Movie Comparison: Imagine: John Lennon (1988) vs. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

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  Imagine:
John Lennon
Searching
for Sugar
Man
Domestic Release Date Oct 7, 1988Jul 27, 2012
Production Budget   
Opening Weekend Theaters 5613
Maximum Theaters 561157
Theatrical Engagements 5611,572
Domestic Opening Weekend $1,412,213$27,459
Domestic Box Office $3,753,977$3,965,090
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$9,846,193$5,344,131
International Box Office $8,937,411
Worldwide Box Office $3,753,977$12,902,501
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
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  Imagine:
John Lennon
Searching
for Sugar
Man
Opening Weekend $1,412,213 /
$1,412,213
$27,459 /
$27,459
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$38,743 /
$82,093
3rd Weekend - /
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$63,342 /
$166,368
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$106,283 /
$309,359
5th Weekend - /
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$121,211 /
$495,153
6th Weekend - /
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$140,674 /
$693,975
7th Weekend - /
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$114,455 /
$892,596
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$101,263 /
$1,042,970
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$93,338 /
$1,186,139
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$95,345 /
$1,318,745
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$86,563 /
$1,435,234
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$190,822 /
$1,685,694
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$197,188 /
$1,968,290
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$137,728 /
$2,192,640
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$149,114 /
$2,410,566
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$103,223 /
$2,560,198
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$68,832 /
$2,670,917
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$46,570 /
$2,836,187
20th Weekend - /
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$36,822 /
$2,893,916
  Imagine:
John Lennon
Searching
for Sugar
Man
Opening Week - /
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$43,350 /
$43,350
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$59,676 /
$103,026
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$203,076
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$170,866 /
$373,942
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$179,359 /
$553,301
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$224,840 /
$778,141
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$163,566 /
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$206,540 /
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$51,950 /
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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.