Movie Comparison: Much Ado About Nothing (1993) vs. Shakespeare in Love (1998)

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  Much Ado
About Nothing
Shakespeare
in Love
Domestic Release Date May 7, 1993Dec 11, 1998
Production Budget $8,000,000$26,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 8
Maximum Theaters 2012,030
Theatrical Engagements 55630,453
Domestic Opening Weekend  $224,012
Domestic Box Office $22,549,338$100,317,794
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$58,715,426$214,553,424
International Box Office $179,182,206
Worldwide Box Office $22,549,338$279,500,000
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Much Ado
About Nothing
Shakespeare
in Love
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4th Friday - /
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$1,245,000 /
$7,484,000
4th Saturday - /
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$1,061,000 /
$8,544,000
4th Sunday - /
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$789,000 /
$9,412,000
4th Monday - /
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$313,143 /
$9,724,819
4th Tuesday - /
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$379,615 /
$10,104,434
4th Wednesday - /
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$359,339 /
$10,463,773
4th Thursday - /
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$357,124 /
$10,820,897
5th Friday - /
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$1,075,000 /
$11,868,000
5th Saturday - /
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$2,005,000 /
$13,873,000
5th Sunday - /
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$1,145,242 /
$15,018,242
5th Monday - /
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$353,354 /
$15,371,596
5th Tuesday - /
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$454,149 /
$15,825,745
5th Wednesday - /
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$394,546 /
$16,220,291
5th Thursday - /
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$364,266 /
$16,584,557
6th Friday - /
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$977,443 /
$17,562,000
6th Saturday - /
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$1,720,000 /
$19,282,000
6th Sunday - /
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6th Monday - /
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6th Tuesday - /
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$338,192 /
$21,625,097
6th Wednesday - /
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$320,460 /
$21,945,557
6th Thursday - /
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$317,718 /
$22,263,275
7th Friday - /
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$995,000 /
$23,258,000
7th Saturday - /
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$1,710,000 /
$24,968,000
7th Sunday - /
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$950,000 /
$25,882,000
7th Monday - /
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$339,404 /
$26,221,903
7th Tuesday - /
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$439,532 /
$26,661,435
7th Wednesday - /
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$378,133 /
$27,039,568
7th Thursday - /
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$385,084 /
$27,424,652
8th Friday - /
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$1,220,000 /
$28,629,000
8th Saturday - /
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$1,935,000 /
$30,564,000
8th Sunday - /
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$807,000 /
$31,447,302
8th Monday - /
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$279,257 /
$31,726,559
8th Tuesday - /
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$358,435 /
$32,084,994
8th Wednesday - /
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$307,270 /
$32,392,264
8th Thursday - /
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$308,509 /
$32,700,773
9th Friday - /
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$954,000 /
$33,655,000
9th Saturday - /
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$1,670,000 /
$35,325,000
9th Sunday - /
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$871,000 /
$36,158,631
9th Monday - /
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$201,634 /
$36,360,265
9th Tuesday - /
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$407,933 /
$36,768,198
9th Wednesday - /
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$434,298 /
$37,202,496
9th Thursday - /
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$424,843 /
$37,627,339
10th Friday - /
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$1,715,000 /
$39,328,000
10th Saturday - /
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$3,155,000 /
$42,483,000
10th Sunday - /
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$2,905,000 /
$45,388,000
10th Monday - /
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$1,167,523 /
$46,663,122
10th Tuesday - /
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$660,929 /
$47,324,051
10th Wednesday - /
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$509,733 /
$47,779,643
10th Thursday - /
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$534,472 /
$48,313,676
  Much Ado
About Nothing
Shakespeare
in Love
Opening Weekend - /
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$224,012 /
$224,012
2nd Weekend - /
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$340,495 /
$688,478
3rd Weekend - /
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$2,609,894 /
$3,589,742
4th Weekend - /
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$3,172,107 /
$9,411,676
5th Weekend $807,596 /
$4,072,190
$4,224,426 /
$15,018,242
6th Weekend - /
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$4,729,645 /
$21,286,905
7th Weekend $1,024,306 /
$6,464,965
$3,629,432 /
$25,882,499
8th Weekend $821,848 /
$7,920,001
$4,037,917 /
$31,447,302
9th Weekend $1,313,291 /
$9,731,364
$3,463,943 /
$36,158,631
10th Weekend - /
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$9,050,029 /
$46,663,122
11th Weekend - /
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$5,827,713 /
$54,127,857
12th Weekend - /
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$4,372,632 /
$60,143,613
13th Weekend - /
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$3,306,893 /
$64,826,518
14th Weekend - /
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$2,848,931 /
$68,887,013
15th Weekend - /
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$2,975,498 /
$73,192,745
16th Weekend - /
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$4,284,169 /
$79,286,275
17th Weekend - /
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$3,115,017 /
$84,105,704
18th Weekend - /
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$2,156,955 /
$87,485,574
19th Weekend - /
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$1,750,254 /
$89,856,022
20th Weekend - /
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$1,256,967 /
$91,661,717
  Much Ado
About Nothing
Shakespeare
in Love
Opening Week - /
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$347,983 /
$347,983
2nd Week - /
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$631,865 /
$979,848
3rd Week - /
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$5,259,721 /
$6,239,569
4th Week - /
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$4,554,247 /
$10,793,816
5th Week - /
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$5,763,444 /
$16,557,260
6th Week - /
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$5,695,807 /
$22,253,067
7th Week $1,657,494 /
$7,098,153
$5,156,318 /
$27,409,385
8th Week $1,319,920 /
$8,418,073
$5,285,303 /
$32,694,688
9th Week - /
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$4,918,405 /
$37,613,093
10th Week - /
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$10,687,051 /
$48,300,144
11th Week - /
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$7,470,837 /
$55,770,981
12th Week - /
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$5,748,644 /
$61,519,625
13th Week - /
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$4,518,457 /
$66,038,082
14th Week - /
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$4,179,165 /
$70,217,247
15th Week - /
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$4,784,859 /
$75,002,106
16th Week - /
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$5,988,581 /
$80,990,687
17th Week - /
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$4,337,932 /
$85,328,619
18th Week - /
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$2,777,149 /
$88,105,768
19th Week - /
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$2,298,982 /
$90,404,750
20th Week - /
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$1,657,070 /
$92,061,820

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.