Movie Comparison: Legally Blonde (2001) vs. Second Act (2018)

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  Legally BlondeSecond Act
Domestic Release Date Jul 13, 2001Dec 21, 2018
Production Budget $18,000,000$15,700,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,6202,607
Maximum Theaters 2,7252,607
Theatrical Engagements 25,73912,214
Domestic Opening Weekend $20,377,426$6,489,983
Domestic Box Office $96,493,426$39,282,227
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$183,780,760$46,441,329
International Box Office $45,315,809$24,006,627
Worldwide Box Office $141,809,235$63,288,854
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Legally BlondeSecond Act
1st Friday $7,430,500 /
$7,430,500
$2,480,546 /
$2,480,546
1st Saturday $6,922,000 /
$14,352,500
$2,151,006 /
$4,631,552
1st Sunday $5,483,000 /
$20,377,426
$1,858,431 /
$6,489,983
1st Monday $3,201,007 /
$23,578,433
$1,001,631 /
$7,491,614
1st Tuesday $3,422,250 /
$27,000,683
$3,069,572 /
$10,561,186
1st Wednesday $2,777,113 /
$29,777,796
$2,052,679 /
$12,613,865
1st Thursday $2,607,151 /
$32,384,947
$1,950,197 /
$14,564,062
2nd Friday $3,544,000 /
$35,929,000
$2,422,340 /
$16,986,402
2nd Saturday $4,166,500 /
$40,095,500
$2,657,458 /
$19,643,860
2nd Sunday $3,250,000 /
$43,488,647
$2,279,893 /
$21,923,753
2nd Monday $1,801,070 /
$45,289,717
$1,621,189 /
$23,544,942
2nd Tuesday $1,942,807 /
$47,232,524
$2,434,593 /
$25,979,535
2nd Wednesday $1,803,212 /
$49,035,736
$1,078,672 /
$27,058,207
2nd Thursday $1,801,994 /
$50,837,730
$978,868 /
$28,037,075
3rd Friday $2,730,500 /
$53,568,000
$1,560,488 /
$29,597,563
3rd Saturday $3,583,000 /
$57,151,000
$2,007,439 /
$31,605,002
3rd Sunday $2,612,000 /
$59,843,094
$1,187,364 /
$32,792,366
3rd Monday $1,363,256 /
$61,206,350
$392,781 /
$33,185,147
3rd Tuesday $1,524,707 /
$62,731,057
$744,127 /
$33,929,274
3rd Wednesday $1,372,257 /
$64,103,314
$431,828 /
$34,361,102
3rd Thursday $1,403,644 /
$65,506,958
$352,769 /
$34,713,871
4th Friday $1,886,500 /
$67,393,500
$518,876 /
$35,232,747
4th Saturday $2,346,500 /
$69,740,000
$705,642 /
$35,938,389
4th Sunday $1,613,000 /
$71,358,267
$446,624 /
$36,385,013
4th Monday $843,614 /
$72,201,881
$149,288 /
$36,534,301
4th Tuesday $933,510 /
$73,135,391
$285,832 /
$36,820,133
4th Wednesday $982,802 /
$74,118,193
$147,578 /
$36,967,711
4th Thursday $884,478 /
$74,922,671
$137,482 /
$37,105,193
5th Friday $1,223,000 /
$76,146,000
$193,007 /
$37,298,200
5th Saturday $1,460,000 /
$77,606,000
$268,874 /
$37,567,074
5th Sunday $1,037,000 /
$78,696,785
$213,378 /
$37,780,452
5th Monday $518,446 /
$79,215,231
$141,789 /
$37,922,241
5th Tuesday $535,356 /
$79,750,587
$118,352 /
$38,040,593
5th Wednesday $501,007 /
$80,251,594
$71,884 /
$38,112,477
5th Thursday $518,852 /
$80,770,446
$78,097 /
$38,190,574
6th Friday $730,000 /
$81,500,000
$63,141 /
$38,253,715
6th Saturday $1,053,500 /
$82,635,000
$100,964 /
$38,354,679
6th Sunday $722,000 /
$83,345,846
$60,120 /
$38,414,799
6th Monday - /
-
$19,905 /
$38,434,704
6th Tuesday $367,687 /
$84,044,047
$30,335 /
$38,465,039
6th Wednesday $338,742 /
$84,382,789
$21,873 /
$38,486,912
6th Thursday $325,542 /
$84,708,331
$21,507 /
$38,508,419
7th Friday - /
-
$125,875 /
$38,634,294
7th Saturday - /
-
$203,504 /
$38,837,798
7th Sunday $372,000 /
$86,179,945
$89,608 /
$38,927,406
7th Monday $167,411 /
$86,347,356
$46,764 /
$38,974,170
7th Tuesday - /
-
$75,880 /
$39,050,050
7th Wednesday $142,257 /
$86,735,052
$47,016 /
$39,097,066
7th Thursday $166,013 /
$86,901,065
$36,278 /
$39,133,344
8th Friday - /
-
$19,083 /
$39,152,427
8th Saturday - /
-
$34,658 /
$39,187,085
8th Sunday - /
-
$19,299 /
$39,206,384
8th Monday $374,687 /
$88,630,752
$6,077 /
$39,212,461
8th Tuesday $75,639 /
$88,706,391
$8,955 /
$39,221,416
8th Wednesday $68,014 /
$88,774,405
$5,216 /
$39,226,632
8th Thursday - /
-
$10,238 /
$39,236,870
9th Friday - /
-
$7,352 /
$39,244,222
9th Saturday - /
-
$12,836 /
$39,257,058
9th Sunday - /
-
$9,864 /
$39,266,922
9th Monday - /
-
$5,671 /
$39,272,593
9th Tuesday - /
-
$3,469 /
$39,276,062
9th Wednesday - /
-
$2,547 /
$39,278,609
9th Thursday - /
-
$3,618 /
$39,282,227
10th Friday - /
-
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10th Saturday - /
-
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10th Sunday - /
-
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10th Monday - /
-
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10th Tuesday - /
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10th Wednesday - /
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10th Thursday - /
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  Legally BlondeSecond Act
Opening Weekend $20,377,426 /
$20,377,426
$6,489,983 /
$6,489,983
2nd Weekend $11,103,700 /
$43,488,647
$7,359,691 /
$21,923,753
3rd Weekend $9,005,364 /
$59,843,094
$4,755,291 /
$32,792,366
4th Weekend $5,851,309 /
$71,358,267
$1,671,142 /
$36,385,013
5th Weekend $3,774,114 /
$78,696,785
$675,259 /
$37,780,452
6th Weekend $2,575,400 /
$83,345,846
$224,225 /
$38,414,799
7th Weekend $1,471,614 /
$86,179,945
$418,987 /
$38,927,406
8th Weekend $1,355,737 /
$88,552,416
$73,040 /
$39,206,384
9th Weekend $865,124 /
$89,632,204
$30,052 /
$39,266,922
10th Weekend $764,611 /
$90,600,793
- /
-
11th Weekend $1,327,441 /
$92,127,850
- /
-
12th Weekend $690,661 /
$93,261,138
- /
-
13th Weekend $483,663 /
$93,933,331
- /
-
14th Weekend $432,082 /
$94,496,786
- /
-
15th Weekend $367,357 /
$95,001,351
- /
-
16th Weekend $107,654 /
$95,237,228
- /
-
17th Weekend $107,030 /
$95,377,967
- /
-
18th Weekend $246,888 /
$95,658,710
- /
-
19th Weekend $164,983 /
$95,894,106
- /
-
20th Weekend $124,222 /
$96,093,356
- /
-
  Legally BlondeSecond Act
Opening Week $32,384,947 /
$32,384,947
$14,564,062 /
$14,564,062
2nd Week $18,452,783 /
$50,837,730
$13,473,013 /
$28,037,075
3rd Week $14,669,228 /
$65,506,958
$6,676,796 /
$34,713,871
4th Week $9,415,713 /
$74,922,671
$2,391,322 /
$37,105,193
5th Week $5,847,775 /
$80,770,446
$1,085,381 /
$38,190,574
6th Week $3,937,885 /
$84,708,331
$317,845 /
$38,508,419
7th Week $2,488,348 /
$87,196,679
$624,925 /
$39,133,344
8th Week $1,570,401 /
$88,767,080
$103,526 /
$39,236,870
9th Week $1,069,102 /
$89,836,182
$45,357 /
$39,282,227
10th Week $964,227 /
$90,800,409
- /
-
11th Week $1,770,068 /
$92,570,477
- /
-
12th Week $879,191 /
$93,449,668
- /
-
13th Week $615,036 /
$94,064,704
- /
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14th Week $569,290 /
$94,633,994
- /
-
15th Week $495,580 /
$95,129,574
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16th Week $141,363 /
$95,270,937
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17th Week $140,885 /
$95,411,822
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18th Week $317,301 /
$95,729,123
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19th Week $240,011 /
$95,969,134
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20th Week $151,249 /
$96,120,383
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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.