Movie Comparison: Mystery, Alaska (1999) vs. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

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  Mystery,
Alaska
How to Lose
Friends &
Alienate
People
Domestic Release Date Oct 1, 1999Oct 3, 2008
Production Budget $28,000,000$28,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,6731,750
Maximum Theaters 1,7041,750
Theatrical Engagements 6,0203,634
Domestic Opening Weekend $3,102,191$1,430,294
Domestic Box Office $8,891,623$2,775,593
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$18,868,439$4,167,246
International Box Office $9,255,850
Worldwide Box Office $8,891,623$12,031,443
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Mystery,
Alaska
How to Lose
Friends &
Alienate
People
1st Friday $966,000 /
$966,000
$471,330 /
$471,330
1st Saturday $1,297,000 /
$2,263,000
$591,503 /
$1,062,833
1st Sunday $811,000 /
$3,102,191
$367,461 /
$1,430,294
1st Monday $244,766 /
$3,346,957
$139,943 /
$1,570,237
1st Tuesday $289,204 /
$3,636,161
$149,402 /
$1,719,639
1st Wednesday $240,825 /
$3,876,986
$147,137 /
$1,866,776
1st Thursday $239,844 /
$4,116,830
$151,250 /
$2,018,026
2nd Friday $513,000 /
$4,630,000
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2nd Saturday $731,000 /
$5,361,000
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2nd Sunday $546,000 /
$5,918,663
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2nd Monday $244,499 /
$6,163,162
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2nd Tuesday $173,478 /
$6,336,640
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2nd Wednesday $150,945 /
$6,487,585
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2nd Thursday $153,582 /
$6,641,167
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3rd Sunday $237,000 /
$7,518,901
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3rd Monday $70,262 /
$7,589,163
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3rd Tuesday $87,758 /
$7,676,921
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3rd Wednesday $85,275 /
$7,762,196
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$7,848,563
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  Mystery,
Alaska
How to Lose
Friends &
Alienate
People
Opening Weekend $3,102,191 /
$3,102,191
$1,430,294 /
$1,430,294
2nd Weekend $1,801,833 /
$5,918,663
$440,066 /
$2,458,092
3rd Weekend $877,734 /
$7,518,901
$35,948 /
$2,725,950
4th Weekend $284,541 /
$8,133,104
$7,400 /
$2,749,503
5th Weekend $141,334 /
$8,354,773
$1,935 /
$2,755,611
6th Weekend $89,884 /
$8,504,064
$926 /
$2,757,713
7th Weekend $43,744 /
$8,575,166
$1,086 /
$2,759,150
8th Weekend $112,807 /
$8,703,061
$772 /
$2,760,453
9th Weekend $46,011 /
$8,797,791
$5,479 /
$2,768,010
10th Weekend $22,757 /
$8,835,292
$4,740 /
$2,775,593
11th Weekend $20,448 /
$8,864,580
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12th Weekend $7,701 /
$8,882,569
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$8,888,143
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  Mystery,
Alaska
How to Lose
Friends &
Alienate
People
Opening Week $4,116,830 /
$4,116,830
$2,018,026 /
$2,018,026
2nd Week $2,524,337 /
$6,641,167
$671,976 /
$2,690,002
3rd Week $1,207,396 /
$7,848,563
$52,101 /
$2,742,103
4th Week $364,876 /
$8,213,439
$11,573 /
$2,753,676
5th Week $200,741 /
$8,414,180
$3,111 /
$2,756,787
6th Week $117,242 /
$8,531,422
$1,277 /
$2,758,064
7th Week $58,832 /
$8,590,254
$1,617 /
$2,759,681
8th Week $161,526 /
$8,751,780
$2,850 /
$2,762,531
9th Week $60,755 /
$8,812,535
$8,322 /
$2,770,853
10th Week $31,597 /
$8,844,132
$4,740 /
$2,775,593
11th Week $30,736 /
$8,874,868
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$8,886,887
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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.