Movie Comparison: Def Jam's How To Be a Player (1997) vs. A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

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  Def Jam's
How To Be
a Player
A Prairie
Home Companion
Domestic Release Date Aug 6, 1997Jun 9, 2006
Production Budget $12,000,000$10,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 751760
Maximum Theaters 756767
Theatrical Engagements 3,5665,666
Domestic Opening Weekend $4,206,656$4,566,293
Domestic Box Office $14,010,363$20,342,852
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$32,904,505$33,480,287
International Box Office $6,373,339
Worldwide Box Office $14,010,363$26,716,191
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Def Jam's
How To Be
a Player
A Prairie
Home Companion
1st Friday $1,312,284 /
$2,842,320
$1,419,379 /
$1,419,379
1st Saturday $1,625,075 /
$4,467,395
$1,936,706 /
$3,356,085
1st Sunday $1,269,297 /
$5,736,692
$1,210,208 /
$4,566,293
1st Monday $519,028 /
$6,255,720
$420,000 /
$4,986,000
1st Tuesday $460,311 /
$6,716,031
$405,000 /
$5,391,000
1st Wednesday $402,300 /
$7,118,331
$415,000 /
$5,806,000
1st Thursday $369,540 /
$7,487,871
$402,483 /
$6,220,364
2nd Friday $760,043 /
$8,247,914
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2nd Saturday $968,361 /
$9,216,275
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2nd Sunday $799,406 /
$10,015,681
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2nd Monday $342,731 /
$10,358,412
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2nd Tuesday $269,285 /
$10,627,697
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2nd Wednesday $272,225 /
$10,899,922
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2nd Thursday $224,500 /
$11,124,422
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3rd Friday $287,031 /
$11,411,453
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3rd Saturday $366,162 /
$11,777,615
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3rd Sunday $245,217 /
$12,022,832
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$17,462,000
6th Saturday - /
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$317,000 /
$17,779,000
6th Sunday - /
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$231,000 /
$17,968,131
6th Monday - /
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$90,000 /
$18,191,000
6th Tuesday - /
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$94,000 /
$18,285,000
6th Wednesday - /
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$18,375,000
6th Thursday - /
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$18,319,961
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  Def Jam's
How To Be
a Player
A Prairie
Home Companion
Opening Weekend $4,206,656 /
$5,736,692
$4,566,293 /
$4,566,293
2nd Weekend $2,527,810 /
$10,015,681
$2,846,704 /
$9,067,068
3rd Weekend $898,410 /
$12,022,832
$2,300,426 /
$12,575,667
4th Weekend $494,332 /
$12,785,469
$1,421,929 /
$14,903,554
5th Weekend $256,230 /
$13,118,647
$851,490 /
$16,826,950
6th Weekend $203,965 /
$13,394,432
$683,858 /
$17,968,131
7th Weekend $151,617 /
$13,606,973
$405,183 /
$18,725,144
8th Weekend $84,883 /
$13,730,060
$282,311 /
$19,201,207
9th Weekend $60,016 /
$13,809,067
$174,853 /
$19,526,434
10th Weekend $39,860 /
$13,861,239
$122,180 /
$19,741,512
11th Weekend $48,609 /
$13,917,655
$82,539 /
$19,894,800
12th Weekend $31,057 /
$13,960,203
$68,023 /
$20,003,735
13th Weekend $22,280 /
$13,991,072
$49,794 /
$20,082,560
14th Weekend $10,262 /
$14,008,431
$57,549 /
$20,172,050
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$26,059 /
$20,229,607
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$35,214 /
$20,287,335
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$16,164 /
$20,318,547
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$6,655 /
$20,338,609
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  Def Jam's
How To Be
a Player
A Prairie
Home Companion
Opening Week - /
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$6,220,364 /
$6,220,364
2nd Week $5,957,835 /
$7,487,871
$4,054,877 /
$10,275,241
3rd Week $3,636,551 /
$11,124,422
$3,206,384 /
$13,481,625
4th Week $1,166,715 /
$12,291,137
$2,493,835 /
$15,975,460
5th Week $571,280 /
$12,862,417
$1,308,813 /
$17,284,273
6th Week $328,050 /
$13,190,467
$1,035,688 /
$18,319,961
7th Week $264,889 /
$13,455,356
$598,935 /
$18,918,896
8th Week $189,821 /
$13,645,177
$432,685 /
$19,351,581
9th Week $103,874 /
$13,749,051
$267,751 /
$19,619,332
10th Week $72,328 /
$13,821,379
$192,929 /
$19,812,261
11th Week $47,667 /
$13,869,046
$123,451 /
$19,935,712
12th Week $60,100 /
$13,929,146
$97,054 /
$20,032,766
13th Week $39,646 /
$13,968,792
$81,735 /
$20,114,501
14th Week $29,377 /
$13,998,169
$89,047 /
$20,203,548
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$48,573 /
$20,252,121
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$50,262 /
$20,302,383
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$20,331,954
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$20,342,852
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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.