Movie Comparison: You’ve Got Mail (1998) vs. The Birdcage (1996)

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  You’ve
Got Mail
The Birdcage
Domestic Release Date Dec 18, 1998Mar 8, 1996
Production Budget $65,000,000 
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,6911,950
Maximum Theaters 2,9612,285
Theatrical Engagements 24,53924,162
Domestic Opening Weekend $18,426,749$18,275,828
Domestic Box Office $115,821,495$124,060,553
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$259,547,678$302,573,018
International Box Office $134,978,505$57,700,000
Worldwide Box Office $250,800,000$181,760,553
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  You’ve
Got Mail
The Birdcage
1st Friday $6,020,000 /
$6,020,000
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1st Saturday $7,215,000 /
$13,235,000
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-
1st Sunday $5,176,000 /
$18,427,000
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-
1st Monday $2,666,741 /
$20,993,490
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-
1st Tuesday $3,152,510 /
$24,146,000
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-
1st Wednesday $3,115,000 /
$27,261,000
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-
1st Thursday $2,305,000 /
$29,543,000
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-
2nd Friday $5,022,000 /
$34,565,000
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-
2nd Saturday $7,475,000 /
$42,040,000
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-
2nd Sunday $5,583,000 /
$47,623,000
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-
2nd Monday $3,729,009 /
$51,352,009
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-
2nd Tuesday $3,979,411 /
$55,331,420
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-
2nd Wednesday $3,685,000 /
$59,017,000
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-
2nd Thursday $4,760,000 /
$63,797,000
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-
3rd Friday $5,975,000 /
$69,772,000
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-
3rd Saturday $5,085,000 /
$74,857,000
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-
3rd Sunday $2,962,000 /
$77,939,000
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-
3rd Monday $1,004,438 /
$78,943,055
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-
3rd Tuesday $1,179,108 /
$80,122,163
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-
3rd Wednesday $921,744 /
$81,043,907
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-
3rd Thursday $958,318 /
$82,002,225
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-
4th Friday $2,145,000 /
$84,147,000
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-
4th Saturday $3,925,000 /
$88,072,000
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-
4th Sunday $2,033,092 /
$90,105,092
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4th Monday $503,838 /
$90,608,930
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4th Tuesday $632,579 /
$91,241,509
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4th Wednesday $512,821 /
$91,754,330
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-
4th Thursday $528,984 /
$92,283,314
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-
5th Friday $1,574,686 /
$93,858,000
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-
5th Saturday $2,675,000 /
$96,533,000
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-
5th Sunday $1,575,000 /
$98,108,000
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-
5th Monday $938,626 /
$98,905,738
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-
5th Tuesday $400,599 /
$99,306,337
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-
5th Wednesday $354,194 /
$99,660,531
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-
5th Thursday $366,447 /
$100,026,978
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-
6th Friday $1,140,000 /
$101,167,000
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-
6th Saturday $2,030,000 /
$103,197,000
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-
6th Sunday $976,000 /
$104,139,000
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-
6th Monday $247,240 /
$104,386,689
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-
6th Tuesday $275,759 /
$104,662,448
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-
6th Wednesday $233,441 /
$104,895,889
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-
6th Thursday $256,318 /
$105,152,207
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-
7th Friday $830,000 /
$105,982,000
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-
7th Saturday $1,765,000 /
$107,747,000
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-
7th Sunday $447,000 /
$108,174,879
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-
7th Monday $172,929 /
$108,347,808
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-
7th Tuesday $201,823 /
$108,549,631
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-
7th Wednesday $175,406 /
$108,725,037
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-
7th Thursday $197,761 /
$108,922,798
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-
8th Friday $527,000 /
$109,450,000
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8th Saturday $1,270,000 /
$110,720,000
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-
8th Sunday - /
$111,118,817
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-
8th Monday $106,898 /
$111,225,715
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-
8th Tuesday $121,072 /
$111,346,787
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-
8th Wednesday $119,558 /
$111,466,345
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-
8th Thursday $126,127 /
$111,592,472
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-
9th Friday $220,000 /
$111,812,000
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-
9th Saturday $440,000 /
$112,252,000
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9th Sunday $385,000 /
$112,637,000
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9th Monday - /
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9th Tuesday - /
-
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9th Wednesday - /
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9th Thursday - /
-
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10th Friday - /
-
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10th Saturday - /
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10th Sunday - /
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10th Monday - /
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10th Tuesday - /
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10th Wednesday - /
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10th Thursday - /
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  You’ve
Got Mail
The Birdcage
Opening Weekend $18,426,749 /
$18,426,749
$18,275,828 /
$18,275,828
2nd Weekend $18,101,967 /
$47,439,770
$16,034,306 /
$41,336,832
3rd Weekend $14,176,243 /
$77,938,617
$13,294,404 /
$60,601,672
4th Weekend $8,102,167 /
$90,105,092
$10,106,414 /
$74,627,943
5th Weekend $6,622,424 /
$98,905,738
$9,219,443 /
$87,604,273
6th Weekend $4,112,471 /
$104,139,449
$6,772,210 /
$97,752,823
7th Weekend $3,022,672 /
$108,174,879
$4,737,737 /
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8th Weekend $2,189,019 /
$111,118,817
$3,365,322 /
$109,303,042
9th Weekend $1,170,708 /
$112,763,180
$2,503,872 /
$112,845,066
10th Weekend $489,178 /
$113,424,270
$1,606,421 /
$115,271,678
11th Weekend $216,609 /
$113,764,690
$1,274,938 /
$117,095,599
12th Weekend $110,702 /
$113,934,164
$1,263,789 /
$118,764,272
13th Weekend $54,436 /
$114,025,401
$605,039 /
$119,650,000
14th Weekend $26,562 /
$114,074,712
$500,815 /
$120,456,200
15th Weekend $416,285 /
$114,500,498
$444,685 /
$121,154,921
16th Weekend $300,462 /
$115,023,033
$415,262 /
$121,892,476
17th Weekend $206,907 /
$115,404,312
$320,036 /
$122,453,823
18th Weekend $124,978 /
$115,598,923
$400,677 /
$122,963,761
19th Weekend $91,481 /
$115,731,542
$199,369 /
$123,314,389
20th Weekend - /
-
$121,015 /
$123,560,241
  You’ve
Got Mail
The Birdcage
Opening Week $29,337,803 /
$29,337,803
$25,302,526 /
$25,302,526
2nd Week $34,424,571 /
$63,762,374
$22,004,742 /
$47,307,268
3rd Week $18,240,551 /
$82,002,925
$17,214,261 /
$64,521,529
4th Week $10,280,389 /
$92,283,314
$13,863,301 /
$78,384,830
5th Week $7,743,664 /
$100,026,978
$12,595,783 /
$90,980,613
6th Week $5,125,229 /
$105,152,207
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7th Week $3,777,591 /
$108,929,798
- /
$105,937,720
8th Week $2,662,674 /
$111,592,472
$4,403,474 /
$110,341,194
9th Week $1,342,620 /
$112,935,092
$3,324,063 /
$113,665,257
10th Week $612,989 /
$113,548,081
$2,155,404 /
$115,820,661
11th Week $275,381 /
$113,823,462
$1,679,822 /
$117,500,483
12th Week $147,503 /
$113,970,965
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13th Week $77,185 /
$114,048,150
$910,424 /
$119,955,385
14th Week $36,063 /
$114,084,213
$754,851 /
$120,710,236
15th Week $638,358 /
$114,722,571
$766,978 /
$121,477,214
16th Week $474,834 /
$115,197,405
$656,573 /
$122,133,787
17th Week $276,540 /
$115,473,945
$429,297 /
$122,563,084
18th Week $166,116 /
$115,640,061
$551,936 /
$123,115,020
19th Week - /
-
$324,206 /
$123,439,226
20th Week - /
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$200,366 /
$123,639,592

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.