Movie Comparison: How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) vs. Burn After Reading (2008)

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  How to Lose
Friends &
Alienate
People
Burn After
Reading
Domestic Release Date Oct 3, 2008Sep 12, 2008
Production Budget $28,000,000$37,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,7502,651
Maximum Theaters 1,7502,657
Theatrical Engagements 3,63414,104
Domestic Opening Weekend $1,430,294$19,128,001
Domestic Box Office $2,775,593$60,355,347
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$4,167,246$90,617,079
International Box Office $9,255,850$107,812,451
Worldwide Box Office $12,031,443$168,167,798
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  How to Lose
Friends &
Alienate
People
Burn After
Reading
1st Friday $471,330 /
$471,330
$6,454,564 /
$6,454,564
1st Saturday $591,503 /
$1,062,833
$7,937,585 /
$14,392,149
1st Sunday $367,461 /
$1,430,294
$4,735,852 /
$19,128,001
1st Monday $139,943 /
$1,570,237
$1,493,389 /
$20,621,390
1st Tuesday $149,402 /
$1,719,639
$1,640,625 /
$22,262,015
1st Wednesday $147,137 /
$1,866,776
$1,437,723 /
$23,699,738
1st Thursday $151,250 /
$2,018,026
$1,407,226 /
$25,106,964
2nd Friday - /
-
$3,478,005 /
$28,584,969
2nd Saturday - /
-
$5,004,740 /
$33,589,709
2nd Sunday - /
-
$2,545,512 /
$36,135,221
2nd Monday - /
-
$790,649 /
$36,925,870
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$907,846 /
$37,833,716
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$794,863 /
$38,628,579
2nd Thursday - /
-
$742,543 /
$39,371,122
3rd Friday - /
-
$1,635,096 /
$41,006,218
3rd Saturday - /
-
$3,069,438 /
$44,075,656
3rd Sunday - /
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$1,491,735 /
$45,567,391
3rd Monday - /
-
$471,328 /
$46,038,719
3rd Tuesday - /
-
$601,342 /
$46,640,061
3rd Wednesday - /
-
$514,309 /
$47,154,370
3rd Thursday - /
-
$403,604 /
$47,557,974
4th Friday - /
-
$1,262,603 /
$48,820,577
4th Saturday - /
-
$1,904,812 /
$50,725,389
4th Sunday - /
-
$952,714 /
$51,678,103
4th Monday - /
-
$316,479 /
$51,994,582
4th Tuesday - /
-
$337,402 /
$52,331,984
4th Wednesday - /
-
$382,693 /
$52,714,677
4th Thursday - /
-
$367,075 /
$53,081,752
5th Friday - /
-
$629,772 /
$53,711,524
5th Saturday - /
-
$943,054 /
$54,654,578
5th Sunday - /
-
$522,821 /
$55,177,399
5th Monday - /
-
$298,595 /
$55,475,994
5th Tuesday - /
-
$188,907 /
$55,664,901
5th Wednesday - /
-
$161,732 /
$55,826,633
5th Thursday - /
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$194,740 /
$56,021,373
6th Friday - /
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$346,452 /
$56,367,825
6th Saturday - /
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$495,504 /
$56,863,329
6th Sunday - /
-
$255,590 /
$57,118,919
6th Monday - /
-
$94,574 /
$57,213,493
6th Tuesday - /
-
$109,565 /
$57,323,058
6th Wednesday - /
-
$103,606 /
$57,426,664
6th Thursday - /
-
$102,680 /
$57,529,344
7th Friday - /
-
$232,770 /
$57,762,114
7th Saturday - /
-
$337,858 /
$58,099,972
7th Sunday - /
-
$173,847 /
$58,273,819
7th Monday - /
-
$57,227 /
$58,331,046
7th Tuesday - /
-
$66,373 /
$58,397,419
7th Wednesday - /
-
$61,145 /
$58,458,564
7th Thursday - /
-
$60,918 /
$58,519,482
8th Friday - /
-
$93,450 /
$58,612,932
8th Saturday - /
-
$242,254 /
$58,855,186
8th Sunday - /
-
$120,874 /
$58,976,060
8th Monday - /
-
$37,582 /
$59,013,642
8th Tuesday - /
-
$34,544 /
$59,048,186
8th Wednesday - /
-
$41,996 /
$59,090,182
8th Thursday - /
-
$47,484 /
$59,137,666
9th Friday - /
-
$107,717 /
$59,245,383
9th Saturday - /
-
$166,642 /
$59,412,025
9th Sunday - /
-
$89,487 /
$59,501,512
9th Monday - /
-
$39,360 /
$59,540,872
9th Tuesday - /
-
$56,009 /
$59,596,881
9th Wednesday - /
-
$29,952 /
$59,626,833
9th Thursday - /
-
$28,213 /
$59,655,046
10th Friday - /
-
$61,058 /
$59,716,104
10th Saturday - /
-
$90,974 /
$59,807,078
10th Sunday - /
-
$43,716 /
$59,850,794
10th Monday - /
-
$14,622 /
$59,865,416
10th Tuesday - /
-
$17,486 /
$59,882,902
10th Wednesday - /
-
$16,518 /
$59,899,420
10th Thursday - /
-
$17,565 /
$59,916,985
  How to Lose
Friends &
Alienate
People
Burn After
Reading
Opening Weekend $1,430,294 /
$1,430,294
$19,128,001 /
$19,128,001
2nd Weekend $440,066 /
$2,458,092
$11,028,257 /
$36,135,221
3rd Weekend $35,948 /
$2,725,950
$6,196,269 /
$45,567,391
4th Weekend $7,400 /
$2,749,503
$4,120,129 /
$51,678,103
5th Weekend $1,935 /
$2,755,611
$2,095,647 /
$55,177,399
6th Weekend $926 /
$2,757,713
$1,097,546 /
$57,118,919
7th Weekend $1,086 /
$2,759,150
$744,475 /
$58,273,819
8th Weekend $772 /
$2,760,453
$456,578 /
$58,976,060
9th Weekend $5,479 /
$2,768,010
$363,846 /
$59,501,512
10th Weekend $4,740 /
$2,775,593
$195,748 /
$59,850,794
11th Weekend - /
-
$112,607 /
$60,029,592
12th Weekend - /
-
$86,900 /
$60,169,788
13th Weekend - /
-
$45,414 /
$60,244,987
14th Weekend - /
-
$32,481 /
$60,301,580
15th Weekend - /
-
$16,314 /
$60,338,891
16th Weekend - /
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  How to Lose
Friends &
Alienate
People
Burn After
Reading
Opening Week $2,018,026 /
$2,018,026
$25,106,964 /
$25,106,964
2nd Week $671,976 /
$2,690,002
$14,264,158 /
$39,371,122
3rd Week $52,101 /
$2,742,103
$8,186,852 /
$47,557,974
4th Week $11,573 /
$2,753,676
$5,523,778 /
$53,081,752
5th Week $3,111 /
$2,756,787
$2,939,621 /
$56,021,373
6th Week $1,277 /
$2,758,064
$1,507,971 /
$57,529,344
7th Week $1,617 /
$2,759,681
$990,138 /
$58,519,482
8th Week $2,850 /
$2,762,531
$618,184 /
$59,137,666
9th Week $8,322 /
$2,770,853
$517,380 /
$59,655,046
10th Week $4,740 /
$2,775,593
$261,939 /
$59,916,985
11th Week - /
-
$165,903 /
$60,082,888
12th Week - /
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$116,685 /
$60,199,573
13th Week - /
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$69,526 /
$60,269,099
14th Week - /
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$53,478 /
$60,322,577
15th Week - /
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$16,456 /
$60,355,347
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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.