Movie Comparison: Summer of Sam (1999) vs. Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

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  Summer of
Sam
Driving Miss
Daisy
Domestic Release Date Jul 2, 1999Dec 13, 1989
Production Budget $22,000,000$7,500,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,536
Maximum Theaters 1,5361,668
Theatrical Engagements 4,98024,368
Domestic Opening Weekend $7,991,450 
Domestic Box Office $19,288,130$106,593,296
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$40,930,313$272,968,066
International Box Office
Worldwide Box Office $19,288,130$106,593,296
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Summer of
Sam
Driving Miss
Daisy
1st Friday $2,020,000 /
$2,020,000
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1st Saturday $2,265,000 /
$4,285,000
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1st Sunday $1,705,000 /
$5,990,000
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1st Monday $2,038,998 /
$7,991,450
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1st Tuesday $1,018,909 /
$9,010,359
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1st Wednesday $819,819 /
$9,830,178
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1st Thursday $760,000 /
$10,590,178
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2nd Friday $1,015,000 /
$11,605,000
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2nd Saturday $1,365,000 /
$12,970,000
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2nd Sunday $1,062,000 /
$14,056,168
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2nd Monday $456,706 /
$14,512,874
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2nd Wednesday $407,108 /
$15,379,919
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2nd Thursday $384,142 /
$15,763,061
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3rd Friday $440,000 /
$16,203,000
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3rd Saturday $590,000 /
$16,793,000
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3rd Sunday $462,000 /
$17,230,000
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3rd Monday $203,277 /
$17,433,117
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3rd Tuesday $207,409 /
$17,640,526
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3rd Wednesday $179,908 /
$17,820,434
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3rd Thursday $181,017 /
$18,001,451
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4th Sunday $146,000 /
$18,471,317
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4th Monday $61,447 /
$18,532,764
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4th Tuesday $67,146 /
$18,599,910
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  Summer of
Sam
Driving Miss
Daisy
Opening Weekend $7,991,450 /
$7,991,450
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2nd Weekend $3,466,010 /
$14,056,168
$440,037 /
$639,581
3rd Weekend $1,466,779 /
$17,229,840
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4th Weekend $469,866 /
$18,471,317
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5th Weekend $152,958 /
$18,845,489
$2,725,876 /
$5,116,098
6th Weekend $38,608 /
$18,968,361
$2,643,374 /
$9,123,939
7th Weekend $23,229 /
$19,010,121
$5,705,721 /
$16,045,457
8th Weekend $11,494 /
$19,032,947
$6,011,600 /
$24,384,883
9th Weekend $88,903 /
$19,128,844
$6,494,882 /
$32,941,528
10th Weekend $62,547 /
$19,249,947
$9,834,744 /
$45,233,059
11th Weekend $13,259 /
$19,283,782
$6,107,836 /
$53,290,516
12th Weekend - /
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$5,089,040 /
$60,302,144
13th Weekend - /
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$3,467,147 /
$65,332,259
14th Weekend - /
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$2,874,332 /
$69,545,080
15th Weekend - /
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$3,682,465 /
$74,523,531
16th Weekend - /
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$5,175,409 /
$82,063,381
17th Weekend - /
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$3,210,821 /
$86,911,643
18th Weekend - /
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$2,243,724 /
$90,455,663
19th Weekend - /
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$2,075,163 /
$93,591,323
20th Weekend - /
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$1,630,821 /
$96,111,623
  Summer of
Sam
Driving Miss
Daisy
Opening Week $10,590,158 /
$10,590,158
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2nd Week $5,172,903 /
$15,763,061
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3rd Week $2,238,390 /
$18,001,451
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4th Week $691,080 /
$18,692,531
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5th Week $237,222 /
$18,929,753
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6th Week $57,139 /
$18,986,892
$4,090,343 /
$6,480,565
7th Week $34,561 /
$19,021,453
$3,859,171 /
$10,339,736
8th Week $18,488 /
$19,039,941
$8,033,547 /
$18,373,283
9th Week $147,459 /
$19,187,400
$8,073,363 /
$26,446,646
10th Week $83,123 /
$19,270,523
$8,951,669 /
$35,398,315
11th Week $17,607 /
$19,288,130
$11,784,365 /
$47,182,680
12th Week - /
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$8,030,424 /
$55,213,104
13th Week - /
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$6,652,008 /
$61,865,112
14th Week - /
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$4,805,636 /
$66,670,748
15th Week - /
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$4,170,318 /
$70,841,066
16th Week - /
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$6,046,906 /
$76,887,972
17th Week - /
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$6,812,850 /
$83,700,822
18th Week - /
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$4,511,117 /
$88,211,939
19th Week - /
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$3,304,221 /
$91,516,160
20th Week - /
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$2,964,642 /
$94,480,802

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.