Movie Comparison: Message in a Bottle (1999) vs. Southpaw (2015)

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  Message in
a Bottle
Southpaw
Domestic Release Date Feb 12, 1999Jul 24, 2015
Production Budget $30,000,000$30,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,5382,772
Maximum Theaters 2,5452,774
Theatrical Engagements 15,43013,963
Domestic Opening Weekend $18,852,976$16,701,294
Domestic Box Office $52,880,016$52,421,953
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$112,213,882$67,035,419
International Box Office $41,734,503
Worldwide Box Office $52,880,016$94,156,456
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Message in
a Bottle
Southpaw
1st Friday $4,220,000 /
$4,220,000
$6,203,064 /
$6,203,064
1st Saturday $6,375,000 /
$10,595,000
$5,704,977 /
$11,908,041
1st Sunday $6,115,000 /
$16,751,560
$4,793,253 /
$16,701,294
1st Monday $2,101,416 /
$18,852,976
$2,002,101 /
$18,703,395
1st Tuesday $1,209,881 /
$20,062,857
$2,236,324 /
$20,939,719
1st Wednesday $1,017,015 /
$21,062,857
$1,616,559 /
$22,556,278
1st Thursday $1,006,884 /
$22,086,756
$1,501,207 /
$24,057,485
2nd Friday $2,835,000 /
$24,922,000
$2,301,789 /
$26,359,274
2nd Saturday $4,765,000 /
$29,687,000
$2,820,774 /
$29,180,048
2nd Sunday $2,422,000 /
$32,129,098
$2,495,120 /
$31,675,168
2nd Monday $654,792 /
$32,783,890
$1,135,334 /
$32,810,502
2nd Tuesday $802,768 /
$33,586,658
$1,295,066 /
$34,105,568
2nd Wednesday $655,914 /
$34,242,572
$990,797 /
$35,096,365
2nd Thursday $661,142 /
$34,903,714
$865,476 /
$35,961,841
3rd Friday $1,710,286 /
$36,614,000
$1,340,218 /
$37,302,059
3rd Saturday $3,275,000 /
$39,889,000
$1,854,765 /
$39,156,824
3rd Sunday $1,441,000 /
$41,316,451
$1,506,107 /
$40,662,931
3rd Monday $367,506 /
$41,683,957
$664,668 /
$41,327,599
3rd Tuesday $477,047 /
$42,161,004
$851,689 /
$42,179,288
3rd Wednesday $385,008 /
$42,546,012
$582,260 /
$42,761,548
3rd Thursday $430,800 /
$42,976,812
$445,742 /
$43,207,290
4th Friday $1,005,188 /
$43,982,000
$704,554 /
$43,911,844
4th Saturday $1,560,000 /
$45,542,000
$951,325 /
$44,863,169
4th Sunday $848,000 /
$46,388,358
$758,456 /
$45,621,625
4th Monday $236,483 /
$46,624,841
$315,142 /
$45,936,767
4th Tuesday $306,929 /
$46,931,770
$402,869 /
$46,339,636
4th Wednesday $281,325 /
$47,213,095
$298,521 /
$46,638,157
4th Thursday $303,236 /
$47,516,331
$249,117 /
$46,887,274
5th Friday $535,000 /
$48,051,000
$350,343 /
$47,237,617
5th Saturday $855,000 /
$48,906,000
$490,697 /
$47,728,314
5th Sunday $444,000 /
$49,354,471
$333,721 /
$48,062,035
5th Monday $171,847 /
$49,526,318
$132,668 /
$48,194,703
5th Tuesday $197,355 /
$49,723,673
$163,808 /
$48,358,511
5th Wednesday $163,035 /
$49,886,708
$123,523 /
$48,482,034
5th Thursday $185,415 /
$50,072,123
$117,845 /
$48,599,879
6th Friday $205,000 /
$50,277,000
$245,435 /
$48,845,314
6th Saturday $310,000 /
$50,587,000
$377,533 /
$49,222,847
6th Sunday - /
-
$254,907 /
$49,477,754
6th Monday - /
-
$125,140 /
$49,602,894
6th Tuesday - /
-
$162,404 /
$49,765,298
6th Wednesday - /
-
$128,247 /
$49,893,545
6th Thursday - /
-
$124,977 /
$50,018,522
7th Friday - /
-
$241,007 /
$50,259,529
7th Saturday - /
-
$365,706 /
$50,625,235
7th Sunday - /
-
$401,806 /
$51,027,041
7th Monday - /
-
$262,402 /
$51,289,443
7th Tuesday - /
-
$97,752 /
$51,387,195
7th Wednesday - /
-
$84,834 /
$51,472,029
7th Thursday - /
-
$75,082 /
$51,547,111
8th Friday - /
-
$88,857 /
$51,635,968
8th Saturday - /
-
$133,567 /
$51,769,535
8th Sunday - /
-
$72,489 /
$51,842,024
8th Monday - /
-
$28,611 /
$51,870,635
8th Tuesday - /
-
$38,708 /
$51,909,343
8th Wednesday - /
-
$28,593 /
$51,937,936
8th Thursday - /
-
$22,335 /
$51,960,271
9th Friday - /
-
$40,647 /
$52,000,918
9th Saturday - /
-
$54,679 /
$52,055,597
9th Sunday - /
-
$24,382 /
$52,079,979
9th Monday - /
-
$12,545 /
$52,092,524
9th Tuesday - /
-
$16,134 /
$52,108,658
9th Wednesday - /
-
$12,724 /
$52,121,382
9th Thursday - /
-
$10,580 /
$52,131,962
10th Friday - /
-
$10,659 /
$52,142,621
10th Saturday - /
-
$16,578 /
$52,159,199
10th Sunday - /
-
$10,111 /
$52,169,310
10th Monday - /
-
$4,142 /
$52,173,452
10th Tuesday - /
-
$5,556 /
$52,179,008
10th Wednesday - /
-
$4,917 /
$52,183,925
10th Thursday - /
-
$4,367 /
$52,188,292
  Message in
a Bottle
Southpaw
Opening Weekend $18,852,976 /
$18,852,976
$16,701,294 /
$16,701,294
2nd Weekend $10,042,342 /
$32,129,098
$7,617,683 /
$31,675,168
3rd Weekend $6,412,737 /
$41,316,451
$4,766,218 /
$40,728,059
4th Weekend $3,411,546 /
$46,388,358
$2,414,335 /
$45,621,625
5th Weekend $1,838,140 /
$49,354,471
$1,174,761 /
$48,062,035
6th Weekend $642,514 /
$50,714,637
$877,875 /
$49,477,754
7th Weekend $286,851 /
$51,228,754
$1,008,519 /
$51,027,041
8th Weekend $141,380 /
$51,483,983
$294,913 /
$51,842,024
9th Weekend $338,190 /
$51,885,103
$119,708 /
$52,079,979
10th Weekend $250,665 /
$52,282,208
$37,348 /
$52,169,310
11th Weekend $163,110 /
$52,536,708
$78,843 /
$52,267,135
12th Weekend $105,393 /
$52,700,299
$16,898 /
$52,316,554
13th Weekend $65,824 /
$52,799,004
$60,556 /
$52,382,449
14th Weekend - /
-
$14,451 /
$52,408,186
15th Weekend - /
-
$4,768 /
$52,418,902
16th Weekend - /
-
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-
17th Weekend - /
-
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18th Weekend - /
-
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19th Weekend - /
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20th Weekend - /
-
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  Message in
a Bottle
Southpaw
Opening Week $22,086,756 /
$22,086,756
$24,057,485 /
$24,057,485
2nd Week $12,816,958 /
$34,903,714
$11,904,356 /
$35,961,841
3rd Week $8,073,098 /
$42,976,812
$7,245,449 /
$43,207,290
4th Week $4,539,519 /
$47,516,331
$3,679,984 /
$46,887,274
5th Week $2,555,792 /
$50,072,123
$1,712,605 /
$48,599,879
6th Week $869,780 /
$50,941,903
$1,418,643 /
$50,018,522
7th Week $400,700 /
$51,342,603
$1,528,589 /
$51,547,111
8th Week $204,310 /
$51,546,913
$413,160 /
$51,960,271
9th Week $484,630 /
$52,031,543
$171,691 /
$52,131,962
10th Week $342,055 /
$52,373,598
$56,330 /
$52,188,292
11th Week $221,308 /
$52,594,906
$111,364 /
$52,299,656
12th Week $138,274 /
$52,733,180
$22,237 /
$52,321,893
13th Week - /
-
$71,842 /
$52,393,735
14th Week - /
-
$20,399 /
$52,414,134
15th Week - /
-
$7,819 /
$52,421,953
16th 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.