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

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  SpongeBob
SquarePants:
The Movie
The Rugrats
Movie
Domestic Title SpongeBob
SquarePants
Domestic Release Date Nov 19, 2004Nov 20, 1998
Production Budget $30,000,000$28,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,2122,782
Maximum Theaters 3,3072,832
Theatrical Engagements 20,85927,075
Domestic Opening Weekend $32,018,216$27,321,470
Domestic Box Office $85,416,609$100,494,685
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$148,085,054$228,992,274
International Box Office $56,634,646$40,400,000
Worldwide Box Office $142,051,255$140,894,685
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  SpongeBob
SquarePants:
The Movie
The Rugrats
Movie
1st Friday $9,400,000 /
$9,400,000
$6,730,000 /
$6,730,000
1st Saturday $13,771,055 /
$23,330,807
$11,935,000 /
$18,665,000
1st Sunday $8,687,409 /
$32,018,216
$8,467,000 /
$27,321,000
1st Monday $1,537,000 /
$33,555,000
$1,417,335 /
$28,738,805
1st Tuesday $1,706,000 /
$35,261,000
$1,630,000 /
$30,369,000
1st Wednesday $3,466,000 /
$38,727,000
$3,405,000 /
$33,774,000
1st Thursday $2,222,000 /
$40,948,838
$2,860,000 /
$36,634,000
2nd Friday $7,096,818 /
$48,045,656
$8,650,000 /
$45,284,000
2nd Saturday $6,740,870 /
$54,786,526
$7,850,000 /
$53,185,000
2nd Sunday $4,006,643 /
$58,793,169
$4,595,000 /
$57,852,000
2nd Monday $553,000 /
$59,346,000
$647,826 /
$58,499,817
2nd Tuesday $412,000 /
$59,758,000
$484,920 /
$58,984,737
2nd Wednesday $403,000 /
$60,161,000
$431,129 /
$59,415,866
2nd Thursday $392,000 /
$60,553,442
$579,134 /
$59,995,000
3rd Friday $1,800,000 /
$62,400,000
$1,445,000 /
$61,440,000
3rd Saturday $3,574,924 /
$65,895,142
$3,650,000 /
$65,090,000
3rd Sunday $2,314,172 /
$68,209,314
$2,367,000 /
$67,457,000
3rd Monday $258,000 /
$68,468,000
$283,454 /
$67,735,724
3rd Tuesday $263,000 /
$68,731,000
$348,621 /
$68,084,345
3rd Wednesday $274,000 /
$69,005,000
$293,187 /
$68,376,532
3rd Thursday $234,000 /
$69,239,000
$268,335 /
$68,664,367
4th Friday $1,100,000 /
$70,300,000
$1,300,000 /
$69,964,367
4th Saturday $2,103,441 /
$72,264,654
$2,200,000 /
$72,164,367
4th Sunday $1,331,368 /
$73,596,022
$1,413,000 /
$73,198,000
4th Monday $178,000 /
$73,774,000
$182,554 /
$73,763,180
4th Tuesday $189,000 /
$73,963,000
$195,327 /
$73,576,319
4th Wednesday $192,000 /
$74,155,000
$185,277 /
$73,761,596
4th Thursday $205,000 /
$74,359,000
$207,712 /
$73,969,308
5th Friday $400,000 /
$74,800,000
$525,000 /
$74,494,000
5th Saturday $899,677 /
$75,677,654
$1,230,000 /
$75,724,000
5th Sunday $684,748 /
$76,362,402
$961,000 /
$76,829,000
5th Monday - /
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$586,381 /
$77,415,078
5th Tuesday - /
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$535,922 /
$77,951,000
5th Wednesday - /
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$715,000 /
$78,666,000
5th Thursday - /
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$460,000 /
$79,338,000
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$1,221,369 /
$84,299,501
6th Wednesday - /
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$1,180,000 /
$85,479,000
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9th Monday $138,653 /
$83,708,576
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  SpongeBob
SquarePants:
The Movie
The Rugrats
Movie
Opening Weekend $32,018,216 /
$32,018,216
$27,321,470 /
$27,321,470
2nd Weekend $17,844,331 /
$58,793,169
$21,010,116 /
$57,851,991
3rd Weekend $7,655,872 /
$68,209,314
$7,632,293 /
$67,452,270
4th Weekend $4,357,011 /
$73,596,022
$4,533,571 /
$73,198,438
5th Weekend $2,002,903 /
$76,362,402
$2,859,389 /
$76,828,697
6th Weekend $714,503 /
$78,779,272
$2,666,292 /
$82,015,627
7th Weekend $1,246,327 /
$81,900,075
$2,752,148 /
$89,183,190
8th Weekend $858,303 /
$83,126,525
$1,437,993 /
$91,119,751
9th Weekend $317,906 /
$83,569,923
$1,330,827 /
$92,703,873
10th Weekend $152,867 /
$83,889,892
$784,440 /
$93,599,709
11th Weekend $265,000 /
$84,187,826
$570,550 /
$94,269,189
12th Weekend $268,490 /
$84,540,402
$508,577 /
$94,853,991
13th Weekend $232,657 /
$84,848,364
$1,254,878 /
$96,174,410
14th Weekend $184,795 /
$85,102,579
$801,649 /
$97,388,638
15th Weekend $96,476 /
$85,283,341
$704,009 /
$98,286,747
16th Weekend $61,830 /
$85,373,733
$596,049 /
$99,064,772
17th Weekend $15,212 /
$85,402,000
$483,875 /
$99,704,991
18th Weekend $2,949 /
$85,416,609
$328,545 /
$100,130,568
19th Weekend - /
-
$166,458 /
$100,354,406
20th Weekend - /
-
$50,512 /
$100,439,328
  SpongeBob
SquarePants:
The Movie
The Rugrats
Movie
Opening Week $40,948,838 /
$40,948,838
$36,841,875 /
$36,841,875
2nd Week $19,604,604 /
$60,553,442
$22,978,102 /
$59,819,977
3rd Week $8,685,569 /
$69,239,011
$8,844,890 /
$68,664,867
4th Week $5,120,488 /
$74,359,499
$5,304,441 /
$73,969,308
5th Week $3,705,270 /
$78,064,769
$5,380,027 /
$79,349,335
6th Week $2,588,979 /
$80,653,748
$7,081,707 /
$86,431,042
7th Week $1,614,474 /
$82,268,222
$3,250,716 /
$89,681,758
8th Week $983,795 /
$83,252,017
$1,691,288 /
$91,373,046
9th Week $485,008 /
$83,737,025
$1,442,223 /
$92,815,269
10th Week $185,801 /
$83,922,826
$883,370 /
$93,698,639
11th Week $349,086 /
$84,271,912
$646,775 /
$94,345,414
12th Week $343,795 /
$84,615,707
$574,118 /
$94,919,532
13th Week $302,077 /
$84,917,784
$1,667,457 /
$96,586,989
14th Week $269,081 /
$85,186,865
$995,749 /
$97,582,738
15th Week $125,038 /
$85,311,903
$885,985 /
$98,468,723
16th Week $74,885 /
$85,386,788
$752,393 /
$99,221,116
17th Week $26,872 /
$85,413,660
$580,907 /
$99,802,023
18th Week $2,949 /
$85,416,609
$385,925 /
$100,187,948
19th Week - /
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$200,868 /
$100,388,816
20th Week - /
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$90,573 /
$100,479,389

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.