Movie Comparison: 12 Years a Slave (2013) vs. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)

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  12 Years
a Slave
The Boy in
the Striped
Pyjamas
Domestic Title The Boy in
the Striped
Pajamas
Domestic Release Date Oct 18, 2013Nov 7, 2008
Production Budget $20,000,000$12,500,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1917
Maximum Theaters 1,474679
Theatrical Engagements 16,0703,135
Domestic Opening Weekend $923,715$253,085
Domestic Box Office $56,671,993$9,046,156
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$75,026,245$13,569,519
International Box Office $124,093,068$35,037,247
Worldwide Box Office $180,765,061$44,083,403
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  12 Years
a Slave
The Boy in
the Striped
Pyjamas
1st Friday $273,882 /
$273,882
$61,000 /
$61,000
1st Saturday $381,712 /
$655,594
- /
-
1st Sunday $268,121 /
$923,715
- /
-
1st Monday $90,213 /
$1,013,928
- /
-
1st Tuesday $84,809 /
$1,098,737
- /
-
1st Wednesday $83,358 /
$1,182,095
- /
-
1st Thursday $77,848 /
$1,259,943
- /
-
2nd Friday $621,889 /
$1,881,832
- /
-
2nd Saturday $926,549 /
$2,808,381
- /
-
2nd Sunday $585,887 /
$3,394,268
- /
-
2nd Monday $195,188 /
$3,589,456
- /
-
2nd Tuesday $213,882 /
$3,803,338
- /
-
2nd Wednesday $186,272 /
$3,989,610
- /
-
2nd Thursday $170,714 /
$4,160,324
- /
-
3rd Friday $1,272,416 /
$5,432,740
$458,894 /
$1,439,433
3rd Saturday $2,172,146 /
$7,604,886
$729,000 /
$2,168,433
3rd Sunday $1,347,652 /
$8,952,538
$459,620 /
$2,628,053
3rd Monday $448,732 /
$9,401,270
$152,407 /
$2,780,460
3rd Tuesday $522,207 /
$9,923,477
$189,795 /
$2,970,255
3rd Wednesday $425,757 /
$10,349,234
$250,115 /
$3,220,370
3rd Thursday $396,347 /
$10,745,581
$250,268 /
$3,470,638
4th Friday $1,857,890 /
$12,603,471
$635,721 /
$4,106,359
4th Saturday $2,871,251 /
$15,474,722
$678,273 /
$4,784,632
4th Sunday $1,946,590 /
$17,421,312
$382,193 /
$5,169,495
4th Monday $1,127,622 /
$18,548,934
$110,984 /
$5,280,479
4th Tuesday $652,564 /
$19,201,498
$114,851 /
$5,395,330
4th Wednesday $537,442 /
$19,738,940
$116,868 /
$5,512,198
4th Thursday $509,845 /
$20,248,785
$114,046 /
$5,626,244
5th Friday $1,338,504 /
$21,587,289
$303,189 /
$5,929,433
5th Saturday $2,085,392 /
$23,672,681
$436,161 /
$6,365,594
5th Sunday $1,180,810 /
$24,853,491
$291,686 /
$6,657,280
5th Monday $412,646 /
$25,266,137
$95,741 /
$6,753,021
5th Tuesday $530,373 /
$25,796,510
$102,796 /
$6,855,817
5th Wednesday $429,531 /
$26,226,041
$113,511 /
$6,969,328
5th Thursday $367,271 /
$26,593,312
$108,269 /
$7,077,597
6th Friday $803,774 /
$27,397,086
$193,001 /
$7,270,598
6th Saturday $1,269,179 /
$28,666,265
$304,592 /
$7,575,190
6th Sunday $760,682 /
$29,426,947
$187,872 /
$7,763,062
6th Monday $301,896 /
$29,728,843
- /
-
6th Tuesday $389,303 /
$30,118,146
- /
-
6th Wednesday $356,606 /
$30,474,752
- /
-
6th Thursday $375,452 /
$30,850,204
- /
-
7th Friday $901,375 /
$31,751,579
- /
-
7th Saturday $915,167 /
$32,666,746
- /
-
7th Sunday $488,496 /
$33,155,242
- /
-
7th Monday $158,756 /
$33,313,998
- /
-
7th Tuesday $201,277 /
$33,515,275
- /
-
7th Wednesday $176,761 /
$33,692,036
- /
-
7th Thursday $180,084 /
$33,872,120
- /
-
8th Friday $315,785 /
$34,187,905
- /
-
8th Saturday $525,285 /
$34,713,190
- /
-
8th Sunday $305,889 /
$35,019,079
- /
-
8th Monday $130,374 /
$35,149,453
- /
-
8th Tuesday $165,203 /
$35,314,656
- /
-
8th Wednesday $140,972 /
$35,455,628
- /
-
8th Thursday $176,060 /
$35,631,688
- /
-
9th Friday $205,376 /
$35,837,064
- /
-
9th Saturday $302,239 /
$36,139,303
- /
-
9th Sunday $225,210 /
$36,364,513
- /
-
9th Monday $93,801 /
$36,458,314
- /
-
9th Tuesday $100,109 /
$36,558,423
- /
-
9th Wednesday $77,113 /
$36,635,536
- /
-
9th Thursday $74,690 /
$36,710,226
- /
-
10th Friday $92,328 /
$36,802,554
- /
-
10th Saturday $152,223 /
$36,954,777
- /
-
10th Sunday $125,539 /
$37,080,316
- /
-
10th Monday $83,909 /
$37,164,225
- /
-
10th Tuesday $73,820 /
$37,238,045
- /
-
10th Wednesday $85,066 /
$37,323,111
- /
-
10th Thursday $102,873 /
$37,425,984
- /
-
  12 Years
a Slave
The Boy in
the Striped
Pyjamas
Opening Weekend $923,715 /
$923,715
$253,085 /
$253,085
2nd Weekend $2,134,325 /
$3,394,268
$474,390 /
$827,683
3rd Weekend $4,792,214 /
$8,952,538
$1,647,514 /
$2,628,053
4th Weekend $6,675,731 /
$17,421,312
$1,696,187 /
$5,169,495
5th Weekend $4,604,706 /
$24,853,491
$1,031,036 /
$6,657,280
6th Weekend $2,833,635 /
$29,426,947
$685,465 /
$7,763,062
7th Weekend $2,305,038 /
$33,155,242
$274,481 /
$8,379,440
8th Weekend $1,146,959 /
$35,019,079
$87,901 /
$8,660,917
9th Weekend $732,825 /
$36,364,513
$95,845 /
$8,854,137
10th Weekend $370,090 /
$37,080,316
$58,205 /
$8,957,174
11th Weekend $372,979 /
$37,798,963
$35,357 /
$9,023,439
12th Weekend $328,744 /
$38,472,086
- /
-
13th Weekend $270,760 /
$38,904,535
- /
-
14th Weekend $1,539,838 /
$40,644,136
- /
-
15th Weekend $2,031,316 /
$43,560,133
- /
-
16th Weekend $1,442,164 /
$45,850,559
- /
-
17th Weekend $816,563 /
$47,347,837
- /
-
18th Weekend $562,764 /
$48,214,740
- /
-
19th Weekend $522,497 /
$49,077,220
- /
-
20th Weekend $975,931 /
$50,336,296
- /
-
  12 Years
a Slave
The Boy in
the Striped
Pyjamas
Opening Week $1,259,943 /
$1,259,943
$353,293 /
$353,293
2nd Week $2,900,381 /
$4,160,324
$627,246 /
$980,539
3rd Week $6,585,257 /
$10,745,581
$2,492,769 /
$3,473,308
4th Week $9,503,204 /
$20,248,785
$2,152,936 /
$5,626,244
5th Week $6,344,527 /
$26,593,312
$1,451,353 /
$7,077,597
6th Week $4,256,892 /
$30,850,204
$1,027,362 /
$8,104,959
7th Week $3,021,916 /
$33,872,120
$468,057 /
$8,573,016
8th Week $1,759,568 /
$35,631,688
$185,276 /
$8,758,292
9th Week $1,078,538 /
$36,710,226
$140,677 /
$8,898,969
10th Week $715,758 /
$37,425,984
$89,113 /
$8,988,082
11th Week $717,358 /
$38,143,342
$58,074 /
$9,046,156
12th Week $490,433 /
$38,633,775
- /
-
13th Week $470,523 /
$39,104,298
- /
-
14th Week $2,424,519 /
$41,528,817
- /
-
15th Week $2,879,578 /
$44,408,395
- /
-
16th Week $2,122,879 /
$46,531,274
- /
-
17th Week $1,120,702 /
$47,651,976
- /
-
18th Week $902,747 /
$48,554,723
- /
-
19th Week $805,642 /
$49,360,365
- /
-
20th Week $1,571,670 /
$50,932,035
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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.