Movie Comparison: Malibu’s Most Wanted (2003) vs. What a Girl Wants (2003)

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  Malibu’s
Most Wanted
What a Girl
Wants
Domestic Title Malibu's
Most Wanted
Domestic Release Date Apr 18, 2003Apr 4, 2003
Production Budget $15,000,000$25,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,5032,964
Maximum Theaters 2,5032,964
Theatrical Engagements 11,35015,237
Domestic Opening Weekend $12,618,159$11,434,964
Domestic Box Office $34,308,901$35,990,505
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$61,334,977$64,341,228
International Box Office $190,303$1,226,138
Worldwide Box Office $34,499,204$37,216,643
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Malibu’s
Most Wanted
What a Girl
Wants
1st Friday $5,486,751 /
$5,486,751
$3,501,180 /
$3,501,180
1st Saturday $4,365,279 /
$9,852,030
$4,955,956 /
$8,457,136
1st Sunday $2,766,129 /
$12,618,159
$2,977,828 /
$11,434,964
1st Monday $1,352,000 /
$13,970,000
$563,000 /
$11,998,000
1st Tuesday $917,000 /
$14,888,000
$607,000 /
$12,605,000
1st Wednesday $807,000 /
$15,695,000
$544,000 /
$13,149,000
1st Thursday $808,000 /
$16,503,000
$553,000 /
$13,702,000
2nd Friday $2,531,534 /
$19,034,589
$2,385,000 /
$16,087,000
2nd Saturday $3,303,676 /
$22,338,265
$2,829,089 /
$18,365,297
2nd Sunday $1,502,263 /
$23,840,528
$1,624,333 /
$19,989,630
2nd Monday $286,000 /
$24,127,000
$546,000 /
$20,536,000
2nd Tuesday $279,000 /
$24,406,000
$553,000 /
$21,089,000
2nd Wednesday $261,000 /
$24,667,000
$577,000 /
$21,667,000
2nd Thursday $258,000 /
$24,925,000
$1,055,000 /
$22,722,000
3rd Friday $1,403,000 /
$26,328,000
$2,068,019 /
$24,792,966
3rd Saturday $1,766,271 /
$28,052,951
$1,575,149 /
$26,368,115
3rd Sunday $895,669 /
$28,948,620
$860,109 /
$27,228,224
3rd Monday $169,000 /
$29,117,000
$828,000 /
$28,057,000
3rd Tuesday $186,000 /
$29,304,000
$558,000 /
$28,615,000
3rd Wednesday $153,000 /
$29,457,000
$501,000 /
$29,117,000
3rd Thursday $162,000 /
$29,619,000
$502,000 /
$29,619,000
4th Friday $656,339 /
$30,275,386
$987,255 /
$30,605,934
4th Saturday $1,011,048 /
$31,286,434
$1,516,337 /
$32,122,271
4th Sunday $461,106 /
$31,747,540
$731,598 /
$32,853,869
4th Monday $121,000 /
$31,869,000
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$31,973,000
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$35,695,123
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  Malibu’s
Most Wanted
What a Girl
Wants
Opening Weekend $12,618,159 /
$12,618,159
$11,434,964 /
$11,434,964
2nd Weekend $7,337,473 /
$23,840,528
$6,287,478 /
$19,989,630
3rd Weekend $4,023,235 /
$28,948,620
$4,503,277 /
$27,228,224
4th Weekend $2,128,493 /
$31,747,540
$3,235,190 /
$32,853,869
5th Weekend $891,410 /
$33,010,667
$1,172,445 /
$34,515,620
6th Weekend $280,120 /
$33,490,816
$522,422 /
$35,272,242
7th Weekend $64,356 /
$33,649,896
$130,702 /
$35,488,686
8th Weekend $140,549 /
$33,816,096
$143,087 /
$35,659,771
9th Weekend $101,612 /
$33,990,634
$89,595 /
$35,829,232
10th Weekend $79,684 /
$34,134,680
$48,319 /
$35,924,119
11th Weekend $50,203 /
$34,232,821
$34,161 /
$35,990,505
12th Weekend $44,045 /
$34,308,901
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  Malibu’s
Most Wanted
What a Girl
Wants
Opening Week $16,503,055 /
$16,503,055
$13,702,152 /
$13,702,152
2nd Week $8,422,330 /
$24,925,385
$9,022,795 /
$22,724,947
3rd Week $4,693,662 /
$29,619,047
$6,893,732 /
$29,618,679
4th Week $2,500,210 /
$32,119,257
$3,724,496 /
$33,343,175
5th Week $1,091,439 /
$33,210,696
$1,406,645 /
$34,749,820
6th Week $374,844 /
$33,585,540
$608,164 /
$35,357,984
7th Week $90,007 /
$33,675,547
$158,700 /
$35,516,684
8th Week $213,475 /
$33,889,022
$222,953 /
$35,739,637
9th Week $165,974 /
$34,054,996
$136,163 /
$35,875,800
10th Week $127,622 /
$34,182,618
$80,544 /
$35,956,344
11th Week $82,238 /
$34,264,856
$34,161 /
$35,990,505
12th Week $44,045 /
$34,308,901
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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.