Movie Comparison: Buena Vista Social Club (1999) vs. The Salt of the Earth (2014)

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  Buena Vista
Social Club
The Salt
of the Earth
Domestic Release Date Jun 4, 1999Mar 27, 2015
Production Budget   
Opening Weekend Theaters 154
Maximum Theaters 7480
Theatrical Engagements 1,581505
Domestic Opening Weekend $127,370$44,936
Domestic Box Office $6,997,620$1,343,349
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$14,839,619$1,717,825
International Box Office $12,811,570$13,199,926
Worldwide Box Office $19,809,190$14,543,275
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Buena Vista
Social Club
The Salt
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1st Monday $18,921 /
$146,291
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1st Tuesday $20,466 /
$166,757
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1st Thursday $18,455 /
$199,921
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3rd Monday $26,682 /
$634,671
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3rd Tuesday $27,972 /
$662,643
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3rd Wednesday $29,016 /
$691,669
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3rd Thursday $30,555 /
$722,214
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4th Friday - /
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4th Saturday - /
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4th Sunday $81,000 /
$963,476
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4th Monday $34,782 /
$998,258
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4th Tuesday $40,629 /
$1,038,887
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4th Wednesday $40,704 /
$1,079,591
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4th Thursday $48,445 /
$1,128,036
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5th Monday $99,581 /
$1,524,432
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5th Tuesday $41,649 /
$1,566,081
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5th Wednesday $41,957 /
$1,608,038
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5th Thursday $42,000 /
$1,650,038
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6th Saturday - /
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6th Sunday $84,000 /
$1,912,838
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6th Monday $33,431 /
$1,946,269
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6th Tuesday - /
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6th Wednesday $32,255 /
$2,013,452
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6th Thursday $37,241 /
$2,050,693
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  Buena Vista
Social Club
The Salt
of the Earth
Opening Weekend $127,370 /
$127,370
$44,936 /
$44,936
2nd Weekend $132,502 /
$338,285
$65,297 /
$137,496
3rd Weekend $187,298 /
$607,989
$82,409 /
$259,635
4th Weekend $234,308 /
$963,476
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5th Weekend $386,222 /
$1,524,432
$97,100 /
$522,900
6th Weekend $254,339 /
$1,912,838
$85,959 /
$682,019
7th Weekend $235,113 /
$2,296,159
$86,581 /
$828,694
8th Weekend $213,950 /
$2,635,444
$67,585 /
$967,279
9th Weekend $191,033 /
$2,938,708
$47,116 /
$1,059,804
10th Weekend $158,291 /
$3,200,082
$38,000 /
$1,142,000
11th Weekend $187,669 /
$3,479,350
$28,493 /
$1,202,882
12th Weekend $183,047 /
$3,769,173
$19,403 /
$1,247,829
13th Weekend $184,776 /
$4,060,940
$22,145 /
$1,288,810
14th Weekend $291,726 /
$4,455,157
$28,161 /
$1,316,971
15th Weekend $170,014 /
$4,692,689
$4,616 /
$1,321,587
16th Weekend $148,234 /
$4,927,855
$4,467 /
$1,332,425
17th Weekend $161,883 /
$5,163,493
$864 /
$1,338,853
18th Weekend $151,180 /
$5,411,991
$2,040 /
$1,341,293
19th Weekend $149,818 /
$5,639,403
$361 /
$1,342,568
20th Weekend $133,275 /
$5,867,968
$571 /
$1,343,349
  Buena Vista
Social Club
The Salt
of the Earth
Opening Week $205,783 /
$205,783
$12,099 /
$12,099
2nd Week $214,908 /
$420,691
$60,101 /
$72,200
3rd Week $308,477 /
$729,168
$105,026 /
$177,226
4th Week $409,042 /
$1,138,210
$115,689 /
$292,915
5th Week $520,289 /
$1,658,499
$132,891 /
$425,806
6th Week $402,547 /
$2,061,046
$170,254 /
$596,060
7th Week $360,448 /
$2,421,494
$145,940 /
$742,000
8th Week $326,181 /
$2,747,675
$157,000 /
$899,000
9th Week $294,116 /
$3,041,791
$113,688 /
$1,014,000
10th Week $249,890 /
$3,291,681
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11th Week $294,445 /
$3,586,126
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12th Week $290,038 /
$3,876,164
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13th Week $287,267 /
$4,163,431
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14th Week $359,244 /
$4,522,675
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15th Week $256,946 /
$4,779,621
$10,987 /
$1,327,958
16th Week $221,989 /
$5,001,610
$10,031 /
$1,337,989
17th Week $259,201 /
$5,260,811
$1,264 /
$1,339,253
18th Week $228,774 /
$5,489,585
$2,954 /
$1,342,207
19th Week $245,108 /
$5,734,693
$571 /
$1,342,778
20th Week $195,103 /
$5,929,796
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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.