 |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | $580,736 / $155,523,746 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $1,070,721 / $156,658,429 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $1,058,915 / $158,012,801 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $680,010 / $158,886,255 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $503,681 / $159,574,480 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $418,646 / $160,131,174 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | $354,666 / $160,610,641 |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | $253,551 / $161,021,440 |
| Second Act | The Waterboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $14,564,062 / $14,564,062 | $54,672,598 / $54,672,598 |
| 2nd Week | $13,473,013 / $28,037,075 | $29,850,544 / $84,523,142 |
| 3rd Week | $6,676,796 / $34,713,871 | $24,085,931 / $108,609,073 |
| 4th Week | $2,391,322 / $37,105,193 | $15,647,551 / $124,256,624 |
| 5th Week | $1,085,381 / $38,190,574 | $7,935,669 / $132,192,293 |
| 6th Week | $317,845 / $38,508,419 | $5,607,401 / $137,799,694 |
| 7th Week | $624,925 / $39,133,344 | $5,444,722 / $143,244,416 |
| 8th Week | $103,526 / $39,236,870 | $4,651,015 / $147,895,431 |
| 9th Week | $45,357 / $39,282,227 | $2,762,587 / $150,658,018 |
| 10th Week | - / - | $2,013,576 / $152,671,594 |
| 11th Week | - / - | $1,317,157 / $153,988,751 |
| 12th Week | - / - | $954,259 / $154,943,010 |
| 13th Week | - / - | $644,698 / $155,587,708 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $1,366,178 / $156,953,886 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $1,252,359 / $158,206,245 |
| 16th Week | - / - | $864,554 / $159,070,799 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $641,729 / $159,712,528 |
| 18th Week | - / - | $543,447 / $160,255,975 |
| 19th Week | - / - | $511,914 / $160,767,889 |
| 20th Week | - / - | $328,827 / $161,096,716 |
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.