Movie Comparison: Bad Santa (2003) vs. Ruthless People (1986)

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  Bad SantaRuthless
People
Domestic Release Date Nov 26, 2003Jun 27, 1986
Production Budget $18,000,000 
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,0051,111
Maximum Theaters 2,5401,114
Theatrical Engagements 14,69817,629
Domestic Opening Weekend $12,292,952$5,274,306
Domestic Box Office $60,060,328$71,624,879
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$107,208,253$208,117,570
International Box Office $17,086,703
Worldwide Box Office $77,147,031$71,624,879
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Bad SantaRuthless
People
1st Friday $4,600,000 /
$9,500,000
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1st Saturday $4,917,000 /
$14,035,000
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1st Sunday $2,766,000 /
$16,801,187
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1st Monday $844,000 /
$17,645,000
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1st Tuesday $835,000 /
$18,480,000
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1st Wednesday $787,000 /
$19,267,000
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1st Thursday $833,000 /
$20,124,000
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2nd Friday $2,100,000 /
$22,200,000
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2nd Saturday $2,972,000 /
$25,162,000
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2nd Sunday $1,976,000 /
$27,138,311
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2nd Monday $596,000 /
$27,734,000
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2nd Tuesday $639,000 /
$28,373,000
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2nd Wednesday $639,000 /
$29,013,000
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2nd Thursday $699,000 /
$29,712,000
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3rd Friday $1,800,000 /
$31,500,000
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3rd Saturday $2,584,000 /
$34,153,000
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3rd Sunday $1,562,000 /
$35,715,007
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3rd Monday $561,000 /
$36,276,000
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3rd Tuesday $569,000 /
$36,845,000
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3rd Wednesday $557,000 /
$37,402,000
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3rd Thursday $560,000 /
$37,809,000
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4th Friday $1,300,000 /
$39,100,000
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4th Saturday $2,000,000 /
$41,187,000
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4th Sunday $1,724,000 /
$42,911,000
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4th Monday $729,000 /
$43,640,000
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4th Tuesday $850,000 /
$44,490,000
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4th Wednesday $564,000 /
$45,054,000
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4th Thursday $1,409,000 /
$46,463,000
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5th Friday $1,592,000 /
$48,055,000
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5th Saturday $1,623,000 /
$49,688,000
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5th Sunday $1,259,000 /
$50,947,195
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5th Thursday $1,122,000 /
$53,971,859
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6th Friday $1,300,000 /
$55,300,000
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6th Saturday $1,155,000 /
$56,332,000
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8th Monday $40,406 /
$59,230,390
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  Bad SantaRuthless
People
Opening Weekend $12,292,952 /
$16,801,187
$5,274,306 /
$5,274,306
2nd Weekend $7,014,010 /
$27,138,311
$5,285,843 /
$14,008,813
3rd Weekend $6,012,550 /
$35,715,007
$5,434,671 /
$22,533,407
4th Weekend $5,102,135 /
$42,910,876
$4,521,331 /
$29,815,695
5th Weekend $4,526,000 /
$50,947,195
$4,585,374 /
$36,899,845
6th Weekend $2,937,737 /
$56,909,596
$3,476,646 /
$42,760,201
7th Weekend $1,005,569 /
$58,630,223
$3,116,152 /
$47,756,797
8th Weekend $235,935 /
$59,189,984
$2,458,257 /
$51,823,249
9th Weekend $84,531 /
$59,371,103
$2,128,889 /
$55,373,046
10th Weekend $27,656 /
$59,429,410
$2,729,612 /
$59,165,825
11th Weekend $13,468 /
$59,457,189
$1,819,111 /
$61,505,373
12th Weekend $37,827 /
$59,500,968
$1,504,134 /
$63,570,789
13th Weekend $6,831 /
$59,523,270
$1,431,551 /
$65,484,532
14th Weekend $182,408 /
$59,707,598
$1,285,442 /
$67,213,016
15th Weekend $145,351 /
$59,936,060
$917,166 /
$68,508,328
16th Weekend $45,134 /
$60,030,347
$508,458 /
$69,275,467
17th Weekend $7,193 /
$60,057,639
$411,990 /
$69,809,826
18th Weekend - /
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$255,892 /
$70,271,558
19th Weekend - /
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$179,176 /
$70,608,718
20th Weekend - /
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$235,134 /
$70,914,192
  Bad SantaRuthless
People
Opening Week - /
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$8,722,970 /
$8,722,970
2nd Week $15,616,066 /
$20,124,301
$8,375,766 /
$17,098,736
3rd Week $9,578,156 /
$29,702,457
$8,195,628 /
$25,294,364
4th Week $8,106,284 /
$37,808,741
$7,020,107 /
$32,314,471
5th Week $8,612,454 /
$46,421,195
$6,969,084 /
$39,283,555
6th Week $7,550,664 /
$53,971,859
$5,357,090 /
$44,640,645
7th Week $3,652,795 /
$57,624,654
$4,724,347 /
$49,364,992
8th Week $1,329,395 /
$58,954,049
$3,879,165 /
$53,244,157
9th Week $332,523 /
$59,286,572
$3,192,056 /
$56,436,213
10th Week $115,182 /
$59,401,754
$3,250,049 /
$59,686,262
11th Week $41,967 /
$59,443,721
$2,380,393 /
$62,066,655
12th Week $19,420 /
$59,463,141
$1,986,326 /
$64,052,981
13th Week $53,298 /
$59,516,439
$1,874,593 /
$65,927,574
14th Week $8,751 /
$59,525,190
$1,663,588 /
$67,591,162
15th Week $265,519 /
$59,790,709
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16th Week $194,504 /
$59,985,213
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17th Week $65,233 /
$60,050,446
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18th Week $9,882 /
$60,060,328
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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.