Movie Comparison: Why Do Fools Fall In Love? (1998) vs. Walk the Line (2005)

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  Why Do Fools
Fall In Love?
Walk the
Line
Domestic Release Date Aug 28, 1998Nov 18, 2005
Production Budget  $29,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,3692,961
Maximum Theaters 1,3773,160
Theatrical Engagements 5,98527,337
Domestic Opening Weekend $3,946,382$22,347,341
Domestic Box Office $12,506,676$119,519,402
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$28,746,681$200,002,946
International Box Office $68,188,093
Worldwide Box Office $12,506,676$187,707,495
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Why Do Fools
Fall In Love?
Walk the
Line
1st Friday $1,335,000 /
$1,335,000
$7,611,332 /
$7,611,332
1st Saturday $1,565,000 /
$2,900,000
$8,953,911 /
$16,565,243
1st Sunday $1,036,000 /
$3,946,000
$5,782,098 /
$22,347,341
1st Monday $307,886 /
$4,254,263
$2,223,706 /
$24,571,047
1st Tuesday $351,380 /
$4,605,648
$2,550,751 /
$27,121,798
1st Wednesday $326,916 /
$4,932,564
$3,210,283 /
$30,332,081
1st Thursday $307,831 /
$5,240,395
$4,463,688 /
$34,795,769
2nd Friday $760,000 /
$6,000,000
$7,600,232 /
$42,396,001
2nd Saturday $1,110,000 /
$7,110,000
$7,614,061 /
$50,010,062
2nd Sunday $930,000 /
$8,040,000
$3,997,980 /
$54,008,042
2nd Monday $714,685 /
$8,780,803
$1,206,631 /
$55,214,673
2nd Tuesday $182,908 /
$8,963,711
$1,291,052 /
$56,505,725
2nd Wednesday $157,708 /
$9,121,419
$1,147,078 /
$57,652,803
2nd Thursday $152,488 /
$9,273,907
$1,113,677 /
$58,766,480
3rd Friday - /
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$3,053,222 /
$61,819,702
3rd Saturday - /
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$4,214,435 /
$66,034,137
3rd Sunday $355,000 /
$10,611,000
$2,264,509 /
$68,298,646
3rd Monday - /
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$720,950 /
$69,019,596
3rd Tuesday - /
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$795,607 /
$69,815,203
3rd Wednesday - /
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$719,339 /
$70,534,542
3rd Thursday - /
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$718,644 /
$71,253,186
4th Friday $175,000 /
$11,152,000
$1,717,907 /
$72,971,093
4th Saturday $285,000 /
$11,437,000
$2,629,139 /
$75,600,232
4th Sunday - /
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$1,391,130 /
$76,991,362
4th Monday - /
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$501,812 /
$77,493,174
4th Tuesday - /
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$544,054 /
$78,037,228
4th Wednesday - /
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$443,590 /
$78,480,818
4th Thursday - /
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$438,679 /
$78,919,497
5th Friday - /
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$1,044,955 /
$79,964,452
5th Saturday - /
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$1,579,203 /
$81,543,655
5th Sunday - /
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$1,063,873 /
$82,607,528
5th Monday - /
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$525,190 /
$83,132,718
5th Tuesday - /
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$567,696 /
$83,700,414
5th Wednesday - /
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$435,338 /
$84,135,752
5th Thursday - /
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$518,031 /
$84,653,783
6th Friday - /
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6th Monday - /
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$877,297 /
$87,128,009
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7th Monday - /
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$693,819 /
$92,436,258
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9th Monday - /
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$308,093 /
$98,254,885
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  Why Do Fools
Fall In Love?
Walk the
Line
Opening Weekend $3,946,382 /
$3,946,382
$22,347,341 /
$22,347,341
2nd Weekend $3,540,408 /
$8,780,803
$19,212,273 /
$54,008,042
3rd Weekend $1,337,227 /
$10,611,134
$9,532,166 /
$68,298,646
4th Weekend $622,878 /
$11,599,415
$5,738,176 /
$76,991,362
5th Weekend $247,788 /
$12,003,181
$3,688,031 /
$82,607,528
6th Weekend $81,966 /
$12,159,381
$1,596,929 /
$86,250,712
7th Weekend $47,583 /
$12,231,584
$2,662,417 /
$91,742,439
8th Weekend - /
-
$2,111,049 /
$95,367,226
9th Weekend - /
-
$1,768,437 /
$97,946,792
10th Weekend $138,214 /
$12,413,650
$3,065,796 /
$102,076,758
11th Weekend - /
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$3,032,741 /
$106,120,470
12th Weekend - /
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$3,287,475 /
$110,611,645
13th Weekend - /
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$1,982,595 /
$113,633,384
14th Weekend - /
-
$1,541,419 /
$116,070,807
15th Weekend - /
-
$725,765 /
$117,478,650
16th Weekend - /
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$489,229 /
$118,229,366
17th Weekend - /
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$342,670 /
$118,808,286
18th Weekend - /
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$203,445 /
$119,148,939
19th Weekend - /
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$97,847 /
$119,317,827
20th Weekend - /
-
$49,057 /
$119,402,843
  Why Do Fools
Fall In Love?
Walk the
Line
Opening Week $5,240,395 /
$5,240,395
$34,795,769 /
$34,795,769
2nd Week $4,033,512 /
$9,273,907
$23,970,711 /
$58,766,480
3rd Week $1,702,630 /
$10,976,537
$12,486,706 /
$71,253,186
4th Week $778,856 /
$11,755,393
$7,666,311 /
$78,919,497
5th Week $322,022 /
$12,077,415
$5,734,286 /
$84,653,783
6th Week $106,586 /
$12,184,001
$4,426,239 /
$89,080,022
7th Week - /
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$4,176,155 /
$93,256,177
8th Week - /
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$2,922,178 /
$96,178,355
9th Week - /
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$2,832,607 /
$99,010,962
10th Week - /
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$4,076,767 /
$103,087,729
11th Week - /
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$4,236,441 /
$107,324,170
12th Week - /
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$4,326,619 /
$111,650,789
13th Week - /
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$2,878,599 /
$114,529,388
14th Week - /
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$2,223,497 /
$116,752,885
15th Week - /
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$987,252 /
$117,740,137
16th Week - /
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$725,479 /
$118,465,616
17th Week - /
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$479,878 /
$118,945,494
18th Week - /
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$274,486 /
$119,219,980
19th Week - /
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$133,806 /
$119,353,786
20th Week - /
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$70,899 /
$119,424,685

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.