| Harold and Maude | American Beauty | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | - / - | $263,000 / $423,000 |
| 1st Saturday | - / - | $314,000 / $737,000 |
| 1st Sunday | - / - | $271,000 / $1,021,385 |
| 1st Monday | - / - | $147,742 / $1,169,127 |
| 1st Tuesday | - / - | $129,920 / $1,299,047 |
| 1st Wednesday | - / - | $130,765 / $1,429,812 |
| 1st Thursday | - / - | $115,526 / $1,545,338 |
| 2nd Friday | - / - | $1,720,000 / $3,265,000 |
| 2nd Saturday | - / - | $2,484,000 / $5,724,000 |
| 2nd Sunday | - / - | $1,567,000 / $7,484,984 |
| 2nd Monday | - / - | $605,772 / $8,090,756 |
| 2nd Tuesday | - / - | $719,403 / $8,810,159 |
| 2nd Wednesday | - / - | $702,373 / $9,512,532 |
| 2nd Thursday | - / - | $694,386 / $10,206,918 |
| 3rd Friday | - / - | $2,422,000 / $12,629,000 |
| 3rd Saturday | - / - | $3,572,000 / $16,201,000 |
| 3rd Sunday | - / - | $2,231,000 / $18,395,497 |
| 3rd Monday | - / - | $738,604 / $19,134,101 |
| 3rd Tuesday | - / - | $851,207 / $19,985,308 |
| 3rd Wednesday | - / - | $811,746 / $20,797,054 |
| 3rd Thursday | - / - | $818,328 / $21,615,382 |
| 4th Friday | - / - | $2,653,000 / $24,268,000 |
| 4th Saturday | - / - | $3,942,000 / $28,210,000 |
| 4th Sunday | - / - | $2,907,000 / $31,120,695 |
| 4th Monday | - / - | $1,164,308 / $32,285,003 |
| 4th Tuesday | - / - | $802,706 / $33,087,709 |
| 4th Wednesday | - / - | $730,465 / $33,818,174 |
| 4th Thursday | - / - | $733,121 / $34,551,295 |
| 5th Friday | - / - | $1,940,000 / $36,491,000 |
| 5th Saturday | - / - | $2,990,000 / $39,481,000 |
| 5th Sunday | - / - | $1,666,000 / $41,159,439 |
| 5th Monday | - / - | $513,076 / $41,672,515 |
| 5th Tuesday | - / - | $590,427 / $42,262,942 |
| 5th Wednesday | - / - | $614,089 / $42,877,031 |
| 5th Thursday | - / - | $573,117 / $43,450,148 |
| 6th Friday | - / - | $1,600,000 / $45,050,000 |
| 6th Saturday | - / - | $2,325,000 / $47,375,000 |
| 6th Sunday | - / - | $1,280,000 / $48,630,401 |
| 6th Monday | - / - | $405,519 / $49,035,920 |
| 6th Tuesday | - / - | $461,750 / $49,497,670 |
| 6th Wednesday | - / - | $402,381 / $49,900,051 |
| 6th Thursday | - / - | $426,234 / $50,326,285 |
| 7th Friday | - / - | $1,175,000 / $51,501,000 |
| 7th Saturday | - / - | $1,690,000 / $53,191,000 |
| 7th Sunday | - / - | $885,000 / $54,106,032 |
| 7th Monday | - / - | $317,213 / $54,423,245 |
| 7th Tuesday | - / - | $433,379 / $54,856,624 |
| 7th Wednesday | - / - | $378,503 / $55,235,127 |
| 7th Thursday | - / - | $371,352 / $55,606,479 |
| 8th Friday | - / - | $1,020,000 / $56,626,000 |
| 8th Saturday | - / - | $1,565,000 / $58,191,000 |
| 8th Sunday | - / - | $752,000 / $58,931,005 |
| 8th Monday | - / - | $228,353 / $59,159,358 |
| 8th Tuesday | - / - | $297,432 / $59,456,790 |
| 8th Wednesday | - / - | $365,444 / $59,822,234 |
| 8th Thursday | - / - | $461,446 / $60,283,680 |
| 9th Friday | - / - | $730,000 / $61,014,000 |
| 9th Saturday | - / - | $650,000 / $61,664,000 |
| 9th Sunday | - / - | $544,000 / $62,655,084 |
| 9th Monday | - / - | $164,856 / $62,819,940 |
| 9th Tuesday | - / - | $211,734 / $63,031,674 |
| 9th Wednesday | - / - | $189,339 / $63,221,013 |
| 9th Thursday | - / - | $185,562 / $63,406,575 |
| 10th Friday | - / - | $362,000 / $63,769,000 |
| 10th Saturday | - / - | $597,000 / $64,366,000 |
| 10th Sunday | - / - | $305,000 / $64,699,595 |
| 10th Monday | - / - | $110,280 / $64,809,875 |
| 10th Tuesday | - / - | $154,346 / $64,964,221 |
| 10th Wednesday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Thursday | - / - | - / - |
Movie Comparison: Harold and Maude (1971) vs. American Beauty (1999)
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| Harold and Maude | American Beauty | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Dec 20, 1971 | Sep 15, 1999 |
| Production Budget | $15,000,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 16 | |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,990 | |
| Theatrical Engagements | 32,213 | |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $861,531 | |
| Domestic Box Office | $130,058,047 | |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$268,783,604 | |
| International Box Office | $1,551 | $226,200,000 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $1,551 | $356,258,047 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Harold and Maude | American Beauty | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | - / - | $861,531 / $1,021,385 |
| 2nd Weekend | - / - | $5,936,646 / $7,484,984 |
| 3rd Weekend | - / - | $8,188,587 / $18,395,497 |
| 4th Weekend | - / - | $9,505,313 / $31,120,695 |
| 5th Weekend | - / - | $6,608,144 / $41,159,439 |
| 6th Weekend | - / - | $5,180,253 / $48,630,401 |
| 7th Weekend | - / - | $3,779,747 / $54,106,032 |
| 8th Weekend | - / - | $3,324,526 / $58,931,005 |
| 9th Weekend | - / - | $2,371,304 / $62,655,084 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $1,293,020 / $64,699,595 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $1,170,667 / $66,524,764 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | $780,219 / $67,589,142 |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | $603,130 / $68,500,984 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $527,468 / $69,298,106 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $322,143 / $70,041,838 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $499,030 / $71,017,815 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $577,310 / $71,917,100 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $598,389 / $71,917,100 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | $431,045 / $73,318,172 |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | $704,153 / $74,328,708 |
| Harold and Maude | American Beauty | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - | - / - |
| 2nd Week | - / - | $1,388,484 / $1,548,338 |
| 3rd Week | - / - | $8,658,572 / $10,206,910 |
| 4th Week | - / - | $11,408,472 / $21,615,382 |
| 5th Week | - / - | $12,935,913 / $34,551,295 |
| 6th Week | - / - | $8,898,853 / $43,450,148 |
| 7th Week | - / - | $6,876,137 / $50,326,285 |
| 8th Week | - / - | $5,280,194 / $55,606,479 |
| 9th Week | - / - | $4,677,301 / $60,283,780 |
| 10th Week | - / - | $3,122,795 / $63,406,575 |
| 11th Week | - / - | $1,947,522 / $65,354,097 |
| 12th Week | - / - | $1,454,826 / $66,808,923 |
| 13th Week | - / - | $1,088,931 / $67,897,854 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $872,784 / $68,770,638 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $949,057 / $69,719,695 |
| 16th Week | - / - | $799,090 / $70,518,785 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $821,005 / $71,339,790 |
| 18th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Week | - / - | $1,568,416 / $72,887,127 |
| 20th Week | - / - | $737,428 / $73,624,555 |
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.