Movie Comparison: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (2004) vs. Pokemon: The First Movie (1999)

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  SpongeBob
SquarePants:
The Movie
Pokemon:
The First
Movie
Domestic Title SpongeBob
SquarePants
Domestic Release Date Nov 19, 2004Nov 10, 1999
Production Budget $30,000,000$30,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,2123,043
Maximum Theaters 3,3073,043
Theatrical Engagements 20,85921,527
Domestic Opening Weekend $32,018,216$31,036,678
Domestic Box Office $85,416,609$85,744,662
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$148,085,054$181,752,395
International Box Office $56,634,646$77,900,000
Worldwide Box Office $142,051,255$163,644,662
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  SpongeBob
SquarePants:
The Movie
Pokemon:
The First
Movie
1st Friday $9,400,000 /
$9,400,000
$9,070,000 /
$28,787,000
1st Saturday $13,771,055 /
$23,330,807
$13,060,000 /
$41,847,000
1st Sunday $8,687,409 /
$32,018,216
$8,974,000 /
$50,754,104
1st Monday $1,537,000 /
$33,555,000
$1,218,805 /
$51,972,909
1st Tuesday $1,706,000 /
$35,261,000
$1,104,513 /
$53,077,422
1st Wednesday $3,466,000 /
$38,727,000
$928,893 /
$54,006,315
1st Thursday $2,222,000 /
$40,948,838
$862,908 /
$54,869,223
2nd Friday $7,096,818 /
$48,045,656
$2,453,000 /
$57,322,000
2nd Saturday $6,740,870 /
$54,786,526
$6,115,000 /
$63,437,000
2nd Sunday $4,006,643 /
$58,793,169
$4,009,000 /
$67,372,092
2nd Monday $553,000 /
$59,346,000
$577,766 /
$67,949,858
2nd Tuesday $412,000 /
$59,758,000
$682,073 /
$68,631,931
2nd Wednesday $403,000 /
$60,161,000
$1,089,000 /
$69,721,000
2nd Thursday $392,000 /
$60,553,442
$827,000 /
$70,548,000
3rd Friday $1,800,000 /
$62,400,000
$2,846,000 /
$73,394,000
3rd Saturday $3,574,924 /
$65,895,142
$2,629,000 /
$76,023,000
3rd Sunday $2,314,172 /
$68,209,314
$1,638,000 /
$77,724,392
3rd Monday $258,000 /
$68,468,000
$222,497 /
$77,946,889
3rd Tuesday $263,000 /
$68,731,000
$176,734 /
$78,123,623
3rd Wednesday $274,000 /
$69,005,000
$157,602 /
$78,281,225
3rd Thursday $234,000 /
$69,239,000
$146,590 /
$78,427,815
4th Friday $1,100,000 /
$70,300,000
$420,000 /
$78,848,000
4th Saturday $2,103,441 /
$72,264,654
$1,141,000 /
$79,989,000
4th Sunday $1,331,368 /
$73,596,022
$788,000 /
$80,771,180
4th Monday $178,000 /
$73,774,000
$103,638 /
$80,874,818
4th Tuesday $189,000 /
$73,963,000
$114,733 /
$80,989,551
4th Wednesday $192,000 /
$74,155,000
$103,438 /
$81,092,989
4th Thursday $205,000 /
$74,359,000
$91,529 /
$81,184,518
5th Friday $400,000 /
$74,800,000
$182,000 /
$81,367,000
5th Saturday $899,677 /
$75,677,654
$572,000 /
$81,939,000
5th Sunday $684,748 /
$76,362,402
$438,000 /
$82,369,077
5th Monday - /
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$57,501 /
$82,426,578
5th Tuesday - /
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$57,860 /
$82,484,438
5th Wednesday - /
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$54,046 /
$82,538,484
5th Thursday - /
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$51,898 /
$82,590,382
6th Friday - /
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6th Saturday - /
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6th Sunday - /
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$208,000 /
$83,127,955
6th Monday - /
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$106,707 /
$83,234,662
6th Tuesday - /
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$114,391 /
$83,349,053
6th Wednesday - /
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$88,639 /
$83,765,560
7th Wednesday - /
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$81,795 /
$83,847,355
7th Thursday - /
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9th Sunday - /
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9th Monday $138,653 /
$83,708,576
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10th Friday - /
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10th Monday - /
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$120,542 /
$84,797,478
10th Tuesday - /
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  SpongeBob
SquarePants:
The Movie
Pokemon:
The First
Movie
Opening Weekend $32,018,216 /
$32,018,216
$31,036,678 /
$50,754,104
2nd Weekend $17,844,331 /
$58,793,169
$12,502,869 /
$67,372,092
3rd Weekend $7,655,872 /
$68,209,314
$7,105,860 /
$77,724,392
4th Weekend $4,357,011 /
$73,596,022
$2,343,365 /
$80,771,180
5th Weekend $2,002,903 /
$76,362,402
$1,184,559 /
$82,369,077
6th Weekend $714,503 /
$78,779,272
$537,573 /
$83,127,955
7th Weekend $1,246,327 /
$81,900,075
$112,214 /
$83,608,861
8th Weekend $858,303 /
$83,126,525
$164,248 /
$84,091,099
9th Weekend $317,906 /
$83,569,923
$103,643 /
$84,286,792
10th Weekend $152,867 /
$83,889,892
$492,031 /
$84,797,478
11th Weekend $265,000 /
$84,187,826
$251,540 /
$85,118,270
12th Weekend $268,490 /
$84,540,402
$163,007 /
$85,340,365
13th Weekend $232,657 /
$84,848,364
$134,623 /
$85,503,823
14th Weekend $184,795 /
$85,102,579
$86,173 /
$85,611,561
15th Weekend $96,476 /
$85,283,341
$66,364 /
$85,693,123
16th Weekend $61,830 /
$85,373,733
$39,838 /
$85,744,662
17th Weekend $15,212 /
$85,402,000
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18th Weekend $2,949 /
$85,416,609
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19th Weekend - /
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20th Weekend - /
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  SpongeBob
SquarePants:
The Movie
Pokemon:
The First
Movie
Opening Week $40,948,838 /
$40,948,838
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2nd Week $19,604,604 /
$60,553,442
$35,151,797 /
$54,869,223
3rd Week $8,685,569 /
$69,239,011
$15,749,309 /
$70,618,532
4th Week $5,120,488 /
$74,359,499
$7,809,283 /
$78,427,815
5th Week $3,705,270 /
$78,064,769
$2,756,703 /
$81,184,518
6th Week $2,588,979 /
$80,653,748
$1,405,864 /
$82,590,382
7th Week $1,614,474 /
$82,268,222
$906,265 /
$83,496,647
8th Week $983,795 /
$83,252,017
$430,204 /
$83,926,851
9th Week $485,008 /
$83,737,025
$256,298 /
$84,183,149
10th Week $185,801 /
$83,922,826
$122,298 /
$84,305,447
11th Week $349,086 /
$84,271,912
$561,283 /
$84,866,730
12th Week $343,795 /
$84,615,707
$310,628 /
$85,177,358
13th Week $302,077 /
$84,917,784
$191,842 /
$85,369,200
14th Week $269,081 /
$85,186,865
$156,188 /
$85,525,388
15th Week $125,038 /
$85,311,903
$101,371 /
$85,626,759
16th Week $74,885 /
$85,386,788
$78,065 /
$85,704,824
17th Week $26,872 /
$85,413,660
$39,838 /
$85,744,662
18th Week $2,949 /
$85,416,609
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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.