Movie Comparison: Happy Gilmore (1996) vs. The Wedding Singer (1998)

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  Happy GilmoreThe Wedding
Singer
Domestic Release Date Feb 16, 1996Jan 12, 1998
Production Budget $10,000,000 
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,0222,821
Maximum Theaters 2,0692,837
Theatrical Engagements 15,05824,492
Domestic Opening Weekend $10,112,005$21,917,127
Domestic Box Office $38,623,460$80,245,725
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$94,199,294$184,445,390
International Box Office $2,380,952$43,100,000
Worldwide Box Office $41,004,412$123,345,725
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Happy GilmoreThe Wedding
Singer
1st Friday - /
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$5,200,000 /
$5,200,000
1st Saturday - /
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$7,750,000 /
$12,950,000
1st Sunday - /
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$9,250,000 /
$18,812,156
1st Monday - /
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$3,104,971 /
$21,917,127
1st Tuesday - /
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$1,462,101 /
$23,379,228
1st Wednesday - /
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$1,197,915 /
$24,577,143
1st Thursday - /
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$1,266,860 /
$25,844,003
2nd Friday - /
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$3,885,000 /
$29,309,000
2nd Saturday - /
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$5,635,000 /
$34,944,000
2nd Sunday - /
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$3,305,000 /
$38,249,000
2nd Monday - /
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$744,877 /
$38,397,365
2nd Tuesday - /
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$810,252 /
$39,128,451
2nd Wednesday - /
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$650,536 /
$39,953,976
2nd Thursday - /
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$680,000 /
$40,388,000
3rd Friday - /
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$2,601,000 /
$42,989,000
3rd Saturday - /
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$4,250,000 /
$47,239,000
3rd Sunday - /
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$2,077,000 /
$48,834,000
3rd Monday - /
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$579,427 /
$49,418,277
3rd Tuesday - /
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$721,976 /
$50,135,253
3rd Wednesday - /
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$554,904 /
$50,690,157
3rd Thursday - /
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$598,352 /
$51,288,509
4th Friday - /
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$1,810,000 /
$52,688,000
4th Saturday - /
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$2,675,000 /
$55,363,000
4th Sunday - /
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$1,527,000 /
$57,076,673
4th Monday - /
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$461,228 /
$57,537,901
4th Tuesday - /
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$430,000 /
$57,892,000
4th Wednesday - /
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$447,044 /
$58,535,364
4th Thursday - /
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$511,842 /
$59,047,206
5th Friday - /
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$1,365,000 /
$60,368,000
5th Saturday - /
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$2,125,000 /
$62,306,000
5th Sunday - /
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$1,161,000 /
$63,482,769
5th Monday - /
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$451,093 /
$63,933,862
5th Tuesday - /
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$495,375 /
$64,429,237
5th Wednesday - /
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$464,101 /
$64,893,338
5th Thursday - /
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$495,684 /
$65,389,022
6th Friday - /
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$990,000 /
$66,127,000
6th Saturday - /
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$1,470,000 /
$67,597,000
6th Sunday - /
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$774,000 /
$68,391,968
6th Monday - /
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$206,006 /
$68,597,974
6th Tuesday - /
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$235,000 /
$68,832,974
6th Wednesday - /
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$258,896 /
$69,138,946
6th Thursday - /
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$280,730 /
$69,419,676
7th Friday - /
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7th Sunday - /
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7th Monday - /
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7th Tuesday - /
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7th Wednesday - /
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$170,440 /
$71,660,287
7th Thursday - /
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$174,578 /
$71,834,865
8th Friday - /
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8th Sunday - /
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  Happy GilmoreThe Wedding
Singer
Opening Weekend $10,112,005 /
$10,112,005
$21,917,127 /
$21,917,127
2nd Weekend $6,307,875 /
$18,462,085
$12,228,970 /
$37,652,488
3rd Weekend $4,811,115 /
$24,572,355
$8,719,890 /
$48,833,850
4th Weekend $3,257,875 /
$28,915,565
$6,198,896 /
$57,076,673
5th Weekend $1,851,360 /
$31,779,805
$4,666,969 /
$63,482,769
6th Weekend $1,332,045 /
$33,748,295
$3,254,479 /
$68,391,968
7th Weekend $630,135 /
$34,763,995
$1,821,287 /
$71,164,169
8th Weekend $718,325 /
$35,679,265
$1,178,282 /
$72,880,931
9th Weekend $611,460 /
$36,676,015
$601,711 /
$73,996,535
10th Weekend $443,070 /
$37,311,265
$397,838 /
$74,662,893
11th Weekend $292,940 /
$37,735,055
$287,759 /
$75,070,741
12th Weekend $213,150 /
$38,024,105
$258,826 /
$75,406,211
13th Weekend $184,815 /
$38,272,750
$244,887 /
$75,737,016
14th Weekend $110,685 /
$38,431,960
$206,668 /
$76,001,620
15th Weekend $138,320 /
$38,602,000
$813,013 /
$76,868,604
16th Weekend - /
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$436,343 /
$77,515,681
17th Weekend - /
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$394,235 /
$78,159,383
18th Weekend - /
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$286,386 /
$78,706,378
19th Weekend - /
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$201,378 /
$79,112,042
20th Weekend - /
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$144,136 /
$79,410,776
  Happy GilmoreThe Wedding
Singer
Opening Week $12,154,210 /
$12,154,210
$25,423,518 /
$25,423,518
2nd Week $7,607,030 /
$19,761,240
$14,690,442 /
$40,113,960
3rd Week $5,896,450 /
$25,657,690
$10,763,817 /
$50,877,777
4th Week $4,270,755 /
$29,928,445
$7,938,023 /
$58,815,800
5th Week $2,487,805 /
$32,416,250
$6,321,689 /
$65,137,489
6th Week $1,717,610 /
$34,133,860
$4,205,393 /
$69,342,882
7th Week $827,080 /
$34,960,940
$2,359,767 /
$71,702,649
8th Week $1,103,615 /
$36,064,555
$1,692,175 /
$73,394,824
9th Week $803,640 /
$36,868,195
$870,231 /
$74,265,055
10th Week $573,920 /
$37,442,115
$517,927 /
$74,782,982
11th Week $368,840 /
$37,810,955
$364,403 /
$75,147,385
12th Week $276,980 /
$38,087,935
$344,744 /
$75,492,129
13th Week $233,340 /
$38,321,275
$302,823 /
$75,794,952
14th Week $142,405 /
$38,463,680
$260,639 /
$76,055,591
15th Week - /
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$1,023,747 /
$77,079,338
16th Week - /
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$685,810 /
$77,765,148
17th Week - /
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$654,844 /
$78,419,992
18th Week - /
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$490,672 /
$78,910,664
19th Week - /
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$355,976 /
$79,266,640
20th Week - /
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$255,669 /
$79,522,309

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.