Movie Comparison: Rush Hour (1998) vs. Independence Day (1996)

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  Rush HourIndependence
Day
Domestic Release Date Sep 18, 1998Jul 2, 1996
Production Budget $35,000,000$75,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,6382,882
Maximum Theaters 2,7242,977
Theatrical Engagements 29,81039,368
Domestic Opening Weekend $33,001,803$50,228,264
Domestic Box Office $141,186,864$306,169,255
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$323,880,368$746,720,488
International Box Office $104,113,136$511,231,623
Worldwide Box Office $245,300,000$817,400,878
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Rush HourIndependence
Day
1st Friday $10,000,000 /
$10,000,000
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1st Saturday $13,385,000 /
$23,385,000
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1st Sunday $9,883,000 /
$33,002,000
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1st Monday $3,164,290 /
$36,166,093
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1st Tuesday $2,917,516 /
$39,083,609
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1st Wednesday $2,072,669 /
$41,156,278
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1st Thursday $2,007,324 /
$43,163,602
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2nd Friday $6,150,000 /
$49,314,000
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2nd Saturday $8,936,000 /
$58,250,000
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2nd Sunday $5,787,000 /
$64,037,000
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2nd Monday $1,277,550 /
$65,314,688
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2nd Tuesday $1,570,346 /
$66,885,034
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2nd Wednesday $1,515,098 /
$68,400,132
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2nd Thursday $1,227,600 /
$69,627,732
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3rd Friday $4,050,000 /
$73,678,000
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3rd Saturday $6,655,000 /
$80,333,000
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3rd Sunday $3,860,000 /
$84,015,000
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3rd Monday $820,940 /
$84,835,603
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3rd Tuesday $929,373 /
$85,764,976
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3rd Wednesday $766,532 /
$86,531,508
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3rd Thursday $868,896 /
$87,400,404
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4th Friday $3,035,000 /
$90,435,000
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4th Saturday $4,960,000 /
$95,272,000
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4th Sunday $3,110,886 /
$98,382,886
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4th Monday $1,311,902 /
$99,694,788
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4th Tuesday $682,889 /
$100,377,677
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4th Wednesday $603,399 /
$100,981,076
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4th Thursday $663,707 /
$101,844,783
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5th Friday $2,285,000 /
$103,949,000
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5th Saturday $3,560,000 /
$107,509,000
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5th Sunday $2,129,000 /
$109,912,000
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5th Monday $500,199 /
$110,411,789
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5th Tuesday $517,871 /
$110,929,660
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5th Wednesday $443,786 /
$111,373,446
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5th Thursday $511,155 /
$111,884,601
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6th Friday $1,675,000 /
$113,100,000
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6th Saturday $2,815,000 /
$115,915,000
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6th Sunday $1,507,000 /
$117,284,969
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6th Monday $354,459 /
$117,639,425
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6th Tuesday $385,976 /
$118,025,404
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6th Wednesday $342,972 /
$118,368,376
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6th Thursday - /
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7th Friday - /
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7th Saturday - /
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7th Sunday $1,237,000 /
$122,428,000
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7th Monday $333,958 /
$122,762,404
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7th Tuesday $392,183 /
$123,154,587
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7th Wednesday $289,156 /
$123,443,743
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7th Thursday $316,290 /
$123,760,033
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8th Friday $1,030,000 /
$124,752,000
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8th Saturday $1,525,000 /
$126,277,000
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8th Sunday $702,000 /
$127,044,896
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8th Monday $164,341 /
$127,209,237
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8th Tuesday $246,230 /
$127,455,467
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8th Wednesday $395,072 /
$127,850,539
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8th Thursday $179,127 /
$128,029,666
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  Rush HourIndependence
Day
Opening Weekend $33,001,803 /
$33,001,803
$50,228,264 /
$96,102,252
2nd Weekend $21,202,929 /
$64,037,138
$35,242,709 /
$160,312,716
3rd Weekend $14,492,122 /
$84,014,663
$21,274,817 /
$199,004,369
4th Weekend $11,105,465 /
$98,382,886
$13,799,097 /
$223,114,893
5th Weekend $8,247,411 /
$109,911,590
$10,996,314 /
$247,874,121
6th Weekend $5,860,347 /
$117,284,969
$8,681,272 /
$256,756,659
7th Weekend $3,799,380 /
$122,428,446
$5,810,981 /
$266,963,804
8th Weekend $3,322,424 /
$127,044,896
$4,739,170 /
$274,504,698
9th Weekend $1,866,524 /
$129,829,673
$5,537,238 /
$281,937,276
10th Weekend $974,764 /
$131,219,124
$2,848,204 /
$285,620,448
11th Weekend $457,318 /
$132,009,605
$2,064,424 /
$288,445,301
12th Weekend $296,287 /
$132,434,079
$1,591,751 /
$290,605,002
13th Weekend $281,260 /
$132,785,204
$2,550,338 /
$293,617,050
14th Weekend $228,084 /
$133,072,703
$1,480,901 /
$295,730,534
15th Weekend $1,551,791 /
$134,772,462
$1,439,753 /
$297,576,603
16th Weekend $1,468,941 /
$137,534,276
$1,344,607 /
$299,213,307
17th Weekend $837,765 /
$139,043,657
$1,217,504 /
$300,880,790
18th Weekend $527,613 /
$139,897,997
$1,001,723 /
$302,279,158
19th Weekend $384,540 /
$140,382,040
$978,214 /
$303,624,796
20th Weekend $269,986 /
$140,754,711
$745,473 /
$304,738,610
  Rush HourIndependence
Day
Opening Week $42,834,209 /
$42,834,209
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2nd Week $26,688,332 /
$69,522,541
$79,196,019 /
$125,070,007
3rd Week $17,754,880 /
$87,277,421
$52,659,545 /
$177,729,552
4th Week $14,386,758 /
$101,664,179
$31,586,244 /
$209,315,796
5th Week $9,760,443 /
$111,424,622
$27,562,011 /
$236,877,807
6th Week $7,204,444 /
$118,629,066
$11,197,580 /
$248,075,387
7th Week $5,093,406 /
$123,722,472
$13,077,436 /
$261,152,823
8th Week $4,240,677 /
$127,963,149
$8,612,705 /
$269,765,528
9th Week $2,281,211 /
$130,244,360
$6,634,510 /
$276,400,038
10th Week $1,307,927 /
$131,552,287
$6,372,206 /
$282,772,244
11th Week $585,505 /
$132,137,792
$3,608,633 /
$286,380,877
12th Week $366,152 /
$132,503,944
$2,632,374 /
$289,013,251
13th Week $340,675 /
$132,844,619
$2,053,461 /
$291,066,712
14th Week $376,052 /
$133,220,671
$3,182,921 /
$294,249,633
15th Week $2,844,664 /
$136,065,335
$1,887,217 /
$296,136,850
16th Week $2,140,557 /
$138,205,892
$1,731,850 /
$297,868,700
17th Week $1,164,492 /
$139,370,384
$1,794,586 /
$299,663,286
18th Week $627,116 /
$139,997,500
$1,614,149 /
$301,277,435
19th Week $487,225 /
$140,484,725
$1,369,147 /
$302,646,582
20th Week $348,806 /
$140,833,531
$1,346,555 /
$303,993,137

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.