Movie Comparison: Shark Tale (2004) vs. A Bug’s Life (1998)

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  Shark TaleA Bug’s
Life
Domestic Release Date Oct 1, 2004Nov 20, 1998
Production Budget $75,000,000$45,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 4,0161
Maximum Theaters 4,0702,773
Theatrical Engagements 26,53331,467
Domestic Opening Weekend $47,604,606$291,121
Domestic Box Office $161,412,000$162,798,565
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$280,161,463$369,540,060
International Box Office $210,329,123$200,296,754
Worldwide Box Office $371,741,123$363,095,319
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Shark TaleA Bug’s
Life
1st Friday $12,700,000 /
$12,700,000
$93,038 /
$93,038
1st Saturday $21,085,643 /
$34,006,489
$107,727 /
$200,765
1st Sunday $13,598,117 /
$47,604,606
$90,356 /
$291,121
1st Monday $2,356,000 /
$49,961,000
$40,724 /
$331,845
1st Tuesday $2,063,000 /
$52,024,000
$40,095 /
$371,940
1st Wednesday $1,940,000 /
$53,963,000
$5,154,129 /
$5,526,069
1st Thursday $2,057,000 /
$56,020,000
$7,327,335 /
$12,853,404
2nd Friday $8,100,000 /
$64,100,000
$13,096,936 /
$25,950,340
2nd Saturday $13,944,289 /
$77,791,590
$12,471,098 /
$38,421,438
2nd Sunday $9,558,685 /
$87,350,275
$7,690,018 /
$46,111,456
2nd Monday $5,274,000 /
$92,624,000
$1,524,407 /
$47,635,863
2nd Tuesday $1,399,000 /
$94,023,000
$1,416,383 /
$49,052,246
2nd Wednesday $1,270,000 /
$95,293,000
$1,219,650 /
$50,271,896
2nd Thursday $1,426,000 /
$96,719,000
$1,231,892 /
$51,503,788
3rd Friday $5,700,000 /
$102,419,000
$4,006,751 /
$55,510,539
3rd Saturday $9,874,275 /
$112,245,006
$7,928,279 /
$63,438,818
3rd Sunday $6,479,857 /
$118,724,863
$5,239,188 /
$68,678,006
3rd Monday $1,031,000 /
$119,756,000
$881,231 /
$69,559,237
3rd Tuesday $954,000 /
$120,710,000
$1,024,578 /
$70,583,815
3rd Wednesday $903,000 /
$121,613,000
$840,516 /
$71,424,331
3rd Thursday $1,061,000 /
$122,674,000
$869,464 /
$72,293,795
4th Friday $3,600,000 /
$126,300,000
$2,540,000 /
$74,833,795
4th Saturday $6,512,927 /
$132,821,506
$5,050,000 /
$79,883,795
4th Sunday $4,160,954 /
$136,982,460
$3,804,000 /
$83,487,000
4th Monday $633,000 /
$137,616,000
$626,991 /
$84,114,461
4th Tuesday $543,000 /
$138,159,000
$747,259 /
$84,861,720
4th Wednesday $539,000 /
$138,697,000
$715,067 /
$85,576,787
4th Thursday $660,000 /
$139,357,000
$777,941 /
$86,354,728
5th Friday $2,200,000 /
$141,557,000
$2,100,000 /
$88,455,000
5th Saturday $3,711,079 /
$145,223,297
$4,420,000 /
$91,575,000
5th Sunday $1,635,782 /
$146,859,079
$3,460,000 /
$96,354,000
5th Monday $683,000 /
$147,542,000
$1,917,826 /
$98,260,606
5th Tuesday $978,000 /
$148,520,000
$2,324,394 /
$100,585,000
5th Wednesday $411,000 /
$148,931,000
$2,270,000 /
$102,855,000
5th Thursday $545,000 /
$149,476,000
$1,515,000 /
$104,375,000
6th Friday $1,200,000 /
$150,676,000
$2,045,000 /
$106,420,000
6th Saturday $2,129,517 /
$152,725,882
$4,275,000 /
$110,695,000
6th Sunday $1,305,585 /
$154,031,467
$3,734,000 /
$114,429,000
6th Monday $183,000 /
$154,215,000
$3,382,493 /
$117,811,493
6th Tuesday $179,000 /
$154,393,000
$3,565,152 /
$121,376,645
6th Wednesday $225,000 /
$154,619,000
$3,205,000 /
$124,582,000
6th Thursday $814,000 /
$155,432,842
$3,000,000 /
$127,682,000
7th Friday - /
-
$3,750,000 /
$131,432,000
7th Saturday - /
-
$3,185,000 /
$134,642,000
7th Sunday - /
-
$2,039,000 /
$136,420,000
7th Monday - /
-
$566,942 /
$136,987,388
7th Tuesday - /
-
$501,404 /
$137,488,792
7th Wednesday - /
-
$363,047 /
$137,851,839
7th Thursday - /
-
$379,419 /
$138,231,258
8th Friday - /
-
$815,000 /
$139,046,000
8th Saturday - /
-
$2,200,000 /
$141,246,000
8th Sunday - /
-
$1,709,209 /
$142,955,209
8th Monday - /
-
$244,962 /
$143,200,171
8th Tuesday - /
-
$270,589 /
$143,470,760
8th Wednesday - /
-
$232,268 /
$143,703,028
8th Thursday - /
-
$251,640 /
$143,954,668
9th Friday - /
-
- /
-
9th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
9th Sunday - /
-
- /
-
9th Monday - /
-
$1,108,933 /
$148,506,807
9th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
9th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
9th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
10th Friday - /
-
- /
-
10th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
10th Sunday - /
-
$970,000 /
$151,735,000
10th Monday - /
-
- /
-
10th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
10th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
10th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
  Shark TaleA Bug’s
Life
Opening Weekend $47,604,606 /
$47,604,606
$291,121 /
$291,121
2nd Weekend $31,330,299 /
$87,350,275
$33,258,052 /
$46,111,456
3rd Weekend $22,005,952 /
$118,724,863
$17,174,218 /
$68,678,006
4th Weekend $14,308,271 /
$136,982,460
$11,193,675 /
$83,487,470
5th Weekend $7,502,096 /
$146,859,079
$9,987,932 /
$96,342,660
6th Weekend $4,555,382 /
$154,031,467
$10,126,455 /
$114,492,154
7th Weekend $2,097,544 /
$157,530,386
$8,830,882 /
$136,420,446
8th Weekend $575,850 /
$158,432,301
$4,723,951 /
$142,955,209
9th Weekend $325,442 /
$158,966,465
$4,552,139 /
$148,506,807
10th Weekend $147,382 /
$159,160,152
$2,720,616 /
$151,734,828
11th Weekend $79,264 /
$159,273,065
$1,922,070 /
$154,152,003
12th Weekend $271,236 /
$159,568,781
$1,417,171 /
$155,959,885
13th Weekend - /
-
$1,069,012 /
$157,267,797
14th Weekend $341,261 /
$160,762,022
$563,966 /
$158,069,884
15th Weekend $220,000 /
$161,412,000
$359,901 /
$158,538,829
16th Weekend - /
-
$313,003 /
$158,985,087
17th Weekend - /
-
$273,504 /
$159,336,861
18th Weekend - /
-
$344,384 /
$159,906,607
19th Weekend - /
-
$529,461 /
$160,543,623
20th Weekend - /
-
$423,476 /
$161,235,002
  Shark TaleA Bug’s
Life
Opening Week $56,019,976 /
$56,019,976
$12,853,404 /
$12,853,404
2nd Week $40,698,935 /
$96,718,911
$38,650,384 /
$51,503,788
3rd Week $25,955,278 /
$122,674,189
$20,790,007 /
$72,293,795
4th Week $16,682,794 /
$139,356,983
$14,060,933 /
$86,354,728
5th Week $10,119,102 /
$149,476,085
$18,010,971 /
$104,365,699
6th Week $5,956,757 /
$155,432,842
$23,223,865 /
$127,589,564
7th Week $2,423,609 /
$157,856,451
$10,641,694 /
$138,231,258
8th Week $784,572 /
$158,641,023
$5,723,410 /
$143,954,668
9th Week $371,747 /
$159,012,770
$5,059,544 /
$149,014,212
10th Week $181,031 /
$159,193,801
$3,215,721 /
$152,229,933
11th Week $103,744 /
$159,297,545
$2,312,781 /
$154,542,714
12th Week - /
-
$1,656,071 /
$156,198,785
13th Week - /
-
$1,307,133 /
$157,505,918
14th Week $771,239 /
$161,192,000
$673,010 /
$158,178,928
15th Week $220,000 /
$161,412,000
$493,156 /
$158,672,084
16th Week - /
-
$391,273 /
$159,063,357
17th Week - /
-
$498,866 /
$159,562,223
18th Week - /
-
$451,939 /
$160,014,162
19th Week - /
-
$797,364 /
$160,811,526
20th Week - /
-
$734,064 /
$161,545,590

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.