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  Why Do Fools
Fall In Love?
Ray
Domestic Release Date Aug 28, 1998Oct 29, 2004
Production Budget  $40,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,3692,006
Maximum Theaters 1,3772,474
Theatrical Engagements 5,98517,003
Domestic Opening Weekend $3,946,382$20,039,730
Domestic Box Office $12,506,676$75,305,995
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$28,746,681$130,524,283
International Box Office $49,517,099
Worldwide Box Office $12,506,676$124,823,094
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Why Do Fools
Fall In Love?
Ray
1st Friday $1,335,000 /
$1,335,000
$6,700,000 /
$6,700,000
1st Saturday $1,565,000 /
$2,900,000
$8,425,155 /
$15,075,045
1st Sunday $1,036,000 /
$3,946,000
$4,964,685 /
$20,039,730
1st Monday $307,886 /
$4,254,263
$1,715,000 /
$21,755,000
1st Tuesday $351,380 /
$4,605,648
$1,554,000 /
$23,309,000
1st Wednesday $326,916 /
$4,932,564
$1,334,000 /
$24,643,000
1st Thursday $307,831 /
$5,240,395
$1,354,000 /
$25,997,000
2nd Friday $760,000 /
$6,000,000
$4,050,000 /
$30,047,000
2nd Saturday $1,110,000 /
$7,110,000
$6,280,650 /
$36,181,290
2nd Sunday $930,000 /
$8,040,000
$3,460,485 /
$39,641,775
2nd Monday $714,685 /
$8,780,803
$911,000 /
$40,553,000
2nd Tuesday $182,908 /
$8,963,711
$925,000 /
$41,478,000
2nd Wednesday $157,708 /
$9,121,419
$1,009,000 /
$42,487,000
2nd Thursday $152,488 /
$9,273,907
$1,626,000 /
$44,112,240
3rd Friday - /
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$2,400,000 /
$46,500,000
3rd Saturday - /
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$3,871,565 /
$50,383,585
3rd Sunday $355,000 /
$10,611,000
$2,140,010 /
$52,523,595
3rd Monday - /
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$520,000 /
$53,044,000
3rd Tuesday - /
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$557,000 /
$53,600,000
3rd Wednesday - /
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$507,000 /
$54,107,000
3rd Thursday - /
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$520,000 /
$54,627,005
4th Friday $175,000 /
$11,152,000
$1,200,000 /
$55,800,000
4th Saturday $285,000 /
$11,437,000
$2,161,225 /
$58,040,650
4th Sunday - /
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$1,151,565 /
$59,192,215
4th Monday - /
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$343,000 /
$59,536,000
4th Tuesday - /
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$414,000 /
$59,950,000
4th Wednesday - /
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$472,000 /
$60,422,000
4th Thursday - /
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$728,000 /
$61,150,185
5th Friday - /
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$1,562,275 /
$62,712,460
5th Saturday - /
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$1,644,485 /
$64,356,945
5th Sunday - /
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$769,925 /
$65,126,870
5th Monday - /
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$201,000 /
$65,328,000
5th Tuesday - /
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$195,000 /
$65,523,000
5th Wednesday - /
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$187,000 /
$65,710,000
5th Thursday - /
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$194,000 /
$65,903,890
6th Friday - /
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$500,000 /
$66,400,000
6th Saturday - /
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$897,855 /
$67,328,220
6th Sunday - /
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$464,530 /
$67,792,750
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  Why Do Fools
Fall In Love?
Ray
Opening Weekend $3,946,382 /
$3,946,382
$20,039,730 /
$20,039,730
2nd Weekend $3,540,408 /
$8,780,803
$13,644,990 /
$39,641,775
3rd Weekend $1,337,227 /
$10,611,134
$8,411,355 /
$52,523,595
4th Weekend $622,878 /
$11,599,415
$4,565,210 /
$59,192,215
5th Weekend $247,788 /
$12,003,181
$3,976,685 /
$65,126,870
6th Weekend $81,966 /
$12,159,381
$1,888,860 /
$67,792,750
7th Weekend $47,583 /
$12,231,584
$954,050 /
$69,291,645
8th Weekend - /
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$550,015 /
$70,247,805
9th Weekend - /
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$252,270 /
$70,794,580
10th Weekend $138,214 /
$12,413,650
$449,330 /
$71,611,065
11th Weekend - /
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$374,295 /
$72,143,190
12th Weekend - /
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$286,005 /
$72,581,045
13th Weekend - /
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$275,420 /
$73,047,990
14th Weekend - /
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$615,415 /
$73,806,940
15th Weekend - /
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$327,340 /
$74,347,180
16th Weekend - /
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$193,860 /
$74,653,690
17th Weekend - /
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$149,655 /
$74,883,245
18th Weekend - /
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$129,235 /
$75,079,595
19th Weekend - /
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$108,570 /
$75,236,415
20th Weekend - /
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$38,695 /
$75,305,995
  Why Do Fools
Fall In Love?
Ray
Opening Week $5,240,395 /
$5,240,395
$25,996,785 /
$25,996,785
2nd Week $4,033,512 /
$9,273,907
$18,115,455 /
$44,112,240
3rd Week $1,702,630 /
$10,976,537
$10,514,765 /
$54,627,005
4th Week $778,856 /
$11,755,393
$6,523,180 /
$61,150,185
5th Week $322,022 /
$12,077,415
$4,753,705 /
$65,903,890
6th Week $106,586 /
$12,184,001
$2,433,705 /
$68,337,595
7th Week - /
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$1,360,195 /
$69,697,790
8th Week - /
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$844,520 /
$70,542,310
9th Week - /
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$619,425 /
$71,161,735
10th Week - /
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$607,160 /
$71,768,895
11th Week - /
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$526,145 /
$72,295,040
12th Week - /
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$477,530 /
$72,772,570
13th Week - /
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$418,955 /
$73,191,525
14th Week - /
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$828,315 /
$74,019,840
15th Week - /
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$439,990 /
$74,459,830
16th Week - /
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$273,760 /
$74,733,590
17th Week - /
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$216,770 /
$74,950,360
18th Week - /
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$177,485 /
$75,127,845
19th Week - /
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$139,455 /
$75,267,300
20th Week - /
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$38,695 /
$75,305,995

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.