Movie Comparison: Ishtar (1987) vs. Wonder Boys (2000)

Add a movie to the comparison:     



Similar movies to first movie (click to add): The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 (2021), Johnny English Strikes Again (2018), Johnny English Reborn (2011), Retfærdighedens Ryttere (2021), Top Five (2014)

Popular comparisons with first movie (click to add): Ghostbusters (2016), Legal Eagles (1986), R.I.P.D. (2013), Mars Needs Moms (2011), The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 (2021)

Having trouble thinking of good comparisons? Find similar movies with our Report Builder.



  IshtarWonder Boys
Domestic Release Date May 15, 1987Feb 23, 2000
Production Budget $40,000,000$35,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,1391,253
Maximum Theaters 1,1391,509
Theatrical Engagements 4,4428,127
Domestic Opening Weekend $4,331,817$5,808,919
Domestic Box Office $14,375,181$19,389,454
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$39,632,842$38,768,933
International Box Office $14,033,031
Worldwide Box Office $14,375,181$33,422,485
  RemoveRemove

  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  IshtarWonder Boys
1st Friday - /
-
$1,578,000 /
$1,578,000
1st Saturday - /
-
$2,559,000 /
$4,137,000
1st Sunday - /
-
$1,461,000 /
$5,856,853
1st Monday - /
-
$352,286 /
$6,209,139
1st Tuesday - /
-
$373,603 /
$6,582,742
1st Wednesday - /
-
$358,213 /
$6,940,955
1st Thursday - /
-
$377,785 /
$7,318,740
2nd Friday - /
-
$1,234,000 /
$8,553,000
2nd Saturday - /
-
$2,134,000 /
$10,687,000
2nd Sunday - /
-
$951,000 /
$11,372,006
2nd Monday - /
-
$243,077 /
$11,615,083
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$254,050 /
$11,869,133
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$243,584 /
$12,112,717
2nd Thursday - /
-
$240,000 /
$12,350,000
3rd Friday - /
-
- /
-
3rd Saturday - /
-
- /
-
3rd Sunday - /
-
- /
-
3rd Monday - /
-
$177,246 /
$15,144,594
3rd Tuesday - /
-
$205,638 /
$15,350,232
3rd Wednesday - /
-
$195,067 /
$15,545,299
3rd Thursday - /
-
$199,157 /
$15,744,456
4th Friday - /
-
- /
-
4th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
4th Sunday - /
-
$307,000 /
$16,930,982
4th Monday - /
-
$98,626 /
$17,029,608
4th Tuesday - /
-
$114,250 /
$17,143,858
4th Wednesday - /
-
$93,016 /
$17,236,674
4th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
5th Friday - /
-
- /
-
5th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
5th Sunday - /
-
$102,000 /
$17,927,842
5th Monday - /
-
$52,956 /
$17,980,798
5th Tuesday - /
-
$59,042 /
$18,039,840
5th Wednesday - /
-
$58,310 /
$18,098,150
5th Thursday - /
-
$57,460 /
$18,155,610
6th Friday - /
-
- /
-
6th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
6th Sunday - /
-
- /
-
6th Monday - /
-
- /
-
6th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
6th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
6th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
7th Friday - /
-
- /
-
7th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
7th Sunday - /
-
- /
-
7th Monday - /
-
- /
-
7th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
7th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
7th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
8th Friday - /
-
- /
-
8th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
8th Sunday - /
-
- /
-
8th Monday - /
-
- /
-
8th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
8th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
8th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
9th Friday - /
-
- /
-
9th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
9th Sunday - /
-
- /
-
9th Monday - /
-
- /
-
9th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
9th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
9th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
10th Friday - /
-
- /
-
10th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
10th Sunday - /
-
- /
-
10th Monday - /
-
- /
-
10th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
10th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
10th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
  IshtarWonder Boys
Opening Weekend $4,331,817 /
$4,331,817
$5,808,919 /
$5,856,853
2nd Weekend $3,427,775 /
$9,128,156
$4,053,266 /
$11,372,006
3rd Weekend $1,623,167 /
$11,250,599
$2,612,849 /
$14,967,348
4th Weekend $946,216 /
$12,715,192
$1,186,526 /
$16,930,982
5th Weekend - /
-
$606,017 /
$17,927,842
6th Weekend - /
-
$225,427 /
$18,381,037
7th Weekend - /
-
$102,011 /
$18,543,764
8th Weekend - /
-
$28,631 /
$18,604,882
9th Weekend - /
-
$39,541 /
$18,659,932
10th Weekend - /
-
$25,146 /
$18,697,332
11th Weekend - /
-
$11,004 /
$18,718,308
12th Weekend - /
-
$6,058 /
$18,727,418
13th Weekend - /
-
$6,655 /
$18,735,422
14th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
15th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
16th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
17th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
18th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
19th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
20th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
  IshtarWonder Boys
Opening Week $5,700,381 /
$5,700,381
- /
-
2nd Week $3,927,051 /
$9,627,432
$7,270,806 /
$7,318,740
3rd Week $2,141,544 /
$11,768,976
$5,035,759 /
$12,354,499
4th Week - /
-
$3,389,957 /
$15,744,456
5th Week - /
-
$1,577,369 /
$17,321,825
6th Week - /
-
$833,785 /
$18,155,610
7th Week - /
-
$286,143 /
$18,441,753
8th Week - /
-
$134,498 /
$18,576,251
9th Week - /
-
$44,140 /
$18,620,391
10th Week - /
-
$51,795 /
$18,672,186
11th Week - /
-
$35,118 /
$18,707,304
12th Week - /
-
$14,056 /
$18,721,360
13th Week - /
-
$7,407 /
$18,728,767
14th Week - /
-
- /
-
15th Week - /
-
- /
-
16th Week - /
-
- /
-
17th Week - /
-
- /
-
18th Week - /
-
- /
-
19th Week - /
-
- /
-
20th Week - /
-
- /
-

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.