Showdowns
Jack Nicholson Showdown
Something's Gotta Give vs. As Good As It Gets
Both comedies released in December by Sony where dates were align (1997 and 2003).
| Movie Summary | ![]() Something's Gotta Give | ![]() As Good as It Gets |
| Genre | Romantic Comedy | Romantic Comedy |
| Studio | Sony / Columbia | Sony / Columbia |
| Release Date | December 12, 2003 | December 23, 1997 |
| Domestic Gross | $124,728,738 | $148,478,011 |
| Production Budget | $80 million | $50 million |
| Running Time | 2 hrs. 8 min. | 2 hrs. 19 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | for sexual content, brief nudity and strong language | on appeal for strong language, thematic elements, nudity and a beating |
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| Domestic Summary | Something's Gotta Give | As Good as It Gets |
| Total Gross | $124,728,738 | $148,478,011 |
| Opening Weekend* | $16,064,723 | $12,606,928 |
| Theaters | 2,677 | 1,572 |
| Average | $6,001 | $8,020 |
| Opening % of Total | 12.9% | 8.5% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -28.9% | -3.1% |
| Widest Release | 2,876 | 1,837 |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | ||
| Worldwide Summary | Something's Gotta Give | As Good as It Gets |
| Worldwide Gross | $266,728,738 | $314,178,011 |
| Foreign Gross | $142,000,000 | $165,700,000 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 53.2% | 52.7% |
| Domestic Gross | $124,728,738 | $148,478,011 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 46.8% | 47.3% |
| People Summary | Something's Gotta Give | As Good as It Gets |
| Actor: Jack Nicholson | #6 | #2 |
| Composer: Hans Zimmer | #29 | #24 |
| Genres & Franchises | Something's Gotta Give | As Good as It Gets |
| Genre: Romantic Comedy | #18 | #10 |
| Showdown: Jack Nicholson Showdown | #2 | #1 |
| Chart Rankings | Something's Gotta Give | As Good as It Gets |
| All Time Domestic | #364 | #244 |
| All Time Worldwide | #345 | #268 |
| Opening Weeks | #918 | #773 |
| Opening Weekends | #908 | #1203 |
| Opening Weekends - December | #62 | #91 |
| Eleventh Weekends | #111 | #40 |
| Ninth Weekends | #125 | #36 |
| Tenth Weekends | #75 | #31 |
| Twelfth Weekends | #175 | #29 |
| Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #164 | #92 |
| Fifth Weekends | #145 | #157 |
| Sixth Weekends | #141 | #106 |
| Seventh Weekends | #170 | #108 |
| Eighth Weekends | #135 | #29 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #922 | #232 |
| Rated PG-13 | #173 | #127 |
| Slowest to $100 million | #140 | #88 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #368 | #199 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #988 | #551 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - December | #78 | #75 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #987 | #944 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday | #191 | #182 |
| Eleventh Weekends Adjusted | #161 | #36 |
| Ninth Weekends Adjusted | #190 | #39 |
| Tenth Weekends Adjusted | #123 | #32 |
| Twelfth Weekends Adjusted | #192 | #33 |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | #166 | #195 |
| Rated PG-13 Adjusted | #178 | #86 |
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