Movie Comparison: Def Jam's How To Be a Player (1997)

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  Def Jam's
How To Be
a Player
Domestic Release Date Aug 6, 1997
Production Budget $12,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 751
Maximum Theaters 756
Theatrical Engagements 3,566
Domestic Opening Weekend $4,206,656
Domestic Box Office $14,010,363
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$32,904,505
International Box Office
Worldwide Box Office $14,010,363
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  Def Jam's
How To Be
a Player
1st Friday $1,312,284 /
$2,842,320
1st Saturday $1,625,075 /
$4,467,395
1st Sunday $1,269,297 /
$5,736,692
1st Monday $519,028 /
$6,255,720
1st Tuesday $460,311 /
$6,716,031
1st Wednesday $402,300 /
$7,118,331
1st Thursday $369,540 /
$7,487,871
2nd Friday $760,043 /
$8,247,914
2nd Saturday $968,361 /
$9,216,275
2nd Sunday $799,406 /
$10,015,681
2nd Monday $342,731 /
$10,358,412
2nd Tuesday $269,285 /
$10,627,697
2nd Wednesday $272,225 /
$10,899,922
2nd Thursday $224,500 /
$11,124,422
3rd Friday $287,031 /
$11,411,453
3rd Saturday $366,162 /
$11,777,615
3rd Sunday $245,217 /
$12,022,832
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  Def Jam's
How To Be
a Player
Opening Weekend $4,206,656 /
$5,736,692
2nd Weekend $2,527,810 /
$10,015,681
3rd Weekend $898,410 /
$12,022,832
4th Weekend $494,332 /
$12,785,469
5th Weekend $256,230 /
$13,118,647
6th Weekend $203,965 /
$13,394,432
7th Weekend $151,617 /
$13,606,973
8th Weekend $84,883 /
$13,730,060
9th Weekend $60,016 /
$13,809,067
10th Weekend $39,860 /
$13,861,239
11th Weekend $48,609 /
$13,917,655
12th Weekend $31,057 /
$13,960,203
13th Weekend $22,280 /
$13,991,072
14th Weekend $10,262 /
$14,008,431
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  Def Jam's
How To Be
a Player
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2nd Week $5,957,835 /
$7,487,871
3rd Week $3,636,551 /
$11,124,422
4th Week $1,166,715 /
$12,291,137
5th Week $571,280 /
$12,862,417
6th Week $328,050 /
$13,190,467
7th Week $264,889 /
$13,455,356
8th Week $189,821 /
$13,645,177
9th Week $103,874 /
$13,749,051
10th Week $72,328 /
$13,821,379
11th Week $47,667 /
$13,869,046
12th Week $60,100 /
$13,929,146
13th Week $39,646 /
$13,968,792
14th Week $29,377 /
$13,998,169
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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.