Movie Comparison: Sphere (1998) vs. The Negotiator (1998)

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  SphereThe Negotiator
Domestic Release Date Feb 13, 1998Jul 29, 1998
Production Budget $73,000,000$50,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,8142,436
Maximum Theaters 2,8142,515
Theatrical Engagements 11,65314,090
Domestic Opening Weekend $16,586,765$10,218,831
Domestic Box Office $37,068,294$44,705,766
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$85,201,746$102,756,534
International Box Office $13,100,000$4,400,000
Worldwide Box Office $50,168,294$49,105,766
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  SphereThe Negotiator
1st Friday $3,910,000 /
$3,910,000
$3,100,000 /
$5,983,000
1st Saturday $6,270,000 /
$10,180,000
$4,000,000 /
$9,983,000
1st Sunday $6,420,000 /
$14,433,957
$3,189,000 /
$13,101,000
1st Monday $2,152,808 /
$16,586,765
$1,403,285 /
$14,504,740
1st Tuesday $1,024,440 /
$17,611,205
$1,473,420 /
$15,978,160
1st Wednesday $803,363 /
$18,414,568
$1,277,558 /
$17,255,718
1st Thursday $763,618 /
$19,178,186
$1,209,227 /
$18,464,945
2nd Friday $2,110,000 /
$21,288,000
$1,900,055 /
$20,365,000
2nd Saturday $3,505,000 /
$24,793,000
$2,600,000 /
$22,965,000
2nd Sunday $2,070,000 /
$26,863,000
$2,006,000 /
$24,968,778
2nd Monday $476,011 /
$27,338,319
$812,674 /
$25,781,452
2nd Tuesday $520,124 /
$27,858,469
$932,432 /
$26,713,884
2nd Wednesday $393,046 /
$28,249,554
$804,498 /
$27,518,382
2nd Thursday $405,000 /
$28,654,000
$760,014 /
$28,278,396
3rd Friday $1,015,000 /
$29,669,000
$1,200,000 /
$29,478,000
3rd Saturday $1,740,000 /
$31,409,000
$1,733,000 /
$31,211,000
3rd Sunday $1,045,000 /
$32,463,000
$1,272,000 /
$32,482,548
3rd Monday $248,819 /
$32,711,468
$511,938 /
$32,994,486
3rd Tuesday $306,497 /
$33,017,965
$617,208 /
$33,611,694
3rd Wednesday $245,606 /
$33,263,571
$483,821 /
$34,095,515
3rd Thursday $248,759 /
$33,512,330
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  SphereThe Negotiator
Opening Weekend $16,586,765 /
$16,586,765
$10,218,831 /
$13,101,455
2nd Weekend $7,684,122 /
$25,862,308
$6,503,833 /
$24,968,778
3rd Weekend $3,809,123 /
$32,462,849
$4,204,152 /
$32,482,548
4th Weekend $1,239,387 /
$34,751,717
$2,265,372 /
$36,782,922
5th Weekend $512,794 /
$35,672,349
$1,409,660 /
$39,130,183
6th Weekend $166,779 /
$36,045,329
$1,443,961 /
$41,027,820
7th Weekend $68,617 /
$36,174,083
$718,421 /
$41,967,339
8th Weekend $311,797 /
$36,509,212
$404,604 /
$42,629,085
9th Weekend $154,940 /
$36,828,145
$177,857 /
$42,953,687
10th Weekend $62,558 /
$36,976,367
$61,378 /
$43,088,286
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$40,764 /
$43,156,504
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$524,544 /
$43,701,500
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$304,740 /
$44,220,029
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$160,430 /
$44,484,065
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Opening Week $18,178,186 /
$18,178,186
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2nd Week $10,475,540 /
$28,653,726
$15,582,321 /
$18,464,945
3rd Week $4,858,604 /
$33,512,330
$9,813,451 /
$28,278,396
4th Week $1,647,225 /
$35,159,555
$6,239,154 /
$34,517,550
5th Week $718,995 /
$35,878,550
$3,202,973 /
$37,720,523
6th Week $226,916 /
$36,105,466
$1,863,336 /
$39,583,859
7th Week $91,949 /
$36,197,415
$1,665,059 /
$41,248,918
8th Week $475,790 /
$36,673,205
$975,563 /
$42,224,481
9th Week $240,604 /
$36,913,809
$551,349 /
$42,775,830
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$43,026,908
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$43,115,740
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$43,176,956
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$43,915,289
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$44,323,635
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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.