Movie Comparison: Big Fish (2003) vs. The Whale (2022)

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  Big FishThe Whale
Domestic Release Date Dec 10, 2003Dec 21, 2022
Production Budget $70,000,000$3,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 66
Maximum Theaters 2,5141,721
Theatrical Engagements 14,45410,076
Domestic Opening Weekend $207,377$332,152
Domestic Box Office $66,432,867$17,453,440
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$115,759,542$17,592,453
International Box Office $57,521,456$36,591,041
Worldwide Box Office $123,954,323$54,044,481
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Big FishThe Whale
1st Friday - /
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$159,150 /
$159,150
1st Saturday - /
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$111,789 /
$270,939
1st Sunday - /
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$61,213 /
$332,152
1st Monday - /
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$30,536 /
$362,688
1st Tuesday - /
-
$22,421 /
$385,109
1st Wednesday - /
-
$24,081 /
$409,190
1st Thursday - /
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$17,119 /
$426,309
2nd Friday - /
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$49,066 /
$475,375
2nd Saturday - /
-
$65,276 /
$540,651
2nd Sunday - /
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$30,413 /
$571,064
2nd Monday - /
-
$17,745 /
$588,809
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$12,777 /
$601,586
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$682,596 /
$1,284,182
2nd Thursday - /
-
$273,762 /
$1,557,944
3rd Friday - /
-
$306,674 /
$1,864,618
3rd Saturday - /
-
$219,733 /
$2,084,351
3rd Sunday - /
-
$511,987 /
$2,596,338
3rd Monday - /
-
$568,754 /
$3,165,092
3rd Tuesday - /
-
$456,902 /
$3,621,994
3rd Wednesday - /
-
$411,212 /
$4,033,206
3rd Thursday - /
-
$413,991 /
$4,447,197
4th Friday - /
-
$499,786 /
$4,946,983
4th Saturday $979,380 /
$7,795,613
$387,213 /
$5,334,196
4th Sunday $658,595 /
$8,454,208
$521,214 /
$5,855,410
4th Monday $278,000 /
$8,733,000
$462,145 /
$6,317,555
4th Tuesday $282,000 /
$9,014,000
$267,542 /
$6,585,097
4th Wednesday $282,000 /
$9,297,000
$232,222 /
$6,817,319
4th Thursday $279,000 /
$9,576,000
$224,211 /
$7,041,530
5th Friday $4,500,000 /
$14,100,000
$441,238 /
$7,482,768
5th Saturday $5,738,702 /
$19,940,866
$651,123 /
$8,133,891
5th Sunday $3,445,909 /
$23,386,775
$411,277 /
$8,545,168
5th Monday $1,087,000 /
$24,474,000
$158,997 /
$8,704,165
5th Tuesday $1,107,000 /
$25,581,000
$233,439 /
$8,937,604
5th Wednesday $936,000 /
$26,517,000
$185,434 /
$9,123,038
5th Thursday $1,034,000 /
$27,551,000
$169,902 /
$9,292,940
6th Friday $2,819,869 /
$30,371,120
$431,965 /
$9,724,905
6th Saturday $4,481,581 /
$34,852,701
$598,766 /
$10,323,671
6th Sunday $3,005,497 /
$37,858,198
$485,000 /
$10,808,671
6th Monday $2,030,024 /
$39,888,222
$392,850 /
$11,201,521
6th Tuesday $703,000 /
$40,591,000
$288,542 /
$11,490,063
6th Wednesday $581,000 /
$41,172,000
$210,894 /
$11,700,957
6th Thursday $652,000 /
$41,824,000
$209,765 /
$11,910,722
7th Friday $2,000,000 /
$43,800,000
$360,930 /
$12,271,652
7th Saturday $3,340,945 /
$47,129,106
$541,364 /
$12,813,016
7th Sunday $1,805,005 /
$48,934,111
$361,219 /
$13,174,235
7th Monday $462,000 /
$49,396,000
$151,963 /
$13,326,198
7th Tuesday $461,000 /
$49,857,000
$236,554 /
$13,562,752
7th Wednesday $482,000 /
$50,339,000
$172,055 /
$13,734,807
7th Thursday $443,000 /
$50,782,000
$167,664 /
$13,902,471
8th Friday $1,400,000 /
$52,200,000
$260,513 /
$14,162,984
8th Saturday $2,336,326 /
$54,513,467
$442,799 /
$14,605,783
8th Sunday $802,600 /
$55,316,067
$270,843 /
$14,876,626
8th Monday $313,000 /
$55,629,000
$108,971 /
$14,985,597
8th Tuesday $341,000 /
$55,970,000
$155,829 /
$15,141,426
8th Wednesday $307,000 /
$56,277,000
$110,638 /
$15,252,064
8th Thursday $287,000 /
$56,565,000
$89,763 /
$15,341,827
9th Friday - /
-
$99,106 /
$15,440,933
9th Saturday - /
-
$189,899 /
$15,630,832
9th Sunday - /
-
$148,905 /
$15,779,737
9th Monday - /
-
$49,565 /
$15,829,302
9th Tuesday - /
-
$77,321 /
$15,906,623
9th Wednesday - /
-
$57,650 /
$15,964,273
9th Thursday - /
-
$49,112 /
$16,013,385
10th Friday - /
-
$77,765 /
$16,091,150
10th Saturday - /
-
$133,756 /
$16,224,906
10th Sunday - /
-
$64,675 /
$16,289,581
10th Monday $430,808 /
$63,444,841
$42,789 /
$16,332,370
10th Tuesday - /
-
$57,998 /
$16,390,368
10th Wednesday - /
-
$35,654 /
$16,426,022
10th Thursday - /
-
$29,881 /
$16,455,903
  Big FishThe Whale
Opening Weekend $207,377 /
$281,795
$332,152 /
$332,152
2nd Weekend $164,641 /
$562,525
$144,755 /
$571,064
3rd Weekend $2,053,733 /
$3,505,172
$1,038,394 /
$2,596,338
4th Weekend $2,544,450 /
$8,454,208
$1,408,213 /
$5,855,410
5th Weekend $13,811,191 /
$23,386,775
$1,503,638 /
$8,545,168
6th Weekend $10,306,947 /
$37,858,198
$1,515,731 /
$10,808,671
7th Weekend $7,110,138 /
$48,934,111
$1,263,513 /
$13,174,235
8th Weekend $4,533,655 /
$55,316,067
$974,155 /
$14,876,626
9th Weekend $3,151,302 /
$59,715,819
$437,910 /
$15,779,737
10th Weekend $2,501,913 /
$63,014,033
$276,196 /
$16,305,557
11th Weekend $1,187,814 /
$65,150,895
$151,366 /
$16,607,269
12th Weekend $354,677 /
$65,815,103
$86,801 /
$16,778,993
13th Weekend $150,886 /
$66,098,989
$86,690 /
$16,919,217
14th Weekend $109,447 /
$66,257,002
$63,764 /
$17,030,096
15th Weekend - /
-
$171,313 /
$17,259,920
16th Weekend $22,309 /
$66,402,088
$40,427 /
$17,400,384
17th Weekend $18,684 /
$66,432,867
$18,272 /
$17,442,355
18th Weekend - /
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-
19th Weekend - /
-
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-
20th Weekend - /
-
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-
  Big FishThe Whale
Opening Week - /
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$426,309 /
$426,309
2nd Week $323,466 /
$397,884
$1,131,635 /
$1,557,944
3rd Week $1,053,555 /
$1,451,439
$2,889,253 /
$4,447,197
4th Week $4,458,319 /
$5,909,758
$2,594,333 /
$7,041,530
5th Week $3,665,826 /
$9,575,584
$2,251,410 /
$9,292,940
6th Week $17,975,667 /
$27,551,251
$2,617,782 /
$11,910,722
7th Week $14,272,722 /
$41,823,973
$1,991,749 /
$13,902,471
8th Week $8,958,439 /
$50,782,412
$1,439,356 /
$15,341,827
9th Week $5,782,105 /
$56,564,517
$687,534 /
$16,029,361
10th Week $3,947,603 /
$60,512,120
$426,542 /
$16,455,903
11th Week $3,450,961 /
$63,963,081
$236,289 /
$16,692,192
12th Week $1,497,345 /
$65,460,426
$140,335 /
$16,832,527
13th Week $487,677 /
$65,948,103
$133,805 /
$16,966,332
14th Week $199,452 /
$66,147,555
$122,275 /
$17,088,607
15th Week - /
-
$271,350 /
$17,359,957
16th Week - /
-
$64,126 /
$17,424,083
17th Week $34,404 /
$66,414,183
$29,357 /
$17,453,440
18th Week $18,684 /
$66,432,867
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19th Week - /
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20th Week - /
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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.