| Message in a Bottle | Love and Other Drugs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | $4,220,000 / $4,220,000 | $3,815,598 / $7,977,969 |
| 1st Saturday | $6,375,000 / $10,595,000 | $3,870,791 / $11,848,760 |
| 1st Sunday | $6,115,000 / $16,751,560 | $2,052,772 / $13,901,532 |
| 1st Monday | $2,101,416 / $18,852,976 | $701,263 / $14,602,795 |
| 1st Tuesday | $1,209,881 / $20,062,857 | $856,421 / $15,459,216 |
| 1st Wednesday | $1,017,015 / $21,062,857 | $734,376 / $16,193,592 |
| 1st Thursday | $1,006,884 / $22,086,756 | $728,485 / $16,922,077 |
| 2nd Friday | $2,835,000 / $24,922,000 | $1,977,370 / $18,899,447 |
| 2nd Saturday | $4,765,000 / $29,687,000 | $2,347,206 / $21,246,653 |
| 2nd Sunday | $2,422,000 / $32,129,098 | $1,328,234 / $22,574,887 |
| 2nd Monday | $654,792 / $32,783,890 | $440,213 / $23,015,100 |
| 2nd Tuesday | $802,768 / $33,586,658 | $601,448 / $23,616,548 |
| 2nd Wednesday | $655,914 / $34,242,572 | $508,796 / $24,125,344 |
| 2nd Thursday | $661,142 / $34,903,714 | $523,083 / $24,648,427 |
| 3rd Friday | $1,710,286 / $36,614,000 | $1,018,680 / $25,667,107 |
| 3rd Saturday | $3,275,000 / $39,889,000 | $1,249,850 / $26,916,957 |
| 3rd Sunday | $1,441,000 / $41,316,451 | $712,979 / $27,629,936 |
| 3rd Monday | $367,506 / $41,683,957 | $316,829 / $27,946,765 |
| 3rd Tuesday | $477,047 / $42,161,004 | $419,128 / $28,365,893 |
| 3rd Wednesday | $385,008 / $42,546,012 | $361,659 / $28,727,552 |
| 3rd Thursday | $430,800 / $42,976,812 | $361,711 / $29,089,263 |
| 4th Friday | $1,005,188 / $43,982,000 | $338,821 / $29,428,084 |
| 4th Saturday | $1,560,000 / $45,542,000 | $445,526 / $29,873,610 |
| 4th Sunday | $848,000 / $46,388,358 | $327,531 / $30,201,141 |
| 4th Monday | $236,483 / $46,624,841 | $200,598 / $30,401,739 |
| 4th Tuesday | $306,929 / $46,931,770 | $226,926 / $30,628,665 |
| 4th Wednesday | $281,325 / $47,213,095 | $57,960 / $30,686,625 |
| 4th Thursday | $303,236 / $47,516,331 | $52,728 / $30,739,353 |
| 5th Friday | $535,000 / $48,051,000 | $34,614 / $30,773,967 |
| 5th Saturday | $855,000 / $48,906,000 | $42,730 / $30,816,697 |
| 5th Sunday | $444,000 / $49,354,471 | $46,435 / $30,863,132 |
| 5th Monday | $171,847 / $49,526,318 | $45,461 / $30,908,593 |
| 5th Tuesday | $197,355 / $49,723,673 | $49,911 / $30,958,504 |
| 5th Wednesday | $163,035 / $49,886,708 | $49,311 / $31,007,815 |
| 5th Thursday | $185,415 / $50,072,123 | $53,544 / $31,061,359 |
| 6th Friday | $205,000 / $50,277,000 | $38,122 / $31,099,481 |
| 6th Saturday | $310,000 / $50,587,000 | $98,110 / $31,197,591 |
| 6th Sunday | - / - | $69,497 / $31,267,088 |
| 6th Monday | - / - | $35,750 / $31,302,838 |
| 6th Tuesday | - / - | $33,654 / $31,336,492 |
| 6th Wednesday | - / - | $28,076 / $31,364,568 |
| 6th Thursday | - / - | $28,576 / $31,393,144 |
| 7th Friday | - / - | $91,234 / $31,484,378 |
| 7th Saturday | - / - | $126,203 / $31,610,581 |
| 7th Sunday | - / - | $72,591 / $31,683,172 |
| 7th Monday | - / - | $31,937 / $31,715,109 |
| 7th Tuesday | - / - | $34,326 / $31,749,435 |
| 7th Wednesday | - / - | $33,683 / $31,783,118 |
| 7th Thursday | - / - | $32,315 / $31,815,433 |
| 8th Friday | - / - | $45,816 / $31,861,249 |
| 8th Saturday | - / - | $62,566 / $31,923,815 |
| 8th Sunday | - / - | $46,463 / $31,970,278 |
| 8th Monday | - / - | $28,876 / $31,999,154 |
| 8th Tuesday | - / - | $20,804 / $32,019,958 |
| 8th Wednesday | - / - | $19,996 / $32,039,954 |
| 8th Thursday | - / - | $17,013 / $32,056,967 |
| 9th Friday | - / - | $30,723 / $32,087,690 |
| 9th Saturday | - / - | $45,049 / $32,132,739 |
| 9th Sunday | - / - | $24,081 / $32,156,820 |
| 9th Monday | - / - | $10,536 / $32,167,356 |
| 9th Tuesday | - / - | $11,852 / $32,179,208 |
| 9th Wednesday | - / - | $11,148 / $32,190,356 |
| 9th Thursday | - / - | $12,240 / $32,202,596 |
| 10th Friday | - / - | $21,263 / $32,223,859 |
| 10th Saturday | - / - | $29,114 / $32,252,973 |
| 10th Sunday | - / - | $17,322 / $32,270,295 |
| 10th Monday | - / - | $7,690 / $32,277,985 |
| 10th Tuesday | - / - | $8,366 / $32,286,351 |
| 10th Wednesday | - / - | $8,810 / $32,295,161 |
| 10th Thursday | - / - | $8,300 / $32,303,461 |
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| Message in a Bottle | Love and Other Drugs | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Feb 12, 1999 | Nov 24, 2010 |
| Production Budget | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 2,538 | 2,455 |
| Maximum Theaters | 2,545 | 2,458 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 15,430 | 9,374 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $18,852,976 | $9,739,161 |
| Domestic Box Office | $52,880,016 | $32,367,005 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$112,213,882 | $44,215,022 |
| International Box Office | $70,349,316 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $52,880,016 | $102,716,321 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Message in a Bottle | Love and Other Drugs | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $18,852,976 / $18,852,976 | $9,739,161 / $13,901,532 |
| 2nd Weekend | $10,042,342 / $32,129,098 | $5,652,810 / $22,574,887 |
| 3rd Weekend | $6,412,737 / $41,316,451 | $2,981,509 / $27,629,936 |
| 4th Weekend | $3,411,546 / $46,388,358 | $1,111,878 / $30,201,141 |
| 5th Weekend | $1,838,140 / $49,354,471 | $123,779 / $30,863,132 |
| 6th Weekend | $642,514 / $50,714,637 | $205,729 / $31,267,088 |
| 7th Weekend | $286,851 / $51,228,754 | $290,028 / $31,863,172 |
| 8th Weekend | $141,380 / $51,483,983 | $154,845 / $31,970,278 |
| 9th Weekend | $338,190 / $51,885,103 | $99,853 / $32,156,820 |
| 10th Weekend | $250,665 / $52,282,208 | $67,699 / $32,270,295 |
| 11th Weekend | $163,110 / $52,536,708 | $26,473 / $32,329,934 |
| 12th Weekend | $105,393 / $52,700,299 | $13,718 / $32,357,532 |
| 13th Weekend | $65,824 / $52,799,004 | - / - |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| Message in a Bottle | Love and Other Drugs | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $22,086,756 / $22,086,756 | $4,162,371 / $4,162,371 |
| 2nd Week | $12,816,958 / $34,903,714 | $12,759,706 / $16,922,077 |
| 3rd Week | $8,073,098 / $42,976,812 | $7,726,350 / $24,648,427 |
| 4th Week | $4,539,519 / $47,516,331 | $4,440,836 / $29,089,263 |
| 5th Week | $2,555,792 / $50,072,123 | $1,650,090 / $30,739,353 |
| 6th Week | $869,780 / $50,941,903 | $322,006 / $31,061,359 |
| 7th Week | $400,700 / $51,342,603 | $511,785 / $31,573,144 |
| 8th Week | $204,310 / $51,546,913 | $242,289 / $31,815,433 |
| 9th Week | $484,630 / $52,031,543 | $241,534 / $32,056,967 |
| 10th Week | $342,055 / $52,373,598 | $145,629 / $32,202,596 |
| 11th Week | $221,308 / $52,594,906 | $100,865 / $32,303,461 |
| 12th Week | $138,274 / $52,733,180 | $40,353 / $32,343,814 |
| 13th Week | - / - | $23,191 / $32,367,005 |
| 14th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 15th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 16th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 17th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 18th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 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.