Movie Comparison: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) vs. La vita è bella (1998)
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| The Bridge on the River Kwai | La vita è bella | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Title | Life Is Beautiful | |
| Domestic Release Date | Dec 18, 1957 | Oct 23, 1998 |
| Production Budget | $3,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 6 | |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,136 | |
| Theatrical Engagements | 16,473 | |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $118,920 | |
| Domestic Box Office | $33,300,000 | $57,598,247 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$703,870,581 | $124,239,575 |
| International Box Office | $21,094 | $171,777,114 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $33,321,094 | $229,375,361 |
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| The Bridge on the River Kwai | La vita è bella | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | - / - | $118,920 / $118,920 |
| 2nd Weekend | - / - | $459,634 / $651,832 |
| 3rd Weekend | - / - | $837,093 / $1,704,031 |
| 4th Weekend | - / - | $852,187 / $2,933,305 |
| 5th Weekend | - / - | $754,522 / $4,002,492 |
| 6th Weekend | - / - | $871,072 / $5,248,338 |
| 7th Weekend | - / - | $720,955 / $6,207,910 |
| 8th Weekend | - / - | $682,280 / $7,155,572 |
| 9th Weekend | - / - | $616,260 / $8,043,944 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $988,234 / $9,434,954 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $1,073,415 / $11,409,840 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | $904,692 / $12,758,122 |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | $1,263,249 / $14,441,642 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $1,055,993 / $15,838,666 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $926,243 / $17,182,785 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $837,586 / $18,369,921 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $2,830,316 / $21,634,804 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $2,350,648 / $24,666,327 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | $1,915,628 / $27,335,876 |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | $1,925,622 / $30,131,649 |
| The Bridge on the River Kwai | La vita è bella | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - | $192,198 / $192,198 |
| 2nd Week | - / - | $674,740 / $866,938 |
| 3rd Week | - / - | $1,214,180 / $2,081,118 |
| 4th Week | - / - | $1,166,852 / $3,247,970 |
| 5th Week | - / - | $1,129,296 / $4,377,266 |
| 6th Week | - / - | $1,109,689 / $5,486,955 |
| 7th Week | - / - | $986,337 / $6,473,292 |
| 8th Week | - / - | $954,392 / $7,427,684 |
| 9th Week | - / - | $1,019,036 / $8,446,720 |
| 10th Week | - / - | $1,889,705 / $10,336,425 |
| 11th Week | - / - | $1,517,005 / $11,853,430 |
| 12th Week | - / - | $1,324,963 / $13,178,393 |
| 13th Week | - / - | $1,604,280 / $14,782,673 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $1,473,869 / $16,256,542 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $1,275,793 / $17,532,335 |
| 16th Week | - / - | $1,272,153 / $18,804,488 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $3,511,191 / $22,315,679 |
| 18th Week | - / - | $3,104,569 / $25,420,248 |
| 19th Week | - / - | $2,785,779 / $28,206,027 |
| 20th Week | - / - | $2,730,177 / $30,936,204 |
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.