Movie Comparison: Lethal Weapon (1987) vs. Rush Hour (1998)

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  Lethal WeaponRush Hour
Domestic Release Date Mar 6, 1987Sep 18, 1998
Production Budget $15,000,000$35,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,2562,638
Maximum Theaters 1,4202,724
Theatrical Engagements 15,66429,810
Domestic Opening Weekend $6,829,949$33,001,803
Domestic Box Office $65,192,350$141,186,864
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$179,737,473$323,880,368
International Box Office $55,000,000$104,113,136
Worldwide Box Office $120,192,350$245,300,000
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Lethal WeaponRush Hour
1st Friday - /
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$10,000,000 /
$10,000,000
1st Saturday - /
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$13,385,000 /
$23,385,000
1st Sunday - /
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$9,883,000 /
$33,002,000
1st Monday - /
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$3,164,290 /
$36,166,093
1st Tuesday - /
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$2,917,516 /
$39,083,609
1st Wednesday - /
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$2,072,669 /
$41,156,278
1st Thursday - /
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$2,007,324 /
$43,163,602
2nd Friday - /
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$6,150,000 /
$49,314,000
2nd Saturday - /
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$8,936,000 /
$58,250,000
2nd Sunday - /
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$5,787,000 /
$64,037,000
2nd Monday - /
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$1,277,550 /
$65,314,688
2nd Tuesday - /
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$1,570,346 /
$66,885,034
2nd Wednesday - /
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$1,515,098 /
$68,400,132
2nd Thursday - /
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$1,227,600 /
$69,627,732
3rd Friday - /
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$4,050,000 /
$73,678,000
3rd Saturday - /
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$6,655,000 /
$80,333,000
3rd Sunday - /
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$3,860,000 /
$84,015,000
3rd Monday - /
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$820,940 /
$84,835,603
3rd Tuesday - /
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$929,373 /
$85,764,976
3rd Wednesday - /
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$766,532 /
$86,531,508
3rd Thursday - /
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$868,896 /
$87,400,404
4th Friday - /
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$3,035,000 /
$90,435,000
4th Saturday - /
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$4,960,000 /
$95,272,000
4th Sunday - /
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$3,110,886 /
$98,382,886
4th Monday - /
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$1,311,902 /
$99,694,788
4th Tuesday - /
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$682,889 /
$100,377,677
4th Wednesday - /
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$603,399 /
$100,981,076
4th Thursday - /
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$663,707 /
$101,844,783
5th Friday - /
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$2,285,000 /
$103,949,000
5th Saturday - /
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$3,560,000 /
$107,509,000
5th Sunday - /
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$2,129,000 /
$109,912,000
5th Monday - /
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$500,199 /
$110,411,789
5th Tuesday - /
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$517,871 /
$110,929,660
5th Wednesday - /
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$443,786 /
$111,373,446
5th Thursday - /
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$511,155 /
$111,884,601
6th Friday - /
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$1,675,000 /
$113,100,000
6th Saturday - /
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$2,815,000 /
$115,915,000
6th Sunday - /
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$1,507,000 /
$117,284,969
6th Monday - /
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$354,459 /
$117,639,425
6th Tuesday - /
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$385,976 /
$118,025,404
6th Wednesday - /
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$342,972 /
$118,368,376
6th Thursday - /
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7th Friday - /
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7th Saturday - /
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7th Sunday - /
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$1,237,000 /
$122,428,000
7th Monday - /
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$333,958 /
$122,762,404
7th Tuesday - /
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$392,183 /
$123,154,587
7th Wednesday - /
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$289,156 /
$123,443,743
7th Thursday - /
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$316,290 /
$123,760,033
8th Friday - /
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$1,030,000 /
$124,752,000
8th Saturday - /
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$1,525,000 /
$126,277,000
8th Sunday - /
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$702,000 /
$127,044,896
8th Monday - /
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$164,341 /
$127,209,237
8th Tuesday - /
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$246,230 /
$127,455,467
8th Wednesday - /
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$395,072 /
$127,850,539
8th Thursday - /
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$179,127 /
$128,029,666
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  Lethal WeaponRush Hour
Opening Weekend $6,829,949 /
$6,829,949
$33,001,803 /
$33,001,803
2nd Weekend $7,104,415 /
$16,929,490
$21,202,929 /
$64,037,138
3rd Weekend $6,289,750 /
$26,035,796
$14,492,122 /
$84,014,663
4th Weekend $5,048,404 /
$33,594,790
$11,105,465 /
$98,382,886
5th Weekend $4,074,088 /
$39,287,935
$8,247,411 /
$109,911,590
6th Weekend $3,001,709 /
$43,554,814
$5,860,347 /
$117,284,969
7th Weekend $2,755,915 /
$47,714,486
$3,799,380 /
$122,428,446
8th Weekend $2,063,385 /
$50,807,204
$3,322,424 /
$127,044,896
9th Weekend $1,665,998 /
$53,201,782
$1,866,524 /
$129,829,673
10th Weekend $1,374,328 /
$55,172,363
$974,764 /
$131,219,124
11th Weekend $1,373,387 /
$57,115,467
$457,318 /
$132,009,605
12th Weekend $1,235,272 /
$58,846,399
$296,287 /
$132,434,079
13th Weekend $830,816 /
$59,932,279
$281,260 /
$132,785,204
14th Weekend - /
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$228,084 /
$133,072,703
15th Weekend - /
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$1,551,791 /
$134,772,462
16th Weekend - /
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$1,468,941 /
$137,534,276
17th Weekend - /
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$837,765 /
$139,043,657
18th Weekend - /
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$527,613 /
$139,897,997
19th Weekend - /
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$384,540 /
$140,382,040
20th Weekend - /
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$269,986 /
$140,754,711
  Lethal WeaponRush Hour
Opening Week $9,825,075 /
$9,825,075
$42,834,209 /
$42,834,209
2nd Week $9,920,971 /
$19,746,046
$26,688,332 /
$69,522,541
3rd Week $8,800,340 /
$28,546,386
$17,754,880 /
$87,277,421
4th Week $6,667,461 /
$35,213,847
$14,386,758 /
$101,664,179
5th Week $5,339,258 /
$40,553,105
$9,760,443 /
$111,424,622
6th Week $4,405,466 /
$44,958,571
$7,204,444 /
$118,629,066
7th Week $3,785,248 /
$48,743,819
$5,093,406 /
$123,722,472
8th Week $2,791,965 /
$51,535,784
$4,240,677 /
$127,963,149
9th Week $2,262,251 /
$53,798,035
$2,281,211 /
$130,244,360
10th Week $1,944,045 /
$55,742,080
$1,307,927 /
$131,552,287
11th Week $1,869,047 /
$57,611,127
$585,505 /
$132,137,792
12th Week $1,490,336 /
$59,101,463
$366,152 /
$132,503,944
13th Week - /
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$340,675 /
$132,844,619
14th Week - /
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$376,052 /
$133,220,671
15th Week - /
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$2,844,664 /
$136,065,335
16th Week - /
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$2,140,557 /
$138,205,892
17th Week - /
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$1,164,492 /
$139,370,384
18th Week - /
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$627,116 /
$139,997,500
19th Week - /
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$487,225 /
$140,484,725
20th Week - /
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$348,806 /
$140,833,531

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.