Movie Comparison: Magnolia (1999) vs. The Reader (2008)

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  MagnoliaThe Reader
Domestic Release Date Dec 17, 1999Dec 10, 2008
Production Budget $37,000,000$32,500,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 78
Maximum Theaters 1,0861,203
Theatrical Engagements 6,45110,545
Domestic Opening Weekend $193,604$168,051
Domestic Box Office $22,450,975$34,194,407
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$44,995,300$49,376,389
International Box Office $25,995,827$78,770,468
Worldwide Box Office $48,446,802$112,964,875
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  3. Week Comparison
  MagnoliaThe Reader
1st Friday - /
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1st Saturday - /
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1st Sunday $65,000 /
$193,604
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1st Monday - /
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1st Tuesday - /
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1st Wednesday - /
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1st Thursday - /
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2nd Friday - /
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2nd Saturday - /
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2nd Sunday - /
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2nd Monday - /
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2nd Tuesday - /
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2nd Wednesday - /
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2nd Thursday - /
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$174,778 /
$579,866
3rd Friday - /
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3rd Saturday - /
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3rd Sunday - /
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3rd Monday - /
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3rd Tuesday - /
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3rd Wednesday - /
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3rd Thursday $38,118 /
$916,790
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4th Friday $1,716,000 /
$2,633,000
$530,958 /
$2,486,064
4th Saturday $2,417,000 /
$5,050,000
$653,152 /
$3,139,216
4th Sunday $1,506,000 /
$6,610,047
$414,362 /
$3,553,578
4th Monday $439,142 /
$7,049,189
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4th Tuesday $474,684 /
$7,523,873
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4th Wednesday $405,481 /
$7,929,354
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4th Thursday $369,085 /
$8,298,439
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5th Friday $923,000 /
$9,221,439
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5th Saturday $1,502,000 /
$10,723,439
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5th Sunday $1,012,407 /
$11,735,846
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5th Monday $511,459 /
$12,247,305
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5th Tuesday $255,425 /
$12,502,731
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5th Wednesday $229,986 /
$12,732,717
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5th Thursday $214,744 /
$12,947,461
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6th Friday - /
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6th Saturday - /
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6th Sunday $539,000 /
$15,063,338
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6th Monday $198,594 /
$15,261,932
$233,135 /
$7,808,169
6th Tuesday $240,213 /
$15,502,145
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6th Wednesday $191,098 /
$15,693,243
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6th Thursday $184,000 /
$15,877,000
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7th Friday - /
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7th Saturday - /
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7th Sunday $297,000 /
$17,438,194
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7th Monday $141,809 /
$17,580,003
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7th Tuesday $160,884 /
$17,740,887
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7th Wednesday $149,089 /
$17,883,976
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7th Thursday $137,000 /
$18,021,000
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8th Friday - /
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8th Saturday - /
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8th Sunday $336,000 /
$19,301,000
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8th Monday $83,324 /
$19,383,941
$239,638 /
$12,895,496
8th Tuesday $111,966 /
$19,495,907
$278,614 /
$13,174,110
8th Wednesday $95,466 /
$19,591,373
$287,287 /
$13,461,397
8th Thursday $95,131 /
$19,686,504
$296,184 /
$13,757,581
9th Friday - /
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$603,322 /
$14,360,903
9th Saturday - /
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$1,019,614 /
$15,380,517
9th Sunday $209,000 /
$20,480,965
$652,553 /
$16,033,070
9th Monday $88,890 /
$20,569,855
$207,071 /
$16,240,141
9th Tuesday $77,694 /
$20,647,549
$240,812 /
$16,480,953
9th Wednesday $71,438 /
$20,718,987
$235,267 /
$16,716,220
9th Thursday $66,837 /
$20,785,824
$231,894 /
$16,948,114
10th Friday - /
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$475,407 /
$17,423,521
10th Saturday - /
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$954,737 /
$18,378,258
10th Sunday - /
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$778,936 /
$19,157,194
10th Monday - /
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$461,757 /
$19,618,951
10th Tuesday $46,569 /
$21,278,902
$247,113 /
$19,866,064
10th Wednesday $36,766 /
$21,315,668
$240,405 /
$20,106,469
10th Thursday - /
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$262,357 /
$20,368,826
  MagnoliaThe Reader
Opening Weekend $193,604 /
$193,604
$168,051 /
$179,970
2nd Weekend $128,706 /
$434,196
$92,790 /
$349,240
3rd Weekend $158,148 /
$764,945
$664,013 /
$1,243,690
4th Weekend $5,694,588 /
$6,610,047
$1,598,472 /
$3,553,578
5th Weekend $3,902,759 /
$12,247,305
$1,346,742 /
$5,510,453
6th Weekend $2,109,687 /
$15,063,338
$1,285,036 /
$7,575,034
7th Weekend $1,586,327 /
$17,438,194
$1,403,410 /
$9,661,121
8th Weekend $1,290,415 /
$19,300,617
$2,380,376 /
$12,655,858
9th Weekend $797,330 /
$20,480,965
$2,275,489 /
$16,033,070
10th Weekend $447,773 /
$18,274,085
$2,209,080 /
$19,157,194
11th Weekend $224,692 /
$21,570,650
$2,642,770 /
$23,011,596
12th Weekend $125,563 /
$21,759,902
$2,860,429 /
$26,949,964
13th Weekend $88,317 /
$21,903,515
$1,925,918 /
$29,860,949
14th Weekend $78,592 /
$22,039,264
$1,309,669 /
$31,887,248
15th Weekend $86,773 /
$22,170,358
$535,983 /
$32,900,557
16th Weekend $50,005 /
$22,259,838
$308,495 /
$33,484,347
17th Weekend $26,242 /
$22,310,224
$192,085 /
$33,807,465
18th Weekend $21,643 /
$22,348,598
$105,107 /
$34,006,517
19th Weekend $17,448 /
$22,379,901
$55,229 /
$34,111,418
20th Weekend $24,931 /
$22,416,146
$20,822 /
$34,157,651
  MagnoliaThe Reader
Opening Week $305,490 /
$305,490
$11,919 /
$11,919
2nd Week $301,307 /
$606,797
$244,531 /
$256,450
3rd Week $308,662 /
$915,459
$364,416 /
$579,866
4th Week $7,429,087 /
$8,344,546
$1,375,429 /
$1,955,106
5th Week $4,609,105 /
$12,953,651
$2,208,605 /
$4,163,711
6th Week $2,898,216 /
$15,851,867
$2,126,287 /
$6,289,998
7th Week $2,158,335 /
$18,010,202
$1,967,713 /
$8,257,711
8th Week $1,673,433 /
$19,683,635
$2,017,771 /
$10,275,482
9th Week - /
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$3,482,099 /
$13,757,581
10th Week $3,519,646 /
$21,345,958
$3,190,533 /
$16,948,114
11th Week $288,381 /
$21,634,339
$3,420,712 /
$20,368,826
12th Week $180,859 /
$21,815,198
$3,720,709 /
$24,089,535
13th Week $145,474 /
$21,960,672
$3,845,496 /
$27,935,031
14th Week $122,913 /
$22,083,585
$2,642,548 /
$30,577,579
15th Week $126,248 /
$22,209,833
$1,786,995 /
$32,364,574
16th Week $74,149 /
$22,283,982
$811,278 /
$33,175,852
17th Week $42,973 /
$22,326,955
$439,528 /
$33,615,380
18th Week $35,498 /
$22,362,453
$286,030 /
$33,901,410
19th Week $28,762 /
$22,391,215
$154,779 /
$34,056,189
20th Week $36,433 /
$22,427,648
$80,640 /
$34,136,829

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.