Movie Comparison: Def Jam's How To Be a Player (1997) vs. It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)

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  Def Jam's
How To Be
a Player
It's Kind
of a Funny
Story
Domestic Release Date Aug 6, 1997Oct 8, 2010
Production Budget $12,000,000$8,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 751742
Maximum Theaters 756757
Theatrical Engagements 3,5662,850
Domestic Opening Weekend $4,206,656$2,013,406
Domestic Box Office $14,010,363$6,363,628
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$32,904,505$8,694,534
International Box Office $269,322
Worldwide Box Office $14,010,363$6,632,950
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Def Jam's
How To Be
a Player
It's Kind
of a Funny
Story
1st Friday $1,312,284 /
$2,842,320
$675,287 /
$675,287
1st Saturday $1,625,075 /
$4,467,395
$797,669 /
$1,472,956
1st Sunday $1,269,297 /
$5,736,692
$540,450 /
$2,013,406
1st Monday $519,028 /
$6,255,720
$264,214 /
$2,277,620
1st Tuesday $460,311 /
$6,716,031
$176,249 /
$2,453,869
1st Wednesday $402,300 /
$7,118,331
$165,485 /
$2,619,354
1st Thursday $369,540 /
$7,487,871
$162,352 /
$2,781,706
2nd Friday $760,043 /
$8,247,914
$402,015 /
$3,183,721
2nd Saturday $968,361 /
$9,216,275
$523,651 /
$3,707,372
2nd Sunday $799,406 /
$10,015,681
$297,789 /
$4,005,161
2nd Monday $342,731 /
$10,358,412
$105,658 /
$4,110,819
2nd Tuesday $269,285 /
$10,627,697
$108,787 /
$4,219,606
2nd Wednesday $272,225 /
$10,899,922
$103,508 /
$4,323,114
2nd Thursday $224,500 /
$11,124,422
$108,913 /
$4,432,027
3rd Friday $287,031 /
$11,411,453
$210,498 /
$4,642,525
3rd Saturday $366,162 /
$11,777,615
$289,317 /
$4,931,842
3rd Sunday $245,217 /
$12,022,832
$177,347 /
$5,109,189
3rd Monday - /
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$56,546 /
$5,165,735
3rd Tuesday - /
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$60,961 /
$5,226,696
3rd Wednesday - /
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$56,379 /
$5,283,075
3rd Thursday - /
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$59,566 /
$5,342,641
4th Friday - /
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$156,893 /
$5,499,534
4th Saturday - /
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$182,073 /
$5,681,607
4th Sunday - /
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$105,487 /
$5,787,094
4th Monday - /
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$58,067 /
$5,845,161
4th Tuesday - /
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$62,156 /
$5,907,317
4th Wednesday - /
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$59,127 /
$5,966,444
4th Thursday - /
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$56,178 /
$6,022,622
5th Friday - /
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$54,144 /
$6,076,766
5th Saturday - /
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$79,320 /
$6,156,086
5th Sunday - /
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$39,120 /
$6,195,206
5th Monday - /
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$12,661 /
$6,207,867
5th Tuesday - /
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$12,951 /
$6,220,818
5th Wednesday - /
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$18,166 /
$6,238,984
5th Thursday - /
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$26,048 /
$6,265,032
6th Friday - /
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$14,706 /
$6,279,738
6th Saturday - /
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$18,911 /
$6,298,649
6th Sunday - /
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$11,225 /
$6,309,874
6th Monday - /
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$4,214 /
$6,314,088
6th Tuesday - /
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$4,660 /
$6,318,748
6th Wednesday - /
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$4,978 /
$6,323,726
6th Thursday - /
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$4,965 /
$6,328,691
7th Friday - /
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$6,321 /
$6,335,012
7th Saturday - /
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$9,196 /
$6,344,208
7th Sunday - /
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$5,850 /
$6,350,058
7th Monday - /
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$3,155 /
$6,353,213
7th Tuesday - /
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$3,723 /
$6,356,936
7th Wednesday - /
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$3,693 /
$6,360,629
7th Thursday - /
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$2,999 /
$6,363,628
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  Def Jam's
How To Be
a Player
It's Kind
of a Funny
Story
Opening Weekend $4,206,656 /
$5,736,692
$2,013,406 /
$2,013,406
2nd Weekend $2,527,810 /
$10,015,681
$1,223,455 /
$4,005,161
3rd Weekend $898,410 /
$12,022,832
$677,162 /
$5,109,189
4th Weekend $494,332 /
$12,785,469
$444,453 /
$5,787,094
5th Weekend $256,230 /
$13,118,647
$172,584 /
$6,195,206
6th Weekend $203,965 /
$13,394,432
$44,842 /
$6,309,874
7th Weekend $151,617 /
$13,606,973
$21,367 /
$6,350,058
8th Weekend $84,883 /
$13,730,060
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9th Weekend $60,016 /
$13,809,067
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10th Weekend $39,860 /
$13,861,239
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11th Weekend $48,609 /
$13,917,655
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12th Weekend $31,057 /
$13,960,203
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13th Weekend $22,280 /
$13,991,072
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14th Weekend $10,262 /
$14,008,431
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  Def Jam's
How To Be
a Player
It's Kind
of a Funny
Story
Opening Week - /
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$2,781,706 /
$2,781,706
2nd Week $5,957,835 /
$7,487,871
$1,650,321 /
$4,432,027
3rd Week $3,636,551 /
$11,124,422
$910,614 /
$5,342,641
4th Week $1,166,715 /
$12,291,137
$679,981 /
$6,022,622
5th Week $571,280 /
$12,862,417
$242,410 /
$6,265,032
6th Week $328,050 /
$13,190,467
$63,659 /
$6,328,691
7th Week $264,889 /
$13,455,356
$21,367 /
$6,350,058
8th Week $189,821 /
$13,645,177
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9th Week $103,874 /
$13,749,051
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10th Week $72,328 /
$13,821,379
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11th Week $47,667 /
$13,869,046
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12th Week $60,100 /
$13,929,146
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13th Week $39,646 /
$13,968,792
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14th Week $29,377 /
$13,998,169
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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.