Movie Comparison: The Principal (1987) vs. The Substitute (1996)

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  The PrincipalThe Substitute
Domestic Release Date Sep 18, 1987Apr 19, 1996
Production Budget   
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,1961,742
Maximum Theaters 1,1961,762
Theatrical Engagements 6,3496,371
Domestic Opening Weekend $4,697,710$6,096,833
Domestic Box Office $19,214,194$14,675,167
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$52,974,170$35,791,465
International Box Office
Worldwide Box Office $19,214,194$14,675,167
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  The PrincipalThe Substitute
Opening Weekend $4,697,710 /
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$6,096,833 /
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2nd Weekend $3,546,772 /
$9,405,482
$2,705,358 /
$10,406,721
3rd Weekend $2,411,805 /
$12,745,287
$1,084,881 /
$12,268,733
4th Weekend $1,851,200 /
$15,238,487
$451,525 /
$13,078,836
5th Weekend $1,268,300 /
$16,829,787
$439,025 /
$13,680,813
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$14,001,274
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$14,136,134
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$19,214,194
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Opening Week $5,858,710 /
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2nd Week $4,474,772 /
$10,333,482
$3,482,489 /
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3rd Week $3,053,805 /
$13,387,287
$1,443,459 /
$12,627,311
4th Week $2,174,200 /
$15,561,487
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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.