Movie Comparison: Wag the Dog (1997)

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  Wag the Dog
Domestic Release Date Dec 25, 1997
Production Budget $15,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3
Maximum Theaters 1,752
Theatrical Engagements 13,829
Domestic Opening Weekend $92,079
Domestic Box Office $43,057,470
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$99,041,121
International Box Office $21,194,568
Worldwide Box Office $64,252,038
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3rd Friday $2,290,000 /
$4,238,000
3rd Saturday $3,565,000 /
$7,803,000
3rd Sunday $1,731,000 /
$9,735,924
3rd Monday $516,030 /
$10,251,954
3rd Tuesday $535,666 /
$10,787,610
3rd Wednesday $500,748 /
$11,288,368
3rd Thursday $491,974 /
$11,780,342
4th Friday $1,610,000 /
$13,112,000
4th Saturday $2,760,000 /
$15,872,000
4th Sunday $1,775,000 /
$17,647,000
4th Monday $718,453 /
$19,975,137
4th Tuesday $408,333 /
$18,383,519
4th Wednesday $338,418 /
$18,721,937
4th Thursday $268,063 /
$18,990,000
5th Friday $1,130,000 /
$20,120,000
5th Saturday $2,405,000 /
$22,525,000
5th Sunday $731,000 /
$23,296,000
5th Monday $396,103 /
$23,692,476
5th Tuesday $470,375 /
$24,162,751
5th Wednesday $436,257 /
$24,599,405
5th Thursday $423,399 /
$25,022,804
6th Friday $1,145,000 /
$25,903,000
6th Saturday $2,120,000 /
$28,023,000
6th Sunday $1,165,000 /
$29,533,670
6th Monday $253,822 /
$29,787,492
6th Tuesday $340,160 /
$30,137,452
6th Wednesday $235,332 /
$30,422,984
6th Thursday $267,337 /
$30,690,321
7th Friday $830,000 /
$31,261,000
7th Saturday $1,680,000 /
$32,941,000
7th Sunday $849,000 /
$33,804,000
7th Monday $205,810 /
$34,009,529
7th Tuesday $235,127 /
$34,244,656
7th Wednesday $223,308 /
$34,473,054
7th Thursday $200,000 /
$34,524,000
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  Wag the Dog
Opening Weekend $92,079 /
$124,217
2nd Weekend $1,195,214 /
$1,427,164
3rd Weekend $7,778,122 /
$9,735,924
4th Weekend $5,754,364 /
$17,256,734
5th Weekend $4,381,332 /
$23,296,373
6th Weekend $4,775,744 /
$29,533,670
7th Weekend $3,372,808 /
$33,803,719
8th Weekend $2,574,034 /
$37,006,533
9th Weekend $1,607,788 /
$39,077,696
10th Weekend $987,084 /
$40,506,685
11th Weekend $415,953 /
$41,222,771
12th Weekend $297,803 /
$41,662,035
13th Weekend $172,154 /
$41,958,897
14th Weekend $95,163 /
$42,121,582
15th Weekend $64,457 /
$42,224,883
16th Weekend $264,617 /
$42,520,683
17th Weekend $157,873 /
$42,820,326
18th Weekend $70,421 /
$42,952,505
19th Weekend $39,632 /
$43,022,524
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2nd Week $199,812 /
$231,950
3rd Week $1,725,852 /
$1,957,802
4th Week $9,544,568 /
$11,502,370
5th Week $7,412,671 /
$18,915,041
6th Week $5,842,885 /
$24,757,926
7th Week $5,672,985 /
$30,430,911
8th Week $4,001,588 /
$34,432,499
9th Week $3,037,409 /
$37,469,908
10th Week $2,049,693 /
$39,519,601
11th Week $1,287,217 /
$40,806,818
12th Week $557,414 /
$41,364,232
13th Week $422,511 /
$41,786,743
14th Week $239,676 /
$42,026,419
15th Week $134,007 /
$42,160,426
16th Week $95,640 /
$42,256,066
17th Week $406,387 /
$42,662,453
18th Week $219,631 /
$42,882,084
19th Week $100,808 /
$42,982,892
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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.