Movie Comparison: Def Jam's How To Be a Player (1997)
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| Def Jam's How To Be a Player | |
|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Aug 6, 1997 |
| Production Budget | $12,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 751 |
| Maximum Theaters | 756 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 3,566 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $4,206,656 |
| Domestic Box Office | $14,010,363 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$32,904,505 |
| International Box Office | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $14,010,363 |
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| Def Jam's How To Be a Player | |
|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $4,206,656 / $5,736,692 |
| 2nd Weekend | $2,527,810 / $10,015,681 |
| 3rd Weekend | $898,410 / $12,022,832 |
| 4th Weekend | $494,332 / $12,785,469 |
| 5th Weekend | $256,230 / $13,118,647 |
| 6th Weekend | $203,965 / $13,394,432 |
| 7th Weekend | $151,617 / $13,606,973 |
| 8th Weekend | $84,883 / $13,730,060 |
| 9th Weekend | $60,016 / $13,809,067 |
| 10th Weekend | $39,860 / $13,861,239 |
| 11th Weekend | $48,609 / $13,917,655 |
| 12th Weekend | $31,057 / $13,960,203 |
| 13th Weekend | $22,280 / $13,991,072 |
| 14th Weekend | $10,262 / $14,008,431 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - |
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| Def Jam's How To Be a Player | |
|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - |
| 2nd Week | $5,957,835 / $7,487,871 |
| 3rd Week | $3,636,551 / $11,124,422 |
| 4th Week | $1,166,715 / $12,291,137 |
| 5th Week | $571,280 / $12,862,417 |
| 6th Week | $328,050 / $13,190,467 |
| 7th Week | $264,889 / $13,455,356 |
| 8th Week | $189,821 / $13,645,177 |
| 9th Week | $103,874 / $13,749,051 |
| 10th Week | $72,328 / $13,821,379 |
| 11th Week | $47,667 / $13,869,046 |
| 12th Week | $60,100 / $13,929,146 |
| 13th Week | $39,646 / $13,968,792 |
| 14th Week | $29,377 / $13,998,169 |
| 15th Week | - / - |
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| 19th Week | - / - |
| 20th Week | - / - |
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.