Movie Comparison: The Bridges of Madison County (1995) vs. The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

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  The Bridges
of Madison
County
The Secret
Life of Bees
Domestic Release Date Jun 2, 1995Oct 17, 2008
Production Budget $22,000,000$11,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,8051,591
Maximum Theaters 1,9861,630
Theatrical Engagements 17,73310,577
Domestic Opening Weekend $10,519,257$10,527,799
Domestic Box Office $71,516,617$37,780,486
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$177,174,356$56,706,993
International Box Office $104,000,000$2,213,861
Worldwide Box Office $175,516,617$39,994,347
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Bridges
of Madison
County
The Secret
Life of Bees
1st Friday - /
-
$3,563,157 /
$3,563,157
1st Saturday - /
-
$4,391,964 /
$7,955,121
1st Sunday - /
-
$2,572,678 /
$10,527,799
1st Monday - /
-
$696,072 /
$11,223,871
1st Tuesday - /
-
$746,994 /
$11,970,865
1st Wednesday - /
-
$667,519 /
$12,638,384
1st Thursday - /
-
$634,807 /
$13,273,191
2nd Friday - /
-
$1,785,661 /
$15,058,852
2nd Saturday - /
-
$2,669,281 /
$17,728,133
2nd Sunday - /
-
$1,596,688 /
$19,324,821
2nd Monday - /
-
$460,155 /
$19,784,976
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$531,108 /
$20,316,084
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$492,258 /
$20,808,342
2nd Thursday - /
-
$478,611 /
$21,286,953
3rd Friday - /
-
$842,628 /
$22,129,581
3rd Saturday - /
-
$1,970,278 /
$24,099,859
3rd Sunday - /
-
$1,197,762 /
$25,297,621
3rd Monday - /
-
$363,154 /
$25,660,775
3rd Tuesday - /
-
$414,511 /
$26,075,286
3rd Wednesday - /
-
$355,020 /
$26,430,306
3rd Thursday - /
-
$382,590 /
$26,812,896
4th Friday - /
-
$878,446 /
$27,691,342
4th Saturday - /
-
$1,401,886 /
$29,093,228
4th Sunday - /
-
$809,135 /
$29,902,363
4th Monday - /
-
$334,439 /
$30,236,802
4th Tuesday - /
-
$538,293 /
$30,775,095
4th Wednesday - /
-
$253,025 /
$31,028,120
4th Thursday - /
-
$260,960 /
$31,289,080
5th Friday - /
-
$664,073 /
$31,953,153
5th Saturday - /
-
$1,078,373 /
$33,031,526
5th Sunday - /
-
$595,833 /
$33,627,359
5th Monday - /
-
$170,467 /
$33,797,826
5th Tuesday - /
-
$196,655 /
$33,994,481
5th Wednesday - /
-
$193,048 /
$34,187,529
5th Thursday - /
-
$186,275 /
$34,373,804
6th Friday - /
-
$354,064 /
$34,727,868
6th Saturday - /
-
$575,582 /
$35,303,450
6th Sunday - /
-
$335,345 /
$35,638,795
6th Monday - /
-
$126,349 /
$35,765,144
6th Tuesday - /
-
$161,022 /
$35,926,166
6th Wednesday - /
-
$76,573 /
$36,002,739
6th Thursday - /
-
$88,242 /
$36,090,981
7th Friday - /
-
$222,898 /
$36,313,879
7th Saturday - /
-
$226,319 /
$36,540,198
7th Sunday - /
-
$112,454 /
$36,652,652
7th Monday - /
-
$29,381 /
$36,682,033
7th Tuesday - /
-
$29,692 /
$36,711,725
7th Wednesday - /
-
$33,934 /
$36,745,659
7th Thursday - /
-
$31,289 /
$36,776,948
8th Friday - /
-
$60,591 /
$36,837,539
8th Saturday - /
-
$95,771 /
$36,933,310
8th Sunday - /
-
$61,107 /
$36,994,417
8th Monday - /
-
$21,266 /
$37,015,683
8th Tuesday - /
-
$24,686 /
$37,040,369
8th Wednesday - /
-
$26,790 /
$37,067,159
8th Thursday - /
-
$27,447 /
$37,094,606
9th Friday - /
-
$31,996 /
$37,126,602
9th Saturday - /
-
$50,225 /
$37,176,827
9th Sunday - /
-
$31,840 /
$37,208,667
9th Monday - /
-
$15,121 /
$37,223,788
9th Tuesday - /
-
$15,781 /
$37,239,569
9th Wednesday - /
-
$15,607 /
$37,255,176
9th Thursday - /
-
$15,482 /
$37,270,658
10th Friday - /
-
$13,538 /
$37,284,196
10th Saturday - /
-
$21,183 /
$37,305,379
10th Sunday - /
-
$14,758 /
$37,320,137
10th Monday - /
-
$11,127 /
$37,331,264
10th Tuesday - /
-
$11,734 /
$37,342,998
10th Wednesday - /
-
$8,784 /
$37,351,782
10th Thursday - /
-
$6,126 /
$37,357,908
  The Bridges
of Madison
County
The Secret
Life of Bees
Opening Weekend $10,519,257 /
$10,519,257
$10,527,799 /
$10,527,799
2nd Weekend $9,344,123 /
$25,147,774
$6,051,630 /
$19,324,821
3rd Weekend $6,573,370 /
$36,146,206
$4,010,668 /
$25,297,621
4th Weekend $6,204,640 /
$46,314,311
$3,089,467 /
$29,902,363
5th Weekend $4,412,907 /
$54,099,330
$2,338,279 /
$33,627,359
6th Weekend $2,909,389 /
$60,306,266
$1,264,991 /
$35,638,795
7th Weekend $1,857,931 /
$63,770,175
$561,671 /
$36,652,652
8th Weekend $1,315,921 /
$66,182,919
$217,469 /
$36,994,417
9th Weekend $725,170 /
$67,779,917
$114,061 /
$37,208,667
10th Weekend $388,259 /
$68,646,442
$49,479 /
$37,320,137
11th Weekend $249,596 /
$69,137,290
$49,862 /
$37,407,770
12th Weekend $211,297 /
$69,509,101
$62,044 /
$37,525,311
13th Weekend $187,503 /
$69,833,618
$48,546 /
$37,600,538
14th Weekend $112,332 /
$70,067,649
$35,294 /
$37,656,903
15th Weekend - /
-
$19,282 /
$37,704,599
16th Weekend - /
-
$10,175 /
$37,723,101
17th Weekend - /
-
$8,721 /
$37,736,842
18th Weekend - /
-
$10,531 /
$37,756,747
19th Weekend - /
-
$2,919 /
$37,766,350
20th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
  The Bridges
of Madison
County
The Secret
Life of Bees
Opening Week $15,803,651 /
$15,803,651
$13,273,191 /
$13,273,191
2nd Week $13,769,185 /
$29,572,836
$8,013,762 /
$21,286,953
3rd Week $10,536,835 /
$40,109,671
$5,525,943 /
$26,812,896
4th Week $9,576,752 /
$49,686,423
$4,476,184 /
$31,289,080
5th Week $7,710,454 /
$57,396,877
$3,084,724 /
$34,373,804
6th Week $4,515,367 /
$61,912,244
$1,717,177 /
$36,090,981
7th Week $2,954,754 /
$64,866,998
$685,967 /
$36,776,948
8th Week $2,187,749 /
$67,054,747
$317,658 /
$37,094,606
9th Week $1,203,436 /
$68,258,183
$176,052 /
$37,270,658
10th Week $629,511 /
$68,887,694
$87,250 /
$37,357,908
11th Week $410,110 /
$69,297,804
$105,359 /
$37,463,267
12th Week $348,311 /
$69,646,115
$88,725 /
$37,551,992
13th Week $309,202 /
$69,955,317
$69,617 /
$37,621,609
14th Week - /
-
$63,708 /
$37,685,317
15th Week - /
-
$27,609 /
$37,712,926
16th Week - /
-
$15,195 /
$37,728,121
17th Week - /
-
$18,095 /
$37,746,216
18th Week - /
-
$17,215 /
$37,763,431
19th Week - /
-
$6,731 /
$37,770,162
20th Week - /
-
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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.