Movie Comparison: The Firm (1993) vs. The Pelican Brief (1993)

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  The FirmThe Pelican
Brief
Domestic Release Date Jun 30, 1993Dec 17, 1993
Production Budget $42,000,000$45,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,3931,993
Maximum Theaters 2,3932,022
Theatrical Engagements 16,44813,504
Domestic Opening Weekend $32,476,785$16,864,404
Domestic Box Office $158,340,892$100,768,056
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$412,298,262$263,507,657
International Box Office $112,000,000$87,227,803
Worldwide Box Office $270,340,892$187,995,859
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  The FirmThe Pelican
Brief
Opening Weekend $32,476,785 /
$45,554,727
$16,864,404 /
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2nd Weekend $17,937,098 /
$73,748,070
$11,124,936 /
$35,997,562
3rd Weekend $13,281,416 /
$95,804,149
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$61,056,465
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$125,004,859
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7th Weekend $3,435,860 /
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3rd Week $26,711,761 /
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4th Week $20,373,006 /
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5th Week $15,032,440 /
$117,928,179
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6th Week $10,641,580 /
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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.