Movie Comparison: A Simple Wish (1997) vs. The Borrowers (1998)

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  A Simple
Wish
The Borrowers
Domestic Release Date Jul 11, 1997Feb 13, 1998
Production Budget $28,000,000$29,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,6761,535
Maximum Theaters 1,6991,606
Theatrical Engagements 5,25912,621
Domestic Opening Weekend $2,732,880$6,075,079
Domestic Box Office $8,165,213$22,619,589
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$19,176,682$51,991,293
International Box Office $31,426,243
Worldwide Box Office $8,165,213$54,045,832
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  A Simple
Wish
The Borrowers
1st Friday $863,140 /
$863,140
$770,000 /
$770,000
1st Saturday $1,047,500 /
$1,910,640
$2,040,000 /
$2,810,000
1st Sunday $821,240 /
$2,731,880
$2,481,000 /
$5,291,000
1st Monday $452,520 /
$3,184,400
$1,604,968 /
$6,075,079
1st Tuesday $536,320 /
$3,720,720
$411,597 /
$6,486,676
1st Wednesday $360,340 /
$4,081,060
$352,742 /
$6,839,418
1st Thursday $318,440 /
$4,399,500
$381,362 /
$7,220,780
2nd Friday $339,795 /
$4,739,295
$855,000 /
$8,076,000
2nd Saturday $450,235 /
$5,189,530
$1,850,000 /
$9,926,000
2nd Sunday $356,790 /
$5,546,320
$1,315,000 /
$11,241,000
2nd Monday $220,740 /
$5,767,060
$166,965 /
$11,399,049
2nd Tuesday $254,700 /
$6,021,760
$145,221 /
$11,544,227
2nd Wednesday $254,555 /
$6,276,315
$132,510 /
$11,676,737
2nd Thursday $280,170 /
$6,556,485
$145,000 /
$11,828,000
3rd Friday $118,465 /
$6,674,950
$538,000 /
$12,366,000
3rd Saturday $142,975 /
$6,817,925
$1,300,000 /
$13,666,000
3rd Sunday $138,890 /
$6,956,815
$1,018,000 /
$14,657,000
3rd Monday $72,630 /
$7,029,445
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$7,117,995
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3rd Wednesday $60,690 /
$7,178,685
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$7,236,995
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$16,366,000
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$17,270,127
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  A Simple
Wish
The Borrowers
Opening Weekend $2,732,880 /
$2,732,880
$6,075,079 /
$6,075,079
2nd Weekend $1,146,820 /
$5,546,320
$4,011,304 /
$11,232,084
3rd Weekend $400,330 /
$6,956,815
$2,771,184 /
$14,533,004
4th Weekend $191,795 /
$7,428,790
$2,073,962 /
$17,270,127
5th Weekend $140,010 /
$7,727,640
$1,313,706 /
$19,008,365
6th Weekend $140,640 /
$7,974,535
$1,041,278 /
$20,601,297
7th Weekend $45,005 /
$8,119,205
$411,259 /
$21,231,001
8th Weekend - /
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$229,980 /
$21,578,472
9th Weekend - /
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$105,919 /
$21,806,489
10th Weekend - /
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$129,347 /
$22,047,877
11th Weekend - /
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$100,218 /
$22,188,266
12th Weekend - /
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$91,728 /
$22,301,008
13th Weekend - /
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$43,764 /
$22,359,293
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  A Simple
Wish
The Borrowers
Opening Week $4,399,500 /
$4,399,500
$7,220,780 /
$7,220,780
2nd Week $2,156,985 /
$6,556,485
$4,541,040 /
$11,761,820
3rd Week $680,510 /
$7,236,995
$3,434,345 /
$15,196,165
4th Week $350,635 /
$7,587,630
$2,498,494 /
$17,694,659
5th Week $246,265 /
$7,833,895
$1,865,360 /
$19,560,019
6th Week $240,305 /
$8,074,200
$1,259,723 /
$20,819,742
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$528,750 /
$21,348,492
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$352,078 /
$21,700,570
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$217,960 /
$21,918,530
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$22,088,048
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$22,209,280
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$22,315,529
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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.