Movie Comparison: The Rugrats Movie (1998) vs. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (2004)

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  The Rugrats
Movie
SpongeBob
SquarePants:
The Movie
Domestic Title SpongeBob
SquarePants
Domestic Release Date Nov 20, 1998Nov 19, 2004
Production Budget $28,000,000$30,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,7823,212
Maximum Theaters 2,8323,307
Theatrical Engagements 27,07520,859
Domestic Opening Weekend $27,321,470$32,018,216
Domestic Box Office $100,494,685$85,416,609
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$228,992,274$148,085,054
International Box Office $40,400,000$56,634,646
Worldwide Box Office $140,894,685$142,051,255
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Rugrats
Movie
SpongeBob
SquarePants:
The Movie
1st Friday $6,730,000 /
$6,730,000
$9,400,000 /
$9,400,000
1st Saturday $11,935,000 /
$18,665,000
$13,771,055 /
$23,330,807
1st Sunday $8,467,000 /
$27,321,000
$8,687,409 /
$32,018,216
1st Monday $1,417,335 /
$28,738,805
$1,537,000 /
$33,555,000
1st Tuesday $1,630,000 /
$30,369,000
$1,706,000 /
$35,261,000
1st Wednesday $3,405,000 /
$33,774,000
$3,466,000 /
$38,727,000
1st Thursday $2,860,000 /
$36,634,000
$2,222,000 /
$40,948,838
2nd Friday $8,650,000 /
$45,284,000
$7,096,818 /
$48,045,656
2nd Saturday $7,850,000 /
$53,185,000
$6,740,870 /
$54,786,526
2nd Sunday $4,595,000 /
$57,852,000
$4,006,643 /
$58,793,169
2nd Monday $647,826 /
$58,499,817
$553,000 /
$59,346,000
2nd Tuesday $484,920 /
$58,984,737
$412,000 /
$59,758,000
2nd Wednesday $431,129 /
$59,415,866
$403,000 /
$60,161,000
2nd Thursday $579,134 /
$59,995,000
$392,000 /
$60,553,442
3rd Friday $1,445,000 /
$61,440,000
$1,800,000 /
$62,400,000
3rd Saturday $3,650,000 /
$65,090,000
$3,574,924 /
$65,895,142
3rd Sunday $2,367,000 /
$67,457,000
$2,314,172 /
$68,209,314
3rd Monday $283,454 /
$67,735,724
$258,000 /
$68,468,000
3rd Tuesday $348,621 /
$68,084,345
$263,000 /
$68,731,000
3rd Wednesday $293,187 /
$68,376,532
$274,000 /
$69,005,000
3rd Thursday $268,335 /
$68,664,367
$234,000 /
$69,239,000
4th Friday $1,300,000 /
$69,964,367
$1,100,000 /
$70,300,000
4th Saturday $2,200,000 /
$72,164,367
$2,103,441 /
$72,264,654
4th Sunday $1,413,000 /
$73,198,000
$1,331,368 /
$73,596,022
4th Monday $182,554 /
$73,763,180
$178,000 /
$73,774,000
4th Tuesday $195,327 /
$73,576,319
$189,000 /
$73,963,000
4th Wednesday $185,277 /
$73,761,596
$192,000 /
$74,155,000
4th Thursday $207,712 /
$73,969,308
$205,000 /
$74,359,000
5th Friday $525,000 /
$74,494,000
$400,000 /
$74,800,000
5th Saturday $1,230,000 /
$75,724,000
$899,677 /
$75,677,654
5th Sunday $961,000 /
$76,829,000
$684,748 /
$76,362,402
5th Monday $586,381 /
$77,415,078
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5th Tuesday $535,922 /
$77,951,000
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5th Wednesday $715,000 /
$78,666,000
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5th Thursday $460,000 /
$79,338,000
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6th Tuesday $1,221,369 /
$84,299,501
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6th Wednesday $1,180,000 /
$85,479,000
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$83,708,576
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  The Rugrats
Movie
SpongeBob
SquarePants:
The Movie
Opening Weekend $27,321,470 /
$27,321,470
$32,018,216 /
$32,018,216
2nd Weekend $21,010,116 /
$57,851,991
$17,844,331 /
$58,793,169
3rd Weekend $7,632,293 /
$67,452,270
$7,655,872 /
$68,209,314
4th Weekend $4,533,571 /
$73,198,438
$4,357,011 /
$73,596,022
5th Weekend $2,859,389 /
$76,828,697
$2,002,903 /
$76,362,402
6th Weekend $2,666,292 /
$82,015,627
$714,503 /
$78,779,272
7th Weekend $2,752,148 /
$89,183,190
$1,246,327 /
$81,900,075
8th Weekend $1,437,993 /
$91,119,751
$858,303 /
$83,126,525
9th Weekend $1,330,827 /
$92,703,873
$317,906 /
$83,569,923
10th Weekend $784,440 /
$93,599,709
$152,867 /
$83,889,892
11th Weekend $570,550 /
$94,269,189
$265,000 /
$84,187,826
12th Weekend $508,577 /
$94,853,991
$268,490 /
$84,540,402
13th Weekend $1,254,878 /
$96,174,410
$232,657 /
$84,848,364
14th Weekend $801,649 /
$97,388,638
$184,795 /
$85,102,579
15th Weekend $704,009 /
$98,286,747
$96,476 /
$85,283,341
16th Weekend $596,049 /
$99,064,772
$61,830 /
$85,373,733
17th Weekend $483,875 /
$99,704,991
$15,212 /
$85,402,000
18th Weekend $328,545 /
$100,130,568
$2,949 /
$85,416,609
19th Weekend $166,458 /
$100,354,406
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20th Weekend $50,512 /
$100,439,328
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  The Rugrats
Movie
SpongeBob
SquarePants:
The Movie
Opening Week $36,841,875 /
$36,841,875
$40,948,838 /
$40,948,838
2nd Week $22,978,102 /
$59,819,977
$19,604,604 /
$60,553,442
3rd Week $8,844,890 /
$68,664,867
$8,685,569 /
$69,239,011
4th Week $5,304,441 /
$73,969,308
$5,120,488 /
$74,359,499
5th Week $5,380,027 /
$79,349,335
$3,705,270 /
$78,064,769
6th Week $7,081,707 /
$86,431,042
$2,588,979 /
$80,653,748
7th Week $3,250,716 /
$89,681,758
$1,614,474 /
$82,268,222
8th Week $1,691,288 /
$91,373,046
$983,795 /
$83,252,017
9th Week $1,442,223 /
$92,815,269
$485,008 /
$83,737,025
10th Week $883,370 /
$93,698,639
$185,801 /
$83,922,826
11th Week $646,775 /
$94,345,414
$349,086 /
$84,271,912
12th Week $574,118 /
$94,919,532
$343,795 /
$84,615,707
13th Week $1,667,457 /
$96,586,989
$302,077 /
$84,917,784
14th Week $995,749 /
$97,582,738
$269,081 /
$85,186,865
15th Week $885,985 /
$98,468,723
$125,038 /
$85,311,903
16th Week $752,393 /
$99,221,116
$74,885 /
$85,386,788
17th Week $580,907 /
$99,802,023
$26,872 /
$85,413,660
18th Week $385,925 /
$100,187,948
$2,949 /
$85,416,609
19th Week $200,868 /
$100,388,816
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20th Week $90,573 /
$100,479,389
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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.