Movie Comparison: Cool Runnings (1993) vs. Free Willy (1993)

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  Cool RunningsFree Willy
Domestic Release Date Oct 1, 1993Jul 16, 1993
Production Budget $14,000,000$20,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,3871,476
Maximum Theaters 1,8321,937
Theatrical Engagements 15,81513,788
Domestic Opening Weekend $7,046,648$7,868,829
Domestic Box Office $68,856,263$77,698,625
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$179,529,495$202,316,701
International Box Office $86,152,646$76,000,000
Worldwide Box Office $155,008,909$153,698,625
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  Cool RunningsFree Willy
Opening Weekend $7,046,648 /
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$7,868,829 /
$7,868,829
2nd Weekend $8,517,932 /
$17,206,066
$8,645,619 /
$22,646,500
3rd Weekend $7,009,324 /
$26,566,902
$7,059,377 /
$35,367,118
4th Weekend $5,368,139 /
$33,336,343
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$45,341,752
5th Weekend $3,694,665 /
$38,212,556
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$52,968,044
6th Weekend $4,237,160 /
$43,602,734
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$58,997,943
7th Weekend $3,387,947 /
$48,331,638
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$63,049,487
8th Weekend $2,458,313 /
$51,521,339
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Opening Week $8,688,134 /
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$14,000,881 /
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2nd Week $10,869,444 /
$19,557,578
$14,306,860 /
$28,307,741
3rd Week $8,410,626 /
$27,968,204
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$39,901,596
4th Week $6,549,687 /
$34,517,891
$9,058,442 /
$48,960,038
5th Week $4,847,683 /
$39,365,574
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6th Week $5,578,117 /
$44,943,691
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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.