Movie Comparison: Mo' Better Blues (1990) vs. Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)

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  Mo' Better
Blues
Words on
Bathroom
Walls
Domestic Release Date Aug 3, 1990Aug 21, 2020
Production Budget $10,000,000$9,300,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 544924
Maximum Theaters 5721,395
Theatrical Engagements 1,5986,373
Domestic Opening Weekend $4,387,360$432,968
Domestic Box Office $16,153,000$2,542,518
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$41,262,876$2,985,650
International Box Office $641,662
Worldwide Box Office $16,153,000$3,184,180
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Mo' Better
Blues
Words on
Bathroom
Walls
1st Friday - /
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$148,288 /
$148,288
1st Saturday - /
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$174,743 /
$323,031
1st Sunday - /
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$109,937 /
$432,968
1st Monday - /
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$49,603 /
$482,571
1st Tuesday - /
-
$54,499 /
$537,070
1st Wednesday - /
-
$50,017 /
$587,087
1st Thursday - /
-
$43,158 /
$630,245
2nd Friday - /
-
$144,482 /
$774,727
2nd Saturday - /
-
$193,417 /
$968,144
2nd Sunday - /
-
$111,262 /
$1,079,406
2nd Monday - /
-
$42,334 /
$1,121,740
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$46,890 /
$1,168,630
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$45,816 /
$1,214,446
2nd Thursday - /
-
$45,092 /
$1,259,538
3rd Friday - /
-
$76,756 /
$1,336,294
3rd Saturday - /
-
$107,738 /
$1,444,032
3rd Sunday - /
-
$91,148 /
$1,535,180
3rd Monday - /
-
$79,004 /
$1,614,184
3rd Tuesday - /
-
$33,962 /
$1,648,146
3rd Wednesday - /
-
$33,611 /
$1,681,757
3rd Thursday - /
-
$29,779 /
$1,711,536
4th Friday - /
-
$71,182 /
$1,782,718
4th Saturday - /
-
$106,447 /
$1,889,165
4th Sunday - /
-
$53,322 /
$1,942,487
4th Monday - /
-
$22,874 /
$1,965,361
4th Tuesday - /
-
$25,927 /
$1,991,288
4th Wednesday - /
-
$26,112 /
$2,017,400
4th Thursday - /
-
$24,771 /
$2,042,171
5th Friday - /
-
$43,004 /
$2,085,175
5th Saturday - /
-
$67,286 /
$2,152,461
5th Sunday - /
-
$37,067 /
$2,189,528
5th Monday - /
-
$17,624 /
$2,207,152
5th Tuesday - /
-
$21,014 /
$2,228,166
5th Wednesday - /
-
$19,097 /
$2,247,263
5th Thursday - /
-
$16,556 /
$2,263,819
6th Friday - /
-
$23,129 /
$2,286,948
6th Saturday - /
-
$35,480 /
$2,322,428
6th Sunday - /
-
$21,209 /
$2,343,637
6th Monday - /
-
$11,547 /
$2,355,184
6th Tuesday - /
-
$11,036 /
$2,366,220
6th Wednesday - /
-
$10,241 /
$2,376,461
6th Thursday - /
-
$11,986 /
$2,388,447
7th Friday - /
-
$16,004 /
$2,404,451
7th Saturday - /
-
$24,329 /
$2,428,780
7th Sunday - /
-
$15,027 /
$2,443,807
7th Monday - /
-
$8,174 /
$2,451,981
7th Tuesday - /
-
$8,748 /
$2,460,729
7th Wednesday - /
-
$9,226 /
$2,469,955
7th Thursday - /
-
$8,952 /
$2,478,907
8th Friday - /
-
$7,807 /
$2,486,714
8th Saturday - /
-
$10,402 /
$2,497,116
8th Sunday - /
-
$7,610 /
$2,504,726
8th Monday - /
-
$4,926 /
$2,509,652
8th Tuesday - /
-
$3,385 /
$2,513,037
8th Wednesday - /
-
$3,829 /
$2,516,866
8th Thursday - /
-
$3,247 /
$2,520,113
9th Friday - /
-
$1,893 /
$2,522,006
9th Saturday - /
-
$3,402 /
$2,525,408
9th Sunday - /
-
$2,313 /
$2,527,721
9th Monday - /
-
$951 /
$2,528,672
9th Tuesday - /
-
$1,142 /
$2,529,814
9th Wednesday - /
-
$1,482 /
$2,531,296
9th Thursday - /
-
$1,182 /
$2,532,478
10th Friday - /
-
$782 /
$2,533,260
10th Saturday - /
-
$809 /
$2,534,069
10th Sunday - /
-
$737 /
$2,534,806
10th Monday - /
-
$382 /
$2,535,188
10th Tuesday - /
-
$348 /
$2,535,536
10th Wednesday - /
-
$270 /
$2,535,806
10th Thursday - /
-
$263 /
$2,536,069
  Mo' Better
Blues
Words on
Bathroom
Walls
Opening Weekend $4,387,360 /
$4,387,360
$432,968 /
$432,968
2nd Weekend $2,439,580 /
$8,627,580
$449,161 /
$1,079,406
3rd Weekend $1,450,820 /
$11,096,560
$275,642 /
$1,535,180
4th Weekend - /
-
$230,951 /
$1,942,487
5th Weekend - /
-
$147,357 /
$2,189,528
6th Weekend - /
-
$79,818 /
$2,343,637
7th Weekend - /
-
$55,360 /
$2,443,807
8th Weekend - /
-
$25,819 /
$2,504,726
9th Weekend - /
-
$7,608 /
$2,527,721
10th Weekend - /
-
$2,328 /
$2,534,806
11th Weekend - /
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$974 /
$2,537,043
12th Weekend - /
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$2,283 /
$2,540,203
13th Weekend - /
-
$397 /
$2,542,344
14th Weekend - /
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$58 /
$2,542,494
15th Weekend - /
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17th Weekend - /
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19th Weekend - /
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20th Weekend - /
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  Mo' Better
Blues
Words on
Bathroom
Walls
Opening Week $6,188,000 /
$6,188,000
$630,245 /
$630,245
2nd Week $3,457,740 /
$9,645,740
$629,293 /
$1,259,538
3rd Week - /
-
$451,998 /
$1,711,536
4th Week - /
-
$330,635 /
$2,042,171
5th Week - /
-
$221,648 /
$2,263,819
6th Week - /
-
$124,628 /
$2,388,447
7th Week - /
-
$90,460 /
$2,478,907
8th Week - /
-
$41,206 /
$2,520,113
9th Week - /
-
$12,365 /
$2,532,478
10th Week - /
-
$3,591 /
$2,536,069
11th Week - /
-
$1,851 /
$2,537,920
12th Week - /
-
$4,027 /
$2,541,947
13th Week - /
-
$489 /
$2,542,436
14th Week - /
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$82 /
$2,542,518
15th Week - /
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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.