Movie Comparison: A Life Less Ordinary (1997) vs. There's Something About Mary (1998)

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  A Life Less
Ordinary
There's Something
About Mary
Domestic Release Date Oct 24, 1997Jul 15, 1998
Production Budget  $22,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,2072,186
Maximum Theaters 1,2082,557
Theatrical Engagements 2,82039,671
Domestic Opening Weekend $2,007,279$13,740,644
Domestic Box Office $4,287,595$176,484,651
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$10,069,770$405,338,467
International Box Office $10,345,675$193,400,000
Worldwide Box Office $14,633,270$369,884,651
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  A Life Less
Ordinary
There's Something
About Mary
1st Friday $725,000 /
$725,000
$4,115,000 /
$8,172,000
1st Saturday - /
-
$5,190,000 /
$13,362,000
1st Sunday - /
-
$4,597,000 /
$17,797,481
1st Monday $170,262 /
$2,177,541
$2,584,780 /
$20,382,261
1st Tuesday $203,578 /
$2,381,119
$2,758,539 /
$23,140,800
1st Wednesday $149,183 /
$2,530,302
$2,659,785 /
$25,800,585
1st Thursday $134,698 /
$2,665,000
$2,563,676 /
$28,364,261
2nd Friday $155,000 /
$2,820,000
$3,810,000 /
$32,174,000
2nd Saturday - /
-
$4,715,000 /
$36,889,000
2nd Sunday - /
-
$4,112,000 /
$40,904,733
2nd Monday - /
-
$2,067,380 /
$42,972,113
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$2,206,350 /
$45,178,463
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$1,964,838 /
$47,143,301
2nd Thursday - /
-
$1,995,973 /
$49,139,274
3rd Friday - /
-
$3,310,000 /
$52,449,000
3rd Saturday - /
-
$4,275,000 /
$56,724,000
3rd Sunday - /
-
$3,460,000 /
$60,050,000
3rd Monday - /
-
$1,764,281 /
$61,814,549
3rd Tuesday - /
-
$1,866,022 /
$63,680,571
3rd Wednesday - /
-
$1,660,331 /
$65,340,902
3rd Thursday - /
-
$1,668,159 /
$67,009,061
4th Friday - /
-
$2,774,939 /
$69,784,000
4th Saturday - /
-
$3,635,000 /
$73,419,000
4th Sunday - /
-
$2,749,000 /
$75,635,083
4th Monday - /
-
$1,472,218 /
$77,107,301
4th Tuesday - /
-
$1,624,044 /
$78,731,345
4th Wednesday - /
-
$1,408,574 /
$80,139,919
4th Thursday - /
-
$1,343,490 /
$81,483,409
5th Friday - /
-
$2,575,000 /
$85,058,000
5th Saturday - /
-
$3,532,000 /
$88,590,000
5th Sunday - /
-
$2,718,000 /
$91,308,241
5th Monday - /
-
$1,296,662 /
$92,604,903
5th Tuesday - /
-
$1,385,122 /
$93,990,025
5th Wednesday - /
-
$1,190,974 /
$95,180,999
5th Thursday - /
-
$1,134,316 /
$96,315,315
6th Friday - /
-
$2,205,000 /
$98,520,000
6th Saturday - /
-
$3,170,000 /
$101,690,000
6th Sunday - /
-
$2,260,000 /
$103,950,000
6th Monday - /
-
$899,180 /
$104,904,623
6th Tuesday - /
-
$1,049,931 /
$105,954,554
6th Wednesday - /
-
$923,714 /
$106,878,268
6th Thursday - /
-
$979,332 /
$107,857,602
7th Friday - /
-
$2,435,000 /
$110,293,000
7th Saturday - /
-
$3,810,000 /
$114,103,000
7th Sunday - /
-
$2,268,000 /
$116,232,000
7th Monday - /
-
$775,168 /
$117,007,635
7th Tuesday - /
-
$844,762 /
$117,852,397
7th Wednesday - /
-
$738,668 /
$118,591,065
7th Thursday - /
-
$756,772 /
$119,347,837
8th Friday - /
-
$2,235,000 /
$121,583,000
8th Saturday - /
-
$3,365,000 /
$124,948,000
8th Sunday - /
-
$3,060,000 /
$128,008,000
8th Monday - /
-
$2,109,992 /
$130,268,038
8th Tuesday - /
-
$713,859 /
$130,981,897
8th Wednesday - /
-
$670,111 /
$131,652,008
8th Thursday - /
-
$633,483 /
$132,285,491
9th Friday - /
-
$2,025,000 /
$134,310,000
9th Saturday - /
-
$3,420,000 /
$137,730,000
9th Sunday - /
-
$1,621,000 /
$139,238,000
9th Monday - /
-
$479,011 /
$139,717,365
9th Tuesday - /
-
$670,800 /
$140,388,165
9th Wednesday - /
-
$546,777 /
$140,934,942
9th Thursday - /
-
$556,934 /
$141,491,876
10th Friday - /
-
$1,630,000 /
$143,122,000
10th Saturday - /
-
$2,735,000 /
$145,857,000
10th Sunday - /
-
$1,337,000 /
$147,126,000
10th Monday - /
-
$410,343 /
$147,536,604
10th Tuesday - /
-
$531,216 /
$148,067,820
10th Wednesday - /
-
$384,738 /
$148,452,558
10th Thursday - /
-
$376,396 /
$148,828,954
  A Life Less
Ordinary
There's Something
About Mary
Opening Weekend $2,007,279 /
$2,007,279
$13,740,644 /
$17,797,481
2nd Weekend $846,233 /
$3,511,326
$12,540,472 /
$40,904,733
3rd Weekend $186,400 /
$4,083,747
$10,910,994 /
$60,050,268
4th Weekend $44,640 /
$4,218,615
$9,626,022 /
$76,635,083
5th Weekend $27,601 /
$4,266,243
$8,824,832 /
$91,308,241
6th Weekend - /
-
$7,690,128 /
$104,005,443
7th Weekend - /
-
$8,374,865 /
$116,232,467
8th Weekend - /
-
$10,920,201 /
$130,268,038
9th Weekend - /
-
$6,952,863 /
$139,238,354
10th Weekend - /
-
$5,634,385 /
$147,126,261
11th Weekend - /
-
$4,430,566 /
$153,259,520
12th Weekend - /
-
$3,396,357 /
$158,025,286
13th Weekend - /
-
$2,777,500 /
$161,852,138
14th Weekend - /
-
$1,868,532 /
$164,778,351
15th Weekend - /
-
$1,362,605 /
$166,767,554
16th Weekend - /
-
$1,019,511 /
$168,257,374
17th Weekend - /
-
$865,917 /
$169,579,292
18th Weekend - /
-
$597,126 /
$170,502,181
19th Weekend - /
-
$612,822 /
$171,317,177
20th Weekend - /
-
$659,473 /
$172,343,146
  A Life Less
Ordinary
There's Something
About Mary
Opening Week $2,665,093 /
$2,665,093
- /
-
2nd Week $1,232,254 /
$3,897,347
$24,307,424 /
$28,364,261
3rd Week $276,628 /
$4,173,975
$20,775,013 /
$49,139,274
4th Week $64,667 /
$4,238,642
$17,869,787 /
$67,009,061
5th Week - /
-
$15,474,348 /
$82,483,409
6th Week - /
-
$13,831,906 /
$96,315,315
7th Week - /
-
$11,542,287 /
$107,857,602
8th Week - /
-
$11,490,235 /
$119,347,837
9th Week - /
-
$12,937,654 /
$132,285,491
10th Week - /
-
$9,206,385 /
$141,491,876
11th Week - /
-
$7,337,078 /
$148,828,954
12th Week - /
-
$5,799,975 /
$154,628,929
13th Week - /
-
$4,445,709 /
$159,074,638
14th Week - /
-
$3,835,181 /
$162,909,819
15th Week - /
-
$2,495,130 /
$165,404,949
16th Week - /
-
$1,832,914 /
$167,237,863
17th Week - /
-
$1,475,512 /
$168,713,375
18th Week - /
-
$1,191,680 /
$169,905,055
19th Week - /
-
$799,300 /
$170,704,355
20th Week - /
-
$979,318 /
$171,683,673

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.