Movie Comparison: Blue Crush (2002) vs. Message in a Bottle (1999)

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  Blue CrushMessage in
a Bottle
Domestic Release Date Aug 16, 2002Feb 12, 1999
Production Budget $30,000,000$30,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,0022,538
Maximum Theaters 3,0152,545
Theatrical Engagements 13,42015,430
Domestic Opening Weekend $14,169,455$18,852,976
Domestic Box Office $40,118,420$52,880,016
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$74,436,579$112,213,882
International Box Office $11,500,000
Worldwide Box Office $51,618,420$52,880,016
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Blue CrushMessage in
a Bottle
1st Friday $5,748,830 /
$5,748,830
$4,220,000 /
$4,220,000
1st Saturday $4,743,175 /
$10,492,005
$6,375,000 /
$10,595,000
1st Sunday $3,677,450 /
$14,169,455
$6,115,000 /
$16,751,560
1st Monday $1,681,000 /
$15,851,000
$2,101,416 /
$18,852,976
1st Tuesday $1,667,000 /
$17,517,000
$1,209,881 /
$20,062,857
1st Wednesday $1,246,000 /
$18,763,000
$1,017,015 /
$21,062,857
1st Thursday $1,186,000 /
$19,949,000
$1,006,884 /
$22,086,756
2nd Friday $2,246,175 /
$22,194,915
$2,835,000 /
$24,922,000
2nd Saturday $2,547,675 /
$24,742,590
$4,765,000 /
$29,687,000
2nd Sunday $1,748,660 /
$26,491,250
$2,422,000 /
$32,129,098
2nd Monday $724,000 /
$27,215,000
$654,792 /
$32,783,890
2nd Tuesday $769,000 /
$27,984,000
$802,768 /
$33,586,658
2nd Wednesday $618,000 /
$28,602,000
$655,914 /
$34,242,572
2nd Thursday $541,000 /
$29,143,000
$661,142 /
$34,903,714
3rd Friday $1,275,000 /
$30,418,000
$1,710,286 /
$36,614,000
3rd Saturday $1,589,000 /
$32,007,000
$3,275,000 /
$39,889,000
3rd Sunday $1,600,000 /
$33,458,000
$1,441,000 /
$41,316,451
3rd Monday $1,156,165 /
$34,712,525
$367,506 /
$41,683,957
3rd Tuesday $296,000 /
$35,009,000
$477,047 /
$42,161,004
3rd Wednesday $213,000 /
$35,221,000
$385,008 /
$42,546,012
3rd Thursday $197,000 /
$35,418,000
$430,800 /
$42,976,812
4th Friday $535,000 /
$35,953,000
$1,005,188 /
$43,982,000
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$1,560,000 /
$45,542,000
4th Sunday $472,025 /
$37,296,385
$848,000 /
$46,388,358
4th Monday - /
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$236,483 /
$46,624,841
4th Tuesday - /
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$306,929 /
$46,931,770
4th Wednesday - /
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$281,325 /
$47,213,095
4th Thursday - /
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$303,236 /
$47,516,331
5th Friday - /
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$535,000 /
$48,051,000
5th Saturday - /
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$855,000 /
$48,906,000
5th Sunday - /
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$444,000 /
$49,354,471
5th Monday - /
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$171,847 /
$49,526,318
5th Tuesday - /
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$197,355 /
$49,723,673
5th Wednesday - /
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$163,035 /
$49,886,708
5th Thursday - /
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$185,415 /
$50,072,123
6th Friday $151,560 /
$39,424,965
$205,000 /
$50,277,000
6th Saturday $239,970 /
$39,664,935
$310,000 /
$50,587,000
6th Sunday $134,720 /
$39,799,655
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$40,006,285
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$40,077,480
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$40,118,420
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  Blue CrushMessage in
a Bottle
Opening Weekend $14,169,455 /
$14,169,455
$18,852,976 /
$18,852,976
2nd Weekend $6,542,510 /
$26,491,250
$10,042,342 /
$32,129,098
3rd Weekend $4,413,290 /
$34,712,525
$6,412,737 /
$41,316,451
4th Weekend $1,878,325 /
$37,296,385
$3,411,546 /
$46,388,358
5th Weekend $1,149,030 /
$38,936,925
$1,838,140 /
$49,354,471
6th Weekend $526,250 /
$39,799,655
$642,514 /
$50,714,637
7th Weekend $167,315 /
$40,118,420
$286,851 /
$51,228,754
8th Weekend - /
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$141,380 /
$51,483,983
9th Weekend - /
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$338,190 /
$51,885,103
10th Weekend - /
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$250,665 /
$52,282,208
11th Weekend - /
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$163,110 /
$52,536,708
12th Weekend - /
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$105,393 /
$52,700,299
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$65,824 /
$52,799,004
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  Blue CrushMessage in
a Bottle
Opening Week $19,948,740 /
$19,948,740
$22,086,756 /
$22,086,756
2nd Week $10,350,495 /
$30,299,235
$12,816,958 /
$34,903,714
3rd Week $5,118,825 /
$35,418,060
$8,073,098 /
$42,976,812
4th Week $2,369,835 /
$37,787,895
$4,539,519 /
$47,516,331
5th Week $1,485,510 /
$39,273,405
$2,555,792 /
$50,072,123
6th Week $677,700 /
$39,951,105
$869,780 /
$50,941,903
7th Week $167,315 /
$40,118,420
$400,700 /
$51,342,603
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$204,310 /
$51,546,913
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$484,630 /
$52,031,543
10th Week - /
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$342,055 /
$52,373,598
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$221,308 /
$52,594,906
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$138,274 /
$52,733,180
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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.