Movie Comparison: Miracle on 34th Street (1947) vs. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
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| Miracle on 34th Street | It’s a Wonderful Life | |
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| Domestic Title | It's a Wonderful Life | |
| Domestic Release Date | Nov 18, 1994 | Dec 20, 1946 |
| Production Budget | $3,180,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,190 | |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,255 | 960 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 7,821 | 1,210 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $2,753,208 | |
| Domestic Box Office | $17,195,886 | $12,241,691 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$45,408,475 | $13,532,576 |
| International Box Office | $29,100,000 | $4,178,901 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $46,295,886 | $16,420,592 |
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| Opening Weekend | $2,753,208 / $2,753,208 | - / - |
| 2nd Weekend | $3,800,166 / $8,132,354 | - / - |
| 3rd Weekend | $2,016,070 / $10,730,119 | - / - |
| 4th Weekend | $1,464,634 / $12,698,253 | - / - |
| 5th Weekend | $1,265,382 / $14,382,030 | - / - |
| 6th Weekend | $905,469 / $16,346,491 | - / - |
| 7th Weekend | $323,903 / $17,017,102 | - / - |
| 8th Weekend | $105,680 / $17,174,068 | - / - |
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| Miracle on 34th Street | It’s a Wonderful Life | |
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| Opening Week | $4,332,188 / $4,332,188 | - / - |
| 2nd Week | $4,381,861 / $8,714,049 | - / - |
| 3rd Week | $2,519,570 / $11,233,619 | - / - |
| 4th Week | $1,883,029 / $13,116,648 | - / - |
| 5th Week | $2,324,374 / $15,441,022 | - / - |
| 6th Week | $1,252,177 / $16,693,199 | - / - |
| 7th Week | $375,189 / $17,068,388 | - / - |
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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.