Movie Comparison: What Dreams May Come (1998) vs. Life of Pi (2012)

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  What Dreams
May Come
Life of Pi
Domestic Release Date Oct 2, 1998Nov 21, 2012
Production Budget $80,000,000$120,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,5262,927
Maximum Theaters 2,5312,946
Theatrical Engagements 15,52725,190
Domestic Opening Weekend $15,833,592$22,451,514
Domestic Box Office $55,485,043$124,987,022
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$127,532,779$168,305,003
International Box Office $16,000,000$494,323,346
Worldwide Box Office $71,485,043$619,310,368
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  What Dreams
May Come
Life of Pi
1st Friday $4,960,000 /
$4,960,000
$8,869,266 /
$16,990,853
1st Saturday $6,430,000 /
$11,390,000
$8,460,607 /
$25,451,460
1st Sunday $4,043,000 /
$15,334,000
$5,121,641 /
$30,573,101
1st Monday $1,079,585 /
$16,913,177
$1,362,918 /
$31,936,019
1st Tuesday $1,284,236 /
$18,197,413
$1,780,335 /
$33,716,354
1st Wednesday $1,056,952 /
$19,254,365
$1,321,728 /
$35,038,082
1st Thursday $1,076,789 /
$20,331,154
$1,323,059 /
$36,361,141
2nd Friday $3,180,000 /
$23,511,000
$3,322,369 /
$39,683,510
2nd Saturday $4,710,000 /
$28,221,000
$5,351,655 /
$45,035,165
2nd Sunday $3,027,297 /
$31,248,297
$3,477,829 /
$48,512,994
2nd Monday $1,225,367 /
$32,473,664
$888,306 /
$49,401,300
2nd Tuesday $823,564 /
$33,297,228
$1,330,710 /
$50,732,010
2nd Wednesday $725,989 /
$34,023,217
$944,122 /
$51,676,132
2nd Thursday $719,439 /
$34,742,656
$941,397 /
$52,617,529
3rd Friday $1,955,000 /
$36,698,000
$2,254,049 /
$54,871,578
3rd Saturday $2,925,000 /
$39,623,000
$3,680,727 /
$58,552,305
3rd Sunday $1,601,000 /
$41,146,000
$2,395,988 /
$60,948,293
3rd Monday $434,266 /
$41,580,193
$687,721 /
$61,636,014
3rd Tuesday $520,227 /
$42,100,419
$1,002,935 /
$62,638,949
3rd Wednesday $433,689 /
$42,534,108
$748,473 /
$63,387,422
3rd Thursday $469,951 /
$43,004,059
$771,984 /
$64,159,406
4th Friday $1,170,000 /
$44,174,000
$1,388,906 /
$65,548,312
4th Saturday $1,815,000 /
$45,989,000
$2,381,214 /
$67,929,526
4th Sunday $994,000 /
$47,042,103
$1,642,946 /
$69,572,472
4th Monday $274,966 /
$47,317,069
$603,315 /
$70,175,787
4th Tuesday $351,626 /
$47,668,695
$850,971 /
$71,026,758
4th Wednesday $293,237 /
$47,961,932
$620,616 /
$71,647,374
4th Thursday - /
-
$708,870 /
$72,356,244
5th Friday - /
-
$999,521 /
$73,355,765
5th Saturday - /
-
$1,527,606 /
$74,883,371
5th Sunday $715,000 /
$50,548,000
$1,490,110 /
$76,373,481
5th Monday $202,513 /
$50,750,499
$1,032,515 /
$77,405,996
5th Tuesday $258,750 /
$51,009,249
$1,307,211 /
$78,713,207
5th Wednesday $215,756 /
$51,225,005
$1,112,716 /
$79,825,923
5th Thursday $221,680 /
$51,446,685
$1,044,261 /
$80,870,184
6th Friday - /
-
$1,183,025 /
$82,053,209
6th Saturday - /
-
$1,399,422 /
$83,452,631
6th Sunday - /
-
$1,197,822 /
$84,650,453
6th Monday - /
-
$989,363 /
$85,639,816
6th Tuesday - /
-
$1,311,287 /
$86,951,103
6th Wednesday - /
-
$659,243 /
$87,610,346
6th Thursday - /
-
$615,750 /
$88,226,096
7th Friday - /
-
$837,699 /
$89,063,795
7th Saturday - /
-
$1,193,552 /
$90,257,347
7th Sunday - /
-
$782,141 /
$91,039,488
7th Monday - /
-
$226,039 /
$91,265,527
7th Tuesday - /
-
$302,261 /
$91,567,788
7th Wednesday - /
-
$228,347 /
$91,796,135
7th Thursday - /
-
$300,017 /
$92,096,152
8th Friday - /
-
$670,363 /
$92,766,515
8th Saturday - /
-
$1,207,936 /
$93,974,451
8th Sunday - /
-
$826,275 /
$94,800,726
8th Monday - /
-
$232,080 /
$95,032,806
8th Tuesday - /
-
$330,046 /
$95,362,852
8th Wednesday - /
-
$236,065 /
$95,598,917
8th Thursday - /
-
$238,388 /
$95,837,305
9th Friday - /
-
$789,173 /
$96,626,478
9th Saturday - /
-
$1,511,068 /
$98,137,546
9th Sunday - /
-
$1,051,384 /
$99,188,930
9th Monday - /
-
$855,561 /
$100,044,491
9th Tuesday - /
-
$318,168 /
$100,362,659
9th Wednesday - /
-
$230,804 /
$100,593,463
9th Thursday - /
-
$246,897 /
$100,840,360
10th Friday - /
-
$560,374 /
$101,400,734
10th Saturday - /
-
$1,243,083 /
$102,643,817
10th Sunday - /
-
$783,691 /
$103,427,508
10th Monday - /
-
$185,708 /
$103,613,216
10th Tuesday - /
-
$242,546 /
$103,855,762
10th Wednesday - /
-
$185,475 /
$104,041,237
10th Thursday - /
-
$192,494 /
$104,233,731
  What Dreams
May Come
Life of Pi
Opening Weekend $15,833,592 /
$15,833,592
$22,451,514 /
$30,573,101
2nd Weekend $10,917,143 /
$31,248,297
$12,151,853 /
$48,512,994
3rd Weekend $6,403,270 /
$41,145,926
$8,330,764 /
$60,948,293
4th Weekend $4,038,044 /
$47,042,103
$5,413,066 /
$69,572,472
5th Weekend $2,284,940 /
$50,547,986
$4,017,237 /
$76,373,481
6th Weekend $1,467,445 /
$52,914,130
$3,780,269 /
$84,650,453
7th Weekend $710,435 /
$54,146,121
$2,813,392 /
$91,039,488
8th Weekend $316,761 /
$54,662,593
$2,704,574 /
$94,800,726
9th Weekend $132,220 /
$54,951,614
$3,351,625 /
$99,188,930
10th Weekend $98,730 /
$55,080,426
$2,587,148 /
$103,427,508
11th Weekend $84,067 /
$55,201,451
$1,872,632 /
$106,106,363
12th Weekend $47,505 /
$55,288,714
$1,745,744 /
$108,530,249
13th Weekend $30,810 /
$55,350,897
$1,570,368 /
$110,872,269
14th Weekend - /
-
$1,605,366 /
$113,525,126
15th Weekend - /
-
$2,375,609 /
$117,018,625
16th Weekend - /
-
$1,579,462 /
$119,367,614
17th Weekend - /
-
$1,224,692 /
$121,344,826
18th Weekend - /
-
$720,257 /
$122,546,768
19th Weekend - /
-
$427,260 /
$123,321,125
20th Weekend - /
-
$354,962 /
$123,920,583
  What Dreams
May Come
Life of Pi
Opening Week $20,331,154 /
$20,331,154
$8,121,587 /
$8,121,587
2nd Week $14,411,502 /
$34,742,656
$28,239,554 /
$36,361,141
3rd Week $8,261,403 /
$43,004,059
$16,256,388 /
$52,617,529
4th Week $5,258,987 /
$48,263,046
$11,541,877 /
$64,159,406
5th Week $3,183,639 /
$51,446,685
$8,196,838 /
$72,356,244
6th Week $1,989,001 /
$53,435,686
$8,513,940 /
$80,870,184
7th Week $910,146 /
$54,345,832
$7,355,912 /
$88,226,096
8th Week $473,562 /
$54,819,394
$3,870,056 /
$92,096,152
9th Week $162,302 /
$54,981,696
$3,741,153 /
$95,837,305
10th Week $135,688 /
$55,117,384
$5,003,055 /
$100,840,360
11th Week $123,825 /
$55,241,209
$3,393,371 /
$104,233,731
12th Week $78,878 /
$55,320,087
$2,550,774 /
$106,784,505
13th Week - /
-
$2,517,396 /
$109,301,901
14th Week - /
-
$2,617,859 /
$111,919,760
15th Week - /
-
$2,723,256 /
$114,643,016
16th Week - /
-
$3,145,136 /
$117,788,152
17th Week - /
-
$2,331,982 /
$120,120,134
18th Week - /
-
$1,706,377 /
$121,826,511
19th Week - /
-
$1,067,354 /
$122,893,865
20th Week - /
-
$671,756 /
$123,565,621

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.