Movie Comparison: Bad Santa (2003) vs. The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

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  Bad SantaThe Men Who
Stare at
Goats
Domestic Release Date Nov 26, 2003Nov 6, 2009
Production Budget $18,000,000$24,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,0052,443
Maximum Theaters 2,5402,453
Theatrical Engagements 14,6989,766
Domestic Opening Weekend $12,292,952$12,706,654
Domestic Box Office $60,060,328$32,428,195
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$107,208,253$46,581,005
International Box Office $17,086,703$34,920,023
Worldwide Box Office $77,147,031$67,348,218
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Bad SantaThe Men Who
Stare at
Goats
1st Friday $4,600,000 /
$9,500,000
$4,641,831 /
$4,641,831
1st Saturday $4,917,000 /
$14,035,000
$5,290,882 /
$9,932,713
1st Sunday $2,766,000 /
$16,801,187
$2,773,941 /
$12,706,654
1st Monday $844,000 /
$17,645,000
$915,228 /
$13,621,882
1st Tuesday $835,000 /
$18,480,000
$1,217,459 /
$14,839,341
1st Wednesday $787,000 /
$19,267,000
$1,516,188 /
$16,355,529
1st Thursday $833,000 /
$20,124,000
$820,768 /
$17,176,297
2nd Friday $2,100,000 /
$22,200,000
$1,942,167 /
$19,118,464
2nd Saturday $2,972,000 /
$25,162,000
$2,608,451 /
$21,726,915
2nd Sunday $1,976,000 /
$27,138,311
$1,311,135 /
$23,038,050
2nd Monday $596,000 /
$27,734,000
$431,319 /
$23,469,369
2nd Tuesday $639,000 /
$28,373,000
$520,012 /
$23,989,381
2nd Wednesday $639,000 /
$29,013,000
$448,150 /
$24,437,531
2nd Thursday $699,000 /
$29,712,000
$413,527 /
$24,851,058
3rd Friday $1,800,000 /
$31,500,000
$861,993 /
$25,713,051
3rd Saturday $2,584,000 /
$34,153,000
$1,265,189 /
$26,978,240
3rd Sunday $1,562,000 /
$35,715,007
$701,849 /
$27,680,089
3rd Monday $561,000 /
$36,276,000
$303,874 /
$27,983,963
3rd Tuesday $569,000 /
$36,845,000
$380,365 /
$28,364,328
3rd Wednesday $557,000 /
$37,402,000
$285,702 /
$28,650,030
3rd Thursday $560,000 /
$37,809,000
$370,063 /
$29,020,093
4th Friday $1,300,000 /
$39,100,000
$632,627 /
$29,652,720
4th Saturday $2,000,000 /
$41,187,000
$600,637 /
$30,253,357
4th Sunday $1,724,000 /
$42,911,000
$268,573 /
$30,521,930
4th Monday $729,000 /
$43,640,000
$88,797 /
$30,610,727
4th Tuesday $850,000 /
$44,490,000
$92,412 /
$30,703,139
4th Wednesday $564,000 /
$45,054,000
$94,802 /
$30,797,941
4th Thursday $1,409,000 /
$46,463,000
$91,135 /
$30,889,076
5th Friday $1,592,000 /
$48,055,000
$124,268 /
$31,013,344
5th Saturday $1,623,000 /
$49,688,000
$175,610 /
$31,188,954
5th Sunday $1,259,000 /
$50,947,195
$100,275 /
$31,289,229
5th Monday - /
-
$39,133 /
$31,328,362
5th Tuesday - /
-
$41,460 /
$31,369,822
5th Wednesday - /
-
$40,342 /
$31,410,164
5th Thursday $1,122,000 /
$53,971,859
$43,041 /
$31,453,205
6th Friday $1,300,000 /
$55,300,000
$59,242 /
$31,512,447
6th Saturday $1,155,000 /
$56,332,000
$89,779 /
$31,602,226
6th Sunday - /
-
$53,014 /
$31,655,240
6th Monday - /
-
$23,807 /
$31,679,047
6th Tuesday - /
-
$27,879 /
$31,706,926
6th Wednesday - /
-
$26,817 /
$31,733,743
6th Thursday - /
-
$27,775 /
$31,761,518
7th Friday - /
-
$25,015 /
$31,786,533
7th Saturday - /
-
$33,313 /
$31,819,846
7th Sunday - /
-
$27,758 /
$31,847,604
7th Monday - /
-
$18,318 /
$31,865,922
7th Tuesday - /
-
$20,612 /
$31,886,534
7th Wednesday - /
-
$17,670 /
$31,904,204
7th Thursday - /
-
$10,161 /
$31,914,365
8th Friday - /
-
$6,723 /
$31,921,088
8th Saturday - /
-
$13,508 /
$31,934,596
8th Sunday - /
-
$9,734 /
$31,944,330
8th Monday $40,406 /
$59,230,390
$8,303 /
$31,952,633
8th Tuesday - /
-
$8,681 /
$31,961,314
8th Wednesday - /
-
$9,010 /
$31,970,324
8th Thursday - /
-
$6,613 /
$31,976,937
9th Friday - /
-
$15,645 /
$31,992,582
9th Saturday - /
-
$16,725 /
$32,009,307
9th Sunday - /
-
$9,124 /
$32,018,431
9th Monday - /
-
$4,407 /
$32,022,838
9th Tuesday - /
-
$4,919 /
$32,027,757
9th Wednesday - /
-
$5,445 /
$32,033,202
9th Thursday - /
-
$4,348 /
$32,037,550
10th Friday - /
-
$36,227 /
$32,073,777
10th Saturday - /
-
$51,943 /
$32,125,720
10th Sunday - /
-
$32,806 /
$32,158,526
10th Monday - /
-
$14,846 /
$32,173,372
10th Tuesday - /
-
$17,026 /
$32,190,398
10th Wednesday - /
-
$14,543 /
$32,204,941
10th Thursday - /
-
$15,897 /
$32,220,838
  Bad SantaThe Men Who
Stare at
Goats
Opening Weekend $12,292,952 /
$16,801,187
$12,706,654 /
$12,706,654
2nd Weekend $7,014,010 /
$27,138,311
$5,861,753 /
$23,038,050
3rd Weekend $6,012,550 /
$35,715,007
$2,829,031 /
$27,680,089
4th Weekend $5,102,135 /
$42,910,876
$1,501,837 /
$30,521,930
5th Weekend $4,526,000 /
$50,947,195
$400,153 /
$31,289,229
6th Weekend $2,937,737 /
$56,909,596
$202,035 /
$31,655,240
7th Weekend $1,005,569 /
$58,630,223
$86,086 /
$31,847,604
8th Weekend $235,935 /
$59,189,984
$29,965 /
$31,944,330
9th Weekend $84,531 /
$59,371,103
$41,494 /
$32,018,431
10th Weekend $27,656 /
$59,429,410
$120,976 /
$32,158,526
11th Weekend $13,468 /
$59,457,189
$69,595 /
$32,290,433
12th Weekend $37,827 /
$59,500,968
$47,080 /
$32,374,035
13th Weekend $6,831 /
$59,523,270
$25,158 /
$32,416,109
14th Weekend $182,408 /
$59,707,598
- /
-
15th Weekend $145,351 /
$59,936,060
- /
-
16th Weekend $45,134 /
$60,030,347
- /
-
17th Weekend $7,193 /
$60,057,639
- /
-
18th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
19th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
20th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
  Bad SantaThe Men Who
Stare at
Goats
Opening Week - /
-
$17,176,297 /
$17,176,297
2nd Week $15,616,066 /
$20,124,301
$7,674,761 /
$24,851,058
3rd Week $9,578,156 /
$29,702,457
$4,169,035 /
$29,020,093
4th Week $8,106,284 /
$37,808,741
$1,868,983 /
$30,889,076
5th Week $8,612,454 /
$46,421,195
$564,129 /
$31,453,205
6th Week $7,550,664 /
$53,971,859
$308,313 /
$31,761,518
7th Week $3,652,795 /
$57,624,654
$152,847 /
$31,914,365
8th Week $1,329,395 /
$58,954,049
$62,572 /
$31,976,937
9th Week $332,523 /
$59,286,572
$60,613 /
$32,037,550
10th Week $115,182 /
$59,401,754
$183,288 /
$32,220,838
11th Week $41,967 /
$59,443,721
$106,117 /
$32,326,955
12th Week $19,420 /
$59,463,141
$63,996 /
$32,390,951
13th Week $53,298 /
$59,516,439
$37,244 /
$32,428,195
14th Week $8,751 /
$59,525,190
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-
15th Week $265,519 /
$59,790,709
- /
-
16th Week $194,504 /
$59,985,213
- /
-
17th Week $65,233 /
$60,050,446
- /
-
18th Week $9,882 /
$60,060,328
- /
-
19th Week - /
-
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20th Week - /
-
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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.