Movie Comparison: Driving Miss Daisy (1989) vs. Dances with Wolves (1990)
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| Driving Miss Daisy | Dances with Wolves | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Dec 13, 1989 | Nov 9, 1990 |
| Production Budget | $7,500,000 | $19,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 14 | |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,668 | 1,636 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 24,368 | 39,255 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $598,257 | |
| Domestic Box Office | $106,593,296 | $184,208,842 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$272,968,066 | $471,193,239 |
| International Box Office | $239,999,963 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $106,593,296 | $424,208,805 |
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| Driving Miss Daisy | Dances with Wolves | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | - / - | $598,257 / $598,257 |
| 2nd Weekend | $440,037 / $639,581 | $565,083 / $1,532,461 |
| 3rd Weekend | - / - | $9,491,623 / $14,340,791 |
| 4th Weekend | - / - | $7,024,913 / $24,411,745 |
| 5th Weekend | $2,725,876 / $5,116,098 | $5,385,579 / $32,019,043 |
| 6th Weekend | $2,643,374 / $9,123,939 | $4,471,916 / $38,378,883 |
| 7th Weekend | $5,705,721 / $16,045,457 | $5,906,935 / $46,269,616 |
| 8th Weekend | $6,011,600 / $24,384,883 | $11,898,621 / $61,562,428 |
| 9th Weekend | $6,494,882 / $32,941,528 | $7,329,451 / $71,245,992 |
| 10th Weekend | $9,834,744 / $45,233,059 | $5,586,412 / $79,408,319 |
| 11th Weekend | $6,107,836 / $53,290,516 | $5,759,572 / $86,834,177 |
| 12th Weekend | $5,089,040 / $60,302,144 | $4,307,895 / $92,390,440 |
| 13th Weekend | $3,467,147 / $65,332,259 | $4,787,941 / $98,652,878 |
| 14th Weekend | $2,874,332 / $69,545,080 | $3,905,835 / $103,912,717 |
| 15th Weekend | $3,682,465 / $74,523,531 | $6,202,141 / $111,742,261 |
| 16th Weekend | $5,175,409 / $82,063,381 | $4,225,329 / $117,287,535 |
| 17th Weekend | $3,210,821 / $86,911,643 | $3,942,518 / $122,601,476 |
| 18th Weekend | $2,243,724 / $90,455,663 | $3,381,254 / $127,243,233 |
| 19th Weekend | $2,075,163 / $93,591,323 | $2,816,640 / $131,271,171 |
| 20th Weekend | $1,630,821 / $96,111,623 | $3,750,142 / $136,249,848 |
| Driving Miss Daisy | Dances with Wolves | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - | $967,378 / $967,378 |
| 2nd Week | - / - | $3,881,790 / $4,849,168 |
| 3rd Week | - / - | $12,537,664 / $17,386,832 |
| 4th Week | - / - | $9,246,632 / $26,633,464 |
| 5th Week | - / - | $7,273,503 / $33,906,967 |
| 6th Week | $4,090,343 / $6,480,565 | $6,455,714 / $40,362,681 |
| 7th Week | $3,859,171 / $10,339,736 | $9,301,126 / $49,663,807 |
| 8th Week | $8,033,547 / $18,373,283 | $14,252,734 / $63,916,541 |
| 9th Week | $8,073,363 / $26,446,646 | $9,905,366 / $73,821,907 |
| 10th Week | $8,951,669 / $35,398,315 | $7,252,698 / $81,074,605 |
| 11th Week | $11,784,365 / $47,182,680 | $7,007,940 / $88,082,545 |
| 12th Week | $8,030,424 / $55,213,104 | $5,782,392 / $93,864,937 |
| 13th Week | $6,652,008 / $61,865,112 | $6,141,945 / $100,006,882 |
| 14th Week | $4,805,636 / $66,670,748 | $5,533,238 / $105,540,120 |
| 15th Week | $4,170,318 / $70,841,066 | $7,522,086 / $113,062,206 |
| 16th Week | $6,046,906 / $76,887,972 | $5,596,752 / $118,658,958 |
| 17th Week | $6,812,850 / $83,700,822 | $5,203,021 / $123,861,979 |
| 18th Week | $4,511,117 / $88,211,939 | $4,592,552 / $128,454,531 |
| 19th Week | $3,304,221 / $91,516,160 | $4,045,175 / $132,499,706 |
| 20th Week | $2,964,642 / $94,480,802 | $6,407,230 / $138,906,936 |
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.