Movie Comparison: The Princess Bride (1987) vs. Big (1988)
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| The Princess Bride | Big | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Sep 25, 1987 | Jun 3, 1988 |
| Production Budget | $15,000,000 | $18,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 9 | 1,132 |
| Maximum Theaters | 788 | 1,419 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 5,676 | 21,364 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $206,243 | $8,216,190 |
| Domestic Box Office | $30,857,000 | $114,968,774 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$85,073,766 | $301,738,657 |
| International Box Office | $189,220 | $36,696,573 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $31,046,220 | $151,665,347 |
| Remove | Remove |
| The Princess Bride | Big | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $206,243 / $206,243 | $8,216,190 / $8,216,190 |
| 2nd Weekend | $204,198 / $500,847 | $7,901,047 / $20,501,013 |
| 3rd Weekend | $4,480,140 / $5,065,954 | $6,614,557 / $31,221,730 |
| 4th Weekend | $3,632,285 / $9,407,905 | $7,209,488 / $42,533,775 |
| 5th Weekend | $3,264,935 / $13,566,422 | $6,579,177 / $53,018,246 |
| 6th Weekend | $2,044,170 / $16,345,242 | $5,136,787 / $60,600,213 |
| 7th Weekend | $1,914,379 / $18,931,395 | $5,034,273 / $68,565,226 |
| 8th Weekend | $1,638,474 / $21,277,649 | $3,904,483 / $75,251,703 |
| 9th Weekend | $1,164,538 / $22,856,506 | $3,142,668 / $80,884,959 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $2,709,551 / $85,062,070 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $2,225,217 / $88,904,983 |
| 12th Weekend | $369,322 / $26,123,281 | - / - |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $2,487,652 / $97,856,795 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $1,326,258 / $99,551,736 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $1,115,650 / $102,760,832 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | $903,280 / $106,684,340 |
| The Princess Bride | Big | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $296,649 / $296,649 | $12,599,966 / $12,599,966 |
| 2nd Week | $289,165 / $585,814 | $12,007,207 / $24,607,173 |
| 3rd Week | $5,189,806 / $5,775,620 | $10,717,114 / $35,324,287 |
| 4th Week | $4,525,867 / $10,301,487 | $11,114,782 / $46,439,069 |
| 5th Week | $3,999,585 / $14,301,072 | $9,024,357 / $55,463,426 |
| 6th Week | $2,715,944 / $17,017,016 | $8,067,527 / $63,530,953 |
| 7th Week | $2,622,159 / $19,639,175 | $7,816,267 / $71,347,220 |
| 8th Week | $2,052,793 / $21,691,968 | $6,395,071 / $77,742,291 |
| 9th Week | - / - | $4,610,228 / $82,352,519 |
| 10th Week | - / - | $4,327,247 / $86,679,766 |
| 11th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 12th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 13th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 14th Week | - / - | $2,856,335 / $98,225,478 |
| 15th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 16th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 17th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 18th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Week | - / - | $1,154,037 / $106,935,097 |
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.