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'The Notebook' Vs. 'Dear John' Vs. 'The Vow'
| Movie Summary |  The Notebook |  Dear John |  The Vow |
| Genre | Romance | Romance | Drama |
| Studio | New Line | Sony / Screen Gems | Sony / Screen Gems |
| Release Date | June 25, 2004 | February 5, 2010 | February 10, 2012 |
| Domestic Gross | $81,001,787 | $80,014,842 | $125,014,030 |
| Production Budget | $29 million | $25 million | $30 million |
| Running Time | 2 hrs. 4 min. | 1 hr. 48 min. | 1 hr. 44 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | for some sexuality | some sensuality and violence. | an accident scene, sexual content, partial nudity and some language. |
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| Domestic Summary | The Notebook | Dear John | The Vow |
| Total Gross | $81,001,787 | $80,014,842 | $125,014,030 |
| Opening Weekend* | $13,464,745 | $30,468,614 | $41,202,458 |
| Theaters | 2,303 | 2,969 | 2,958 |
| Average | $5,846 | $10,262 | $13,929 |
| Opening % of Total | 16.6% | 38.1% | 33.0% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -44.7% | -47.3% | -44.0% |
| Widest Release | 2,323 | 3,062 | 3,038 |
| Close Date | November 21, 2004 | April 29, 2010 | May 17, 2012 |
| In Release | 150 days / 21 weeks | 84 days / 12 weeks | 94 days / 13 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | |||
| Worldwide Summary | The Notebook | Dear John | The Vow |
| Worldwide Gross | $115,603,229 | $114,977,104 | $196,114,570 |
| Foreign Gross | $34,601,442 | $34,962,262 | $71,100,540 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 29.9% | 30.4% | 36.3% |
| Domestic Gross | $81,001,787 | $80,014,842 | $125,014,030 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 70.1% | 69.6% | 63.7% |
| People Summary | The Notebook | Dear John | The Vow |
| Actor: Channing Tatum | - | #7 | #3 |
| Actor: Rachel McAdams | #6 | - | #4 |
| Genres & Franchises | The Notebook | Dear John | The Vow |
| Brand: Nicholas Sparks | #1 | #2 | - |
| Genre: Memory Loss / Amnesia | #7 | - | #3 |
| Genre: Romantic Drama | #13 | #14 | #7 |
| Showdown: 'The Notebook' Vs. 'Dear John' Vs. 'The Vow' | #2 | #3 | #1 |
| Showdown: Sparks Showdown | #1 | #2 | - |
| Chart Rankings | The Notebook | Dear John | The Vow |
| Opening Weekends Under 3,000 Theaters | - | #49 | #9 |
| All Time Domestic | #712 | #732 | #364 |
| Opening Weeks | #954 | #417 | #183 |
| Opening Weekends | #1125 | #347 | #198 |
| Opening Weekends - February | - | #20 | #6 |
| Opening Weekends - Winter | - | #26 | #6 |
| President's Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | - | #44 | #18 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | - | #680 | #549 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #864 | #1017 | #831 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #2160 | #2408 | #2089 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | - | #188 | #119 |
| Widest Releases | - | #596 | #623 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #1103 | #657 | #299 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - February | - | #28 | #11 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #1318 | #553 | #322 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Winter | - | #40 | #13 |
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