Movie Comparison: Blue Velvet (1986) vs. Moulin Rouge (2001)

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  Blue VelvetMoulin Rouge
Domestic Release Date Sep 19, 1986May 18, 2001
Production Budget  $53,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2
Maximum Theaters 772,283
Theatrical Engagements 15413,405
Domestic Opening Weekend  $167,540
Domestic Box Office $8,551,228$57,386,369
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$23,873,453$109,281,927
International Box Office $112,072$121,813,167
Worldwide Box Office $8,663,300$179,199,536
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Blue VelvetMoulin Rouge
1st Friday - /
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1st Saturday - /
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1st Sunday - /
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1st Monday - /
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$35,184 /
$202,724
1st Tuesday - /
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$37,117 /
$239,841
1st Wednesday - /
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$37,492 /
$277,333
1st Thursday - /
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2nd Friday - /
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2nd Saturday - /
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2nd Sunday - /
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$71,000 /
$510,650
2nd Monday - /
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$71,472 /
$582,122
2nd Tuesday - /
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$30,443 /
$612,565
2nd Wednesday - /
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$32,453 /
$645,018
2nd Thursday - /
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-
3rd Friday - /
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$4,570,000 /
$5,240,000
3rd Saturday - /
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$5,717,000 /
$10,959,607
3rd Sunday - /
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$3,508,000 /
$14,395,000
3rd Monday - /
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$1,393,030 /
$15,787,943
3rd Tuesday - /
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$1,569,186 /
$17,357,129
3rd Wednesday - /
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$1,325,377 /
$18,682,506
3rd Thursday - /
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$1,237,570 /
$19,920,076
4th Friday - /
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$2,434,000 /
$22,354,500
4th Saturday - /
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$3,208,000 /
$25,562,500
4th Sunday - /
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$2,038,000 /
$27,569,224
4th Monday - /
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$967,831 /
$28,537,055
4th Tuesday - /
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$1,139,780 /
$29,676,835
4th Wednesday - /
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$955,740 /
$30,632,575
4th Thursday - /
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$967,034 /
$31,599,609
5th Friday - /
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$1,557,500 /
$33,157,000
5th Saturday - /
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$2,105,000 /
$35,262,000
5th Sunday - /
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$1,286,000 /
$36,629,874
5th Monday - /
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$655,909 /
$37,285,783
5th Tuesday - /
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$801,333 /
$38,087,116
5th Wednesday - /
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$731,332 /
$38,818,448
5th Thursday - /
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$763,351 /
$39,581,799
6th Friday - /
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$1,112,000 /
$40,694,000
6th Saturday - /
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$1,612,000 /
$42,306,000
6th Sunday - /
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$1,019,000 /
$43,433,722
6th Monday - /
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$501,706 /
$43,935,428
6th Tuesday - /
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$592,939 /
$44,528,367
6th Wednesday - /
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$528,577 /
$45,056,944
6th Thursday - /
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$519,350 /
$45,576,294
7th Friday - /
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7th Saturday - /
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7th Sunday - /
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$748,000 /
$48,023,940
7th Monday - /
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$388,921 /
$48,412,861
7th Tuesday - /
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$501,306 /
$48,914,167
7th Wednesday - /
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$501,952 /
$49,416,119
7th Thursday - /
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$278,444 /
$49,598,175
8th Friday - /
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8th Saturday - /
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8th Sunday - /
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$401,000 /
$50,951,493
8th Monday - /
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$166,518 /
$51,118,011
8th Tuesday - /
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$223,113 /
$51,341,124
8th Wednesday - /
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$192,840 /
$51,533,964
8th Thursday - /
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$180,368 /
$51,714,332
9th Friday - /
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9th Saturday - /
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9th Sunday - /
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$210,000 /
$52,467,635
9th Monday - /
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$112,995 /
$52,580,630
9th Tuesday - /
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$149,968 /
$52,730,598
9th Wednesday - /
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$105,632 /
$52,836,230
9th Thursday - /
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$98,547 /
$52,934,777
10th Friday - /
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10th Saturday - /
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10th Sunday - /
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10th Monday - /
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$71,244 /
$53,416,408
10th Tuesday - /
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$93,114 /
$53,509,522
10th Wednesday - /
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$79,222 /
$53,588,744
10th Thursday - /
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$77,022 /
$53,665,766
  Blue VelvetMoulin Rouge
Opening Weekend - /
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$167,540 /
$167,540
2nd Weekend - /
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$193,098 /
$510,650
3rd Weekend - /
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$13,718,306 /
$14,394,913
4th Weekend - /
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$7,649,148 /
$27,569,224
5th Weekend - /
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$5,030,265 /
$36,629,874
6th Weekend - /
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$3,851,923 /
$43,433,722
7th Weekend - /
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$2,447,646 /
$48,023,940
8th Weekend - /
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$1,352,672 /
$50,951,493
9th Weekend - /
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$753,303 /
$52,467,635
10th Weekend - /
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$410,387 /
$53,345,164
11th Weekend - /
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$363,755 /
$54,029,521
12th Weekend - /
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$307,113 /
$54,611,385
13th Weekend - /
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$258,718 /
$55,093,223
14th Weekend - /
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$202,765 /
$55,500,137
15th Weekend - /
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$128,480 /
$55,771,542
16th Weekend - /
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$176,696 /
$56,088,256
17th Weekend $146,502 /
$6,549,895
$110,782 /
$56,256,886
18th Weekend $146,502 /
$6,549,895
$88,026 /
$56,384,524
19th Weekend - /
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$70,418 /
$56,495,724
20th Weekend - /
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$44,003 /
$56,578,627
  Blue VelvetMoulin Rouge
Opening Week - /
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$317,552 /
$317,552
2nd Week - /
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$359,055 /
$676,607
3rd Week - /
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$19,243,469 /
$19,920,076
4th Week - /
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$11,679,533 /
$31,599,609
5th Week - /
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$7,982,190 /
$39,581,799
6th Week - /
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$5,994,495 /
$45,576,294
7th Week - /
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$4,022,527 /
$49,598,821
8th Week - /
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$2,115,511 /
$51,714,332
9th Week - /
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$1,220,445 /
$52,934,777
10th Week - /
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$730,989 /
$53,665,766
11th Week - /
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$638,506 /
$54,304,272
12th Week - /
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$530,233 /
$54,834,505
13th Week - /
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$462,867 /
$55,297,372
14th Week - /
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$345,690 /
$55,643,062
15th Week - /
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$268,498 /
$55,911,560
16th Week - /
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$234,544 /
$56,146,104
17th Week - /
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$150,394 /
$56,296,498
18th Week - /
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$128,808 /
$56,425,306
19th Week - /
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$109,318 /
$56,534,624
20th Week - /
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$66,346 /
$56,600,970

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.