Movie Comparison: Blue Velvet (1986) vs. Magnolia (1999)

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  Blue VelvetMagnolia
Domestic Release Date Sep 19, 1986Dec 17, 1999
Production Budget  $37,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 7
Maximum Theaters 771,086
Theatrical Engagements 1546,451
Domestic Opening Weekend  $193,604
Domestic Box Office $8,551,228$22,450,975
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$23,873,453$44,995,300
International Box Office $112,072$25,995,827
Worldwide Box Office $8,663,300$48,446,802
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  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Blue VelvetMagnolia
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1st Sunday - /
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$65,000 /
$193,604
1st Monday - /
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3rd Saturday - /
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3rd Monday - /
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3rd Tuesday - /
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3rd Wednesday - /
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3rd Thursday - /
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$38,118 /
$916,790
4th Friday - /
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$1,716,000 /
$2,633,000
4th Saturday - /
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$2,417,000 /
$5,050,000
4th Sunday - /
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$1,506,000 /
$6,610,047
4th Monday - /
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$439,142 /
$7,049,189
4th Tuesday - /
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$474,684 /
$7,523,873
4th Wednesday - /
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$405,481 /
$7,929,354
4th Thursday - /
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$369,085 /
$8,298,439
5th Friday - /
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$923,000 /
$9,221,439
5th Saturday - /
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$1,502,000 /
$10,723,439
5th Sunday - /
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$1,012,407 /
$11,735,846
5th Monday - /
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$511,459 /
$12,247,305
5th Tuesday - /
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$255,425 /
$12,502,731
5th Wednesday - /
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$229,986 /
$12,732,717
5th Thursday - /
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$214,744 /
$12,947,461
6th Friday - /
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6th Saturday - /
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6th Sunday - /
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$539,000 /
$15,063,338
6th Monday - /
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$198,594 /
$15,261,932
6th Tuesday - /
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$240,213 /
$15,502,145
6th Wednesday - /
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$191,098 /
$15,693,243
6th Thursday - /
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$184,000 /
$15,877,000
7th Friday - /
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7th Saturday - /
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7th Sunday - /
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$297,000 /
$17,438,194
7th Monday - /
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$141,809 /
$17,580,003
7th Tuesday - /
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$160,884 /
$17,740,887
7th Wednesday - /
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$149,089 /
$17,883,976
7th Thursday - /
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$137,000 /
$18,021,000
8th Friday - /
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8th Saturday - /
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8th Sunday - /
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$336,000 /
$19,301,000
8th Monday - /
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$83,324 /
$19,383,941
8th Tuesday - /
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$111,966 /
$19,495,907
8th Wednesday - /
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$95,466 /
$19,591,373
8th Thursday - /
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$95,131 /
$19,686,504
9th Friday - /
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9th Saturday - /
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9th Sunday - /
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$209,000 /
$20,480,965
9th Monday - /
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$88,890 /
$20,569,855
9th Tuesday - /
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$77,694 /
$20,647,549
9th Wednesday - /
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$71,438 /
$20,718,987
9th Thursday - /
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$66,837 /
$20,785,824
10th Friday - /
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10th Tuesday - /
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$46,569 /
$21,278,902
10th Wednesday - /
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$36,766 /
$21,315,668
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  Blue VelvetMagnolia
Opening Weekend - /
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$193,604 /
$193,604
2nd Weekend - /
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$128,706 /
$434,196
3rd Weekend - /
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$158,148 /
$764,945
4th Weekend - /
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$5,694,588 /
$6,610,047
5th Weekend - /
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$3,902,759 /
$12,247,305
6th Weekend - /
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$2,109,687 /
$15,063,338
7th Weekend - /
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$1,586,327 /
$17,438,194
8th Weekend - /
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$1,290,415 /
$19,300,617
9th Weekend - /
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$797,330 /
$20,480,965
10th Weekend - /
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$447,773 /
$18,274,085
11th Weekend - /
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$224,692 /
$21,570,650
12th Weekend - /
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$125,563 /
$21,759,902
13th Weekend - /
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$88,317 /
$21,903,515
14th Weekend - /
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$78,592 /
$22,039,264
15th Weekend - /
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$86,773 /
$22,170,358
16th Weekend - /
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$50,005 /
$22,259,838
17th Weekend $146,502 /
$6,549,895
$26,242 /
$22,310,224
18th Weekend $146,502 /
$6,549,895
$21,643 /
$22,348,598
19th Weekend - /
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$17,448 /
$22,379,901
20th Weekend - /
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$24,931 /
$22,416,146
  Blue VelvetMagnolia
Opening Week - /
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$305,490 /
$305,490
2nd Week - /
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$301,307 /
$606,797
3rd Week - /
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$308,662 /
$915,459
4th Week - /
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$7,429,087 /
$8,344,546
5th Week - /
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$4,609,105 /
$12,953,651
6th Week - /
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$2,898,216 /
$15,851,867
7th Week - /
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$2,158,335 /
$18,010,202
8th Week - /
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$1,673,433 /
$19,683,635
9th Week - /
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10th Week - /
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$3,519,646 /
$21,345,958
11th Week - /
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$288,381 /
$21,634,339
12th Week - /
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$180,859 /
$21,815,198
13th Week - /
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$145,474 /
$21,960,672
14th Week - /
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$122,913 /
$22,083,585
15th Week - /
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$126,248 /
$22,209,833
16th Week - /
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$74,149 /
$22,283,982
17th Week - /
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$42,973 /
$22,326,955
18th Week - /
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$35,498 /
$22,362,453
19th Week - /
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$28,762 /
$22,391,215
20th Week - /
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$36,433 /
$22,427,648

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.