Movie Comparison: American Beauty (1999) vs. Pulp Fiction (1994)

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  American
Beauty
Pulp Fiction
Domestic Release Date Sep 15, 1999Oct 14, 1994
Production Budget $15,000,000$8,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 161,338
Maximum Theaters 1,9901,494
Theatrical Engagements 32,21332,680
Domestic Opening Weekend $861,531$9,311,882
Domestic Box Office $130,058,047$107,928,762
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$268,783,604$277,904,843
International Box Office $226,200,000$104,962,998
Worldwide Box Office $356,258,047$212,891,760
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  American
Beauty
Pulp Fiction
1st Friday $263,000 /
$423,000
- /
-
1st Saturday $314,000 /
$737,000
- /
-
1st Sunday $271,000 /
$1,021,385
- /
-
1st Monday $147,742 /
$1,169,127
- /
-
1st Tuesday $129,920 /
$1,299,047
- /
-
1st Wednesday $130,765 /
$1,429,812
- /
-
1st Thursday $115,526 /
$1,545,338
- /
-
2nd Friday $1,720,000 /
$3,265,000
- /
-
2nd Saturday $2,484,000 /
$5,724,000
- /
-
2nd Sunday $1,567,000 /
$7,484,984
- /
-
2nd Monday $605,772 /
$8,090,756
- /
-
2nd Tuesday $719,403 /
$8,810,159
- /
-
2nd Wednesday $702,373 /
$9,512,532
- /
-
2nd Thursday $694,386 /
$10,206,918
- /
-
3rd Friday $2,422,000 /
$12,629,000
- /
-
3rd Saturday $3,572,000 /
$16,201,000
- /
-
3rd Sunday $2,231,000 /
$18,395,497
- /
-
3rd Monday $738,604 /
$19,134,101
- /
-
3rd Tuesday $851,207 /
$19,985,308
- /
-
3rd Wednesday $811,746 /
$20,797,054
- /
-
3rd Thursday $818,328 /
$21,615,382
- /
-
4th Friday $2,653,000 /
$24,268,000
- /
-
4th Saturday $3,942,000 /
$28,210,000
- /
-
4th Sunday $2,907,000 /
$31,120,695
- /
-
4th Monday $1,164,308 /
$32,285,003
- /
-
4th Tuesday $802,706 /
$33,087,709
- /
-
4th Wednesday $730,465 /
$33,818,174
- /
-
4th Thursday $733,121 /
$34,551,295
- /
-
5th Friday $1,940,000 /
$36,491,000
- /
-
5th Saturday $2,990,000 /
$39,481,000
- /
-
5th Sunday $1,666,000 /
$41,159,439
- /
-
5th Monday $513,076 /
$41,672,515
- /
-
5th Tuesday $590,427 /
$42,262,942
- /
-
5th Wednesday $614,089 /
$42,877,031
- /
-
5th Thursday $573,117 /
$43,450,148
- /
-
6th Friday $1,600,000 /
$45,050,000
- /
-
6th Saturday $2,325,000 /
$47,375,000
- /
-
6th Sunday $1,280,000 /
$48,630,401
- /
-
6th Monday $405,519 /
$49,035,920
- /
-
6th Tuesday $461,750 /
$49,497,670
- /
-
6th Wednesday $402,381 /
$49,900,051
- /
-
6th Thursday $426,234 /
$50,326,285
- /
-
7th Friday $1,175,000 /
$51,501,000
- /
-
7th Saturday $1,690,000 /
$53,191,000
- /
-
7th Sunday $885,000 /
$54,106,032
- /
-
7th Monday $317,213 /
$54,423,245
- /
-
7th Tuesday $433,379 /
$54,856,624
- /
-
7th Wednesday $378,503 /
$55,235,127
- /
-
7th Thursday $371,352 /
$55,606,479
- /
-
8th Friday $1,020,000 /
$56,626,000
- /
-
8th Saturday $1,565,000 /
$58,191,000
- /
-
8th Sunday $752,000 /
$58,931,005
- /
-
8th Monday $228,353 /
$59,159,358
- /
-
8th Tuesday $297,432 /
$59,456,790
- /
-
8th Wednesday $365,444 /
$59,822,234
- /
-
8th Thursday $461,446 /
$60,283,680
- /
-
9th Friday $730,000 /
$61,014,000
- /
-
9th Saturday $650,000 /
$61,664,000
- /
-
9th Sunday $544,000 /
$62,655,084
- /
-
9th Monday $164,856 /
$62,819,940
- /
-
9th Tuesday $211,734 /
$63,031,674
- /
-
9th Wednesday $189,339 /
$63,221,013
- /
-
9th Thursday $185,562 /
$63,406,575
- /
-
10th Friday $362,000 /
$63,769,000
- /
-
10th Saturday $597,000 /
$64,366,000
- /
-
10th Sunday $305,000 /
$64,699,595
- /
-
10th Monday $110,280 /
$64,809,875
- /
-
10th Tuesday $154,346 /
$64,964,221
- /
-
10th Wednesday - /
-
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10th Thursday - /
-
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-
  American
Beauty
Pulp Fiction
Opening Weekend $861,531 /
$1,021,385
$9,311,882 /
$9,311,882
2nd Weekend $5,936,646 /
$7,484,984
$8,389,221 /
$21,670,188
3rd Weekend $8,188,587 /
$18,395,497
$5,690,054 /
$30,570,220
4th Weekend $9,505,313 /
$31,120,695
$5,142,126 /
$38,145,544
5th Weekend $6,608,144 /
$41,159,439
$4,104,099 /
$44,204,134
6th Weekend $5,180,253 /
$48,630,401
$3,010,154 /
$48,407,201
7th Weekend $3,779,747 /
$54,106,032
$3,241,585 /
$53,653,232
8th Weekend $3,324,526 /
$58,931,005
$1,668,538 /
$55,918,361
9th Weekend $2,371,304 /
$62,655,084
$1,042,589 /
$57,475,172
10th Weekend $1,293,020 /
$64,699,595
$960,702 /
$58,867,964
11th Weekend $1,170,667 /
$66,524,764
$1,081,071 /
$60,731,182
12th Weekend $780,219 /
$67,589,142
$2,063,675 /
$63,617,560
13th Weekend $603,130 /
$68,500,984
$1,861,065 /
$66,259,720
14th Weekend $527,468 /
$69,298,106
$1,862,183 /
$68,879,201
15th Weekend $322,143 /
$70,041,838
$1,550,759 /
$70,895,537
16th Weekend $499,030 /
$71,017,815
$1,341,119 /
$72,844,144
17th Weekend $577,310 /
$71,917,100
$1,140,984 /
$74,538,655
18th Weekend $598,389 /
$71,917,100
$1,209,812 /
$76,149,967
19th Weekend $431,045 /
$73,318,172
$2,877,401 /
$79,745,176
20th Weekend $704,153 /
$74,328,708
$2,377,030 /
$82,825,904
  American
Beauty
Pulp Fiction
Opening Week - /
-
$13,280,967 /
$13,280,967
2nd Week $1,388,484 /
$1,548,338
$11,599,199 /
$24,880,166
3rd Week $8,658,572 /
$10,206,910
$8,123,252 /
$33,003,418
4th Week $11,408,472 /
$21,615,382
$7,096,617 /
$40,100,035
5th Week $12,935,913 /
$34,551,295
$5,297,012 /
$45,397,047
6th Week $8,898,853 /
$43,450,148
$5,014,600 /
$50,411,647
7th Week $6,876,137 /
$50,326,285
$3,838,176 /
$54,249,823
8th Week $5,280,194 /
$55,606,479
$2,182,760 /
$56,432,583
9th Week $4,677,301 /
$60,283,780
$1,474,679 /
$57,907,262
10th Week $3,122,795 /
$63,406,575
$1,742,849 /
$59,650,111
11th Week $1,947,522 /
$65,354,097
$1,903,774 /
$61,553,885
12th Week $1,454,826 /
$66,808,923
$2,844,770 /
$64,398,655
13th Week $1,088,931 /
$67,897,854
$2,618,363 /
$67,017,018
14th Week $872,784 /
$68,770,638
$2,327,760 /
$69,344,778
15th Week $949,057 /
$69,719,695
$2,158,247 /
$71,503,025
16th Week $799,090 /
$70,518,785
$1,894,646 /
$73,397,671
17th Week $821,005 /
$71,339,790
$1,542,484 /
$74,940,155
18th Week - /
-
$1,927,620 /
$76,867,775
19th Week $1,568,416 /
$72,887,127
$3,581,099 /
$80,448,874
20th Week $737,428 /
$73,624,555
$3,172,284 /
$83,621,158

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.