Movie Comparison: What a Girl Wants (2003) vs. Malibu’s Most Wanted (2003)

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  What a Girl
Wants
Malibu’s
Most Wanted
Domestic Title Malibu's
Most Wanted
Domestic Release Date Apr 4, 2003Apr 18, 2003
Production Budget $25,000,000$15,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,9642,503
Maximum Theaters 2,9642,503
Theatrical Engagements 15,23711,350
Domestic Opening Weekend $11,434,964$12,618,159
Domestic Box Office $35,990,505$34,308,901
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$64,341,228$61,334,977
International Box Office $1,226,138$190,303
Worldwide Box Office $37,216,643$34,499,204
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  What a Girl
Wants
Malibu’s
Most Wanted
1st Friday $3,501,180 /
$3,501,180
$5,486,751 /
$5,486,751
1st Saturday $4,955,956 /
$8,457,136
$4,365,279 /
$9,852,030
1st Sunday $2,977,828 /
$11,434,964
$2,766,129 /
$12,618,159
1st Monday $563,000 /
$11,998,000
$1,352,000 /
$13,970,000
1st Tuesday $607,000 /
$12,605,000
$917,000 /
$14,888,000
1st Wednesday $544,000 /
$13,149,000
$807,000 /
$15,695,000
1st Thursday $553,000 /
$13,702,000
$808,000 /
$16,503,000
2nd Friday $2,385,000 /
$16,087,000
$2,531,534 /
$19,034,589
2nd Saturday $2,829,089 /
$18,365,297
$3,303,676 /
$22,338,265
2nd Sunday $1,624,333 /
$19,989,630
$1,502,263 /
$23,840,528
2nd Monday $546,000 /
$20,536,000
$286,000 /
$24,127,000
2nd Tuesday $553,000 /
$21,089,000
$279,000 /
$24,406,000
2nd Wednesday $577,000 /
$21,667,000
$261,000 /
$24,667,000
2nd Thursday $1,055,000 /
$22,722,000
$258,000 /
$24,925,000
3rd Friday $2,068,019 /
$24,792,966
$1,403,000 /
$26,328,000
3rd Saturday $1,575,149 /
$26,368,115
$1,766,271 /
$28,052,951
3rd Sunday $860,109 /
$27,228,224
$895,669 /
$28,948,620
3rd Monday $828,000 /
$28,057,000
$169,000 /
$29,117,000
3rd Tuesday $558,000 /
$28,615,000
$186,000 /
$29,304,000
3rd Wednesday $501,000 /
$29,117,000
$153,000 /
$29,457,000
3rd Thursday $502,000 /
$29,619,000
$162,000 /
$29,619,000
4th Friday $987,255 /
$30,605,934
$656,339 /
$30,275,386
4th Saturday $1,516,337 /
$32,122,271
$1,011,048 /
$31,286,434
4th Sunday $731,598 /
$32,853,869
$461,106 /
$31,747,540
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$31,869,000
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$31,973,000
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$33,534,875
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  What a Girl
Wants
Malibu’s
Most Wanted
Opening Weekend $11,434,964 /
$11,434,964
$12,618,159 /
$12,618,159
2nd Weekend $6,287,478 /
$19,989,630
$7,337,473 /
$23,840,528
3rd Weekend $4,503,277 /
$27,228,224
$4,023,235 /
$28,948,620
4th Weekend $3,235,190 /
$32,853,869
$2,128,493 /
$31,747,540
5th Weekend $1,172,445 /
$34,515,620
$891,410 /
$33,010,667
6th Weekend $522,422 /
$35,272,242
$280,120 /
$33,490,816
7th Weekend $130,702 /
$35,488,686
$64,356 /
$33,649,896
8th Weekend $143,087 /
$35,659,771
$140,549 /
$33,816,096
9th Weekend $89,595 /
$35,829,232
$101,612 /
$33,990,634
10th Weekend $48,319 /
$35,924,119
$79,684 /
$34,134,680
11th Weekend $34,161 /
$35,990,505
$50,203 /
$34,232,821
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$34,308,901
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  What a Girl
Wants
Malibu’s
Most Wanted
Opening Week $13,702,152 /
$13,702,152
$16,503,055 /
$16,503,055
2nd Week $9,022,795 /
$22,724,947
$8,422,330 /
$24,925,385
3rd Week $6,893,732 /
$29,618,679
$4,693,662 /
$29,619,047
4th Week $3,724,496 /
$33,343,175
$2,500,210 /
$32,119,257
5th Week $1,406,645 /
$34,749,820
$1,091,439 /
$33,210,696
6th Week $608,164 /
$35,357,984
$374,844 /
$33,585,540
7th Week $158,700 /
$35,516,684
$90,007 /
$33,675,547
8th Week $222,953 /
$35,739,637
$213,475 /
$33,889,022
9th Week $136,163 /
$35,875,800
$165,974 /
$34,054,996
10th Week $80,544 /
$35,956,344
$127,622 /
$34,182,618
11th Week $34,161 /
$35,990,505
$82,238 /
$34,264,856
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$34,308,901
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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.