Movie Comparison: Beauty and the Beast (1991) vs. The Little Mermaid (1989)
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| Beauty and the Beast | The Little Mermaid | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Nov 13, 1991 | Nov 15, 1989 |
| Production Budget | $20,000,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 2 | 994 |
| Maximum Theaters | 2,625 | 2,057 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 46,630 | 26,899 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $162,146 | $6,031,914 |
| Domestic Box Office | $206,333,165 | $111,543,479 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$458,933,587 | $286,093,287 |
| International Box Office | $232,323,678 | $110,724,135 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $438,656,843 | $222,267,614 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Beauty and the Beast | The Little Mermaid | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $162,146 / $178,822 | $6,031,914 / $6,065,716 |
| 2nd Weekend | $9,624,149 / $9,917,522 | $8,384,862 / $16,832,844 |
| 3rd Weekend | $12,239,650 / $26,476,215 | $4,030,274 / $22,109,571 |
| 4th Weekend | $5,969,372 / $34,112,416 | $2,764,119 / $25,748,251 |
| 5th Weekend | $4,575,124 / $39,967,101 | $2,522,362 / $28,941,871 |
| 6th Weekend | $4,863,315 / $46,047,138 | $3,319,664 / $34,089,416 |
| 7th Weekend | $10,670,669 / $63,690,996 | $9,235,512 / $49,401,857 |
| 8th Weekend | $8,804,918 / $82,470,981 | $4,585,047 / $56,126,383 |
| 9th Weekend | $4,840,087 / $88,917,830 | $3,851,208 / $60,855,174 |
| 10th Weekend | $5,275,625 / $95,240,876 | $2,823,840 / $65,247,711 |
| 11th Weekend | $3,255,721 / $99,234,492 | $2,174,414 / $68,066,110 |
| 12th Weekend | $3,276,760 / $103,446,010 | - / - |
| 13th Weekend | $2,309,007 / $106,427,543 | - / - |
| 14th Weekend | $3,144,519 / $110,162,677 | $1,774,352 / $74,262,415 |
| 15th Weekend | $2,430,432 / $113,340,569 | $1,048,730 / $75,689,932 |
| 16th Weekend | $2,124,074 / $116,028,522 | - / - |
| 17th Weekend | $1,902,842 / $118,460,773 | - / - |
| 18th Weekend | $1,561,547 / $120,498,901 | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | $1,700,245 / $122,922,207 | $580,701 / $79,181,238 |
| 20th Weekend | $1,782,762 / $125,315,925 | - / - |
| Beauty and the Beast | The Little Mermaid | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - | - / - |
| 2nd Week | $276,697 / $293,373 | $8,414,180 / $8,447,982 |
| 3rd Week | $13,943,192 / $14,236,565 | $9,631,315 / $18,079,297 |
| 4th Week | $13,906,479 / $28,143,044 | $4,904,835 / $22,984,132 |
| 5th Week | $7,248,933 / $35,391,977 | $3,435,377 / $26,419,509 |
| 6th Week | $5,791,846 / $41,183,823 | $4,350,243 / $30,769,752 |
| 7th Week | $11,836,504 / $53,020,327 | $9,396,593 / $40,166,345 |
| 8th Week | $20,645,736 / $73,666,063 | $11,374,991 / $51,541,336 |
| 9th Week | $10,411,680 / $84,077,743 | $5,462,630 / $57,003,966 |
| 10th Week | $5,887,508 / $89,965,251 | $5,419,905 / $62,423,871 |
| 11th Week | $6,013,520 / $95,978,771 | $3,467,825 / $65,891,696 |
| 12th Week | $4,190,479 / $100,169,250 | - / - |
| 13th Week | $3,949,286 / $104,118,536 | - / - |
| 14th Week | $2,899,622 / $107,018,158 | - / - |
| 15th Week | $3,891,979 / $110,910,137 | $2,153,139 / $74,641,202 |
| 16th Week | $2,994,311 / $113,904,448 | - / - |
| 17th Week | $2,653,483 / $116,557,931 | - / - |
| 18th Week | $2,379,423 / $118,937,354 | - / - |
| 19th Week | $2,284,608 / $121,221,962 | - / - |
| 20th Week | $2,311,201 / $123,533,163 | - / - |
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.