Movie Comparison: What a Girl Wants (2003) vs. Second Act (2018)

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  What a Girl
Wants
Second Act
Domestic Release Date Apr 4, 2003Dec 21, 2018
Production Budget $25,000,000$15,700,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,9642,607
Maximum Theaters 2,9642,607
Theatrical Engagements 15,23712,214
Domestic Opening Weekend $11,434,964$6,489,983
Domestic Box Office $35,990,505$39,282,227
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$64,341,228$46,441,329
International Box Office $1,226,138$24,006,627
Worldwide Box Office $37,216,643$63,288,854
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  What a Girl
Wants
Second Act
1st Friday $3,501,180 /
$3,501,180
$2,480,546 /
$2,480,546
1st Saturday $4,955,956 /
$8,457,136
$2,151,006 /
$4,631,552
1st Sunday $2,977,828 /
$11,434,964
$1,858,431 /
$6,489,983
1st Monday $563,000 /
$11,998,000
$1,001,631 /
$7,491,614
1st Tuesday $607,000 /
$12,605,000
$3,069,572 /
$10,561,186
1st Wednesday $544,000 /
$13,149,000
$2,052,679 /
$12,613,865
1st Thursday $553,000 /
$13,702,000
$1,950,197 /
$14,564,062
2nd Friday $2,385,000 /
$16,087,000
$2,422,340 /
$16,986,402
2nd Saturday $2,829,089 /
$18,365,297
$2,657,458 /
$19,643,860
2nd Sunday $1,624,333 /
$19,989,630
$2,279,893 /
$21,923,753
2nd Monday $546,000 /
$20,536,000
$1,621,189 /
$23,544,942
2nd Tuesday $553,000 /
$21,089,000
$2,434,593 /
$25,979,535
2nd Wednesday $577,000 /
$21,667,000
$1,078,672 /
$27,058,207
2nd Thursday $1,055,000 /
$22,722,000
$978,868 /
$28,037,075
3rd Friday $2,068,019 /
$24,792,966
$1,560,488 /
$29,597,563
3rd Saturday $1,575,149 /
$26,368,115
$2,007,439 /
$31,605,002
3rd Sunday $860,109 /
$27,228,224
$1,187,364 /
$32,792,366
3rd Monday $828,000 /
$28,057,000
$392,781 /
$33,185,147
3rd Tuesday $558,000 /
$28,615,000
$744,127 /
$33,929,274
3rd Wednesday $501,000 /
$29,117,000
$431,828 /
$34,361,102
3rd Thursday $502,000 /
$29,619,000
$352,769 /
$34,713,871
4th Friday $987,255 /
$30,605,934
$518,876 /
$35,232,747
4th Saturday $1,516,337 /
$32,122,271
$705,642 /
$35,938,389
4th Sunday $731,598 /
$32,853,869
$446,624 /
$36,385,013
4th Monday - /
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$149,288 /
$36,534,301
4th Tuesday - /
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$285,832 /
$36,820,133
4th Wednesday - /
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$147,578 /
$36,967,711
4th Thursday - /
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$137,482 /
$37,105,193
5th Friday - /
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$193,007 /
$37,298,200
5th Saturday - /
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$268,874 /
$37,567,074
5th Sunday - /
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$213,378 /
$37,780,452
5th Monday - /
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$141,789 /
$37,922,241
5th Tuesday - /
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$118,352 /
$38,040,593
5th Wednesday - /
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$71,884 /
$38,112,477
5th Thursday - /
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$78,097 /
$38,190,574
6th Friday - /
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$63,141 /
$38,253,715
6th Saturday - /
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$100,964 /
$38,354,679
6th Sunday - /
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$60,120 /
$38,414,799
6th Monday - /
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$19,905 /
$38,434,704
6th Tuesday - /
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$30,335 /
$38,465,039
6th Wednesday - /
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$21,873 /
$38,486,912
6th Thursday - /
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$21,507 /
$38,508,419
7th Friday - /
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$125,875 /
$38,634,294
7th Saturday - /
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$203,504 /
$38,837,798
7th Sunday - /
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$89,608 /
$38,927,406
7th Monday - /
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$46,764 /
$38,974,170
7th Tuesday - /
-
$75,880 /
$39,050,050
7th Wednesday - /
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$47,016 /
$39,097,066
7th Thursday - /
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$36,278 /
$39,133,344
8th Friday - /
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$19,083 /
$39,152,427
8th Saturday - /
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$34,658 /
$39,187,085
8th Sunday - /
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$19,299 /
$39,206,384
8th Monday $35,352 /
$35,695,123
$6,077 /
$39,212,461
8th Tuesday - /
-
$8,955 /
$39,221,416
8th Wednesday - /
-
$5,216 /
$39,226,632
8th Thursday - /
-
$10,238 /
$39,236,870
9th Friday - /
-
$7,352 /
$39,244,222
9th Saturday - /
-
$12,836 /
$39,257,058
9th Sunday - /
-
$9,864 /
$39,266,922
9th Monday - /
-
$5,671 /
$39,272,593
9th Tuesday - /
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$3,469 /
$39,276,062
9th Wednesday - /
-
$2,547 /
$39,278,609
9th Thursday - /
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$3,618 /
$39,282,227
10th Friday - /
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  What a Girl
Wants
Second Act
Opening Weekend $11,434,964 /
$11,434,964
$6,489,983 /
$6,489,983
2nd Weekend $6,287,478 /
$19,989,630
$7,359,691 /
$21,923,753
3rd Weekend $4,503,277 /
$27,228,224
$4,755,291 /
$32,792,366
4th Weekend $3,235,190 /
$32,853,869
$1,671,142 /
$36,385,013
5th Weekend $1,172,445 /
$34,515,620
$675,259 /
$37,780,452
6th Weekend $522,422 /
$35,272,242
$224,225 /
$38,414,799
7th Weekend $130,702 /
$35,488,686
$418,987 /
$38,927,406
8th Weekend $143,087 /
$35,659,771
$73,040 /
$39,206,384
9th Weekend $89,595 /
$35,829,232
$30,052 /
$39,266,922
10th Weekend $48,319 /
$35,924,119
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11th Weekend $34,161 /
$35,990,505
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  What a Girl
Wants
Second Act
Opening Week $13,702,152 /
$13,702,152
$14,564,062 /
$14,564,062
2nd Week $9,022,795 /
$22,724,947
$13,473,013 /
$28,037,075
3rd Week $6,893,732 /
$29,618,679
$6,676,796 /
$34,713,871
4th Week $3,724,496 /
$33,343,175
$2,391,322 /
$37,105,193
5th Week $1,406,645 /
$34,749,820
$1,085,381 /
$38,190,574
6th Week $608,164 /
$35,357,984
$317,845 /
$38,508,419
7th Week $158,700 /
$35,516,684
$624,925 /
$39,133,344
8th Week $222,953 /
$35,739,637
$103,526 /
$39,236,870
9th Week $136,163 /
$35,875,800
$45,357 /
$39,282,227
10th Week $80,544 /
$35,956,344
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11th Week $34,161 /
$35,990,505
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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.