Movie Comparison: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) vs. Contact (1997)

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  2001: A Space
Odyssey
Contact
Domestic Release Date Apr 2, 1968Jul 11, 1997
Production Budget $10,500,000$90,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,923
Maximum Theaters 132,314
Theatrical Engagements 5219,014
Domestic Opening Weekend  $20,584,908
Domestic Box Office $59,936,321$100,920,329
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$471,460,368$237,019,849
International Box Office $11,864,653$64,979,671
Worldwide Box Office $71,800,974$165,900,000
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  2001: A Space
Odyssey
Contact
1st Friday - /
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$6,543,925 /
$6,543,925
1st Saturday - /
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$7,703,374 /
$14,247,299
1st Sunday - /
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$6,337,609 /
$20,584,908
1st Monday - /
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$2,760,142 /
$23,345,050
1st Tuesday - /
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$2,928,724 /
$26,273,774
1st Wednesday - /
-
$2,562,169 /
$28,835,943
1st Thursday - /
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$2,457,938 /
$31,293,881
2nd Friday - /
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$4,814,669 /
$36,108,550
2nd Saturday - /
-
$6,570,700 /
$42,679,250
2nd Sunday - /
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$4,729,264 /
$47,408,514
2nd Monday - /
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$2,011,783 /
$49,420,297
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$2,118,547 /
$51,538,844
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$1,871,663 /
$53,410,507
2nd Thursday - /
-
$1,857,558 /
$55,268,065
3rd Friday - /
-
$2,811,435 /
$58,079,500
3rd Saturday - /
-
$3,934,969 /
$62,014,469
3rd Sunday - /
-
$2,958,545 /
$64,973,014
3rd Monday - /
-
$1,136,271 /
$66,109,285
3rd Tuesday - /
-
$1,242,199 /
$67,351,484
3rd Wednesday - /
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$1,036,393 /
$68,387,877
3rd Thursday - /
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$1,004,772 /
$69,392,649
4th Friday - /
-
$1,746,883 /
$71,139,532
4th Saturday - /
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$2,557,466 /
$73,696,998
4th Sunday - /
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$1,945,071 /
$75,642,069
4th Monday - /
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$824,796 /
$76,466,865
4th Tuesday - /
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$887,853 /
$77,354,718
4th Wednesday - /
-
$769,914 /
$78,124,632
4th Thursday - /
-
$753,390 /
$78,878,022
5th Friday - /
-
$1,241,092 /
$80,119,114
5th Saturday - /
-
$1,887,344 /
$82,006,458
5th Sunday - /
-
$1,350,317 /
$83,356,775
5th Monday - /
-
$567,171 /
$83,923,946
5th Tuesday - /
-
$667,064 /
$84,591,010
5th Wednesday - /
-
$615,171 /
$85,206,181
5th Thursday - /
-
$502,366 /
$85,708,547
6th Friday - /
-
$806,160 /
$86,514,707
6th Saturday - /
-
$1,211,757 /
$87,726,464
6th Sunday - /
-
$854,958 /
$88,581,422
6th Monday - /
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$337,863 /
$88,919,285
6th Tuesday - /
-
$385,311 /
$89,304,596
6th Wednesday - /
-
$377,425 /
$89,682,021
6th Thursday - /
-
$359,851 /
$90,041,872
7th Friday - /
-
$597,745 /
$90,639,617
7th Saturday - /
-
$908,785 /
$91,548,402
7th Sunday - /
-
$603,473 /
$92,151,875
7th Monday - /
-
$207,025 /
$92,358,900
7th Tuesday - /
-
$243,488 /
$92,602,388
7th Wednesday - /
-
$207,894 /
$92,810,282
7th Thursday - /
-
$211,970 /
$93,022,252
8th Friday - /
-
$408,205 /
$93,430,457
8th Saturday - /
-
$602,586 /
$94,033,043
8th Sunday - /
-
$533,138 /
$94,566,181
8th Monday - /
-
$411,061 /
$94,977,242
8th Tuesday - /
-
$122,586 /
$95,099,828
8th Wednesday - /
-
$107,542 /
$95,207,370
8th Thursday - /
-
$102,769 /
$95,310,139
9th Friday - /
-
$242,932 /
$95,553,071
9th Saturday - /
-
$402,283 /
$95,955,354
9th Sunday - /
-
$212,322 /
$96,167,676
9th Monday - /
-
$68,949 /
$96,236,625
9th Tuesday - /
-
$84,066 /
$96,320,691
9th Wednesday - /
-
$79,408 /
$96,400,099
9th Thursday - /
-
$81,292 /
$96,481,391
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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  2001: A Space
Odyssey
Contact
Opening Weekend - /
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$20,584,908 /
$20,584,908
2nd Weekend - /
-
$16,114,633 /
$47,408,514
3rd Weekend - /
-
$9,704,949 /
$64,973,014
4th Weekend - /
-
$6,249,420 /
$75,642,069
5th Weekend - /
-
$4,478,753 /
$83,356,776
6th Weekend - /
-
$2,872,875 /
$88,581,422
7th Weekend - /
-
$2,110,003 /
$92,151,875
8th Weekend - /
-
$1,954,990 /
$94,977,242
9th Weekend - /
-
$857,537 /
$96,167,676
10th Weekend - /
-
$640,757 /
$97,122,148
11th Weekend - /
-
$427,210 /
$97,796,286
12th Weekend - /
-
$226,363 /
$98,161,955
13th Weekend - /
-
$795,612 /
$99,040,239
14th Weekend - /
-
$623,450 /
$99,954,136
15th Weekend - /
-
$357,439 /
$100,476,316
16th Weekend - /
-
$178,446 /
$100,769,177
17th Weekend - /
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19th Weekend - /
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20th Weekend - /
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  2001: A Space
Odyssey
Contact
Opening Week - /
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$31,293,881 /
$31,293,881
2nd Week - /
-
$23,974,184 /
$55,268,065
3rd Week - /
-
$14,124,584 /
$69,392,649
4th Week - /
-
$9,485,374 /
$78,878,023
5th Week - /
-
$6,830,524 /
$85,708,547
6th Week - /
-
$4,333,325 /
$90,041,872
7th Week - /
-
$2,980,380 /
$93,022,252
8th Week - /
-
$2,287,887 /
$95,310,139
9th Week - /
-
$1,171,252 /
$96,481,391
10th Week - /
-
$887,685 /
$97,369,076
11th Week - /
-
$566,516 /
$97,935,592
12th Week - /
-
$309,035 /
$98,244,627
13th Week - /
-
$1,086,059 /
$99,330,686
14th Week - /
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$788,191 /
$100,118,877
15th Week - /
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$471,854 /
$100,590,731
16th Week - /
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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.