Movie Comparison: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) vs. The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

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  Anchorman:
The Legend
of Ron Burgundy
The Men Who
Stare at
Goats
Domestic Release Date Jul 9, 2004Nov 6, 2009
Production Budget $25,000,000$24,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,0912,443
Maximum Theaters 3,1042,453
Theatrical Engagements 13,5629,766
Domestic Opening Weekend $28,416,365$12,706,654
Domestic Box Office $84,136,909$32,428,195
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$146,054,080$46,581,005
International Box Office $5,339,356$34,920,023
Worldwide Box Office $89,476,265$67,348,218
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Anchorman:
The Legend
of Ron Burgundy
The Men Who
Stare at
Goats
1st Friday $10,758,102 /
$10,758,102
$4,641,831 /
$4,641,831
1st Saturday $9,600,283 /
$20,300,283
$5,290,882 /
$9,932,713
1st Sunday $8,057,980 /
$28,416,365
$2,773,941 /
$12,706,654
1st Monday $4,288,000 /
$32,704,000
$915,228 /
$13,621,882
1st Tuesday $3,767,000 /
$36,471,000
$1,217,459 /
$14,839,341
1st Wednesday $3,563,000 /
$40,034,000
$1,516,188 /
$16,355,529
1st Thursday $3,073,000 /
$43,107,000
$820,768 /
$17,176,297
2nd Friday $4,400,000 /
$47,500,000
$1,942,167 /
$19,118,464
2nd Saturday $5,102,305 /
$52,674,670
$2,608,451 /
$21,726,915
2nd Sunday $4,281,586 /
$56,956,256
$1,311,135 /
$23,038,050
2nd Monday $2,025,000 /
$58,981,000
$431,319 /
$23,469,369
2nd Tuesday $1,856,000 /
$60,837,000
$520,012 /
$23,989,381
2nd Wednesday $1,645,000 /
$62,482,000
$448,150 /
$24,437,531
2nd Thursday $1,603,000 /
$64,085,000
$413,527 /
$24,851,058
3rd Friday $2,400,000 /
$66,500,000
$861,993 /
$25,713,051
3rd Saturday $2,702,634 /
$69,080,056
$1,265,189 /
$26,978,240
3rd Sunday $1,980,028 /
$71,060,084
$701,849 /
$27,680,089
3rd Monday $1,032,000 /
$72,092,000
$303,874 /
$27,983,963
3rd Tuesday $1,119,000 /
$73,212,000
$380,365 /
$28,364,328
3rd Wednesday $988,000 /
$74,200,000
$285,702 /
$28,650,030
3rd Thursday $834,000 /
$75,034,000
$370,063 /
$29,020,093
4th Friday $1,000,000 /
$76,000,000
$632,627 /
$29,652,720
4th Saturday $1,156,565 /
$77,213,823
$600,637 /
$30,253,357
4th Sunday $953,220 /
$78,167,043
$268,573 /
$30,521,930
4th Monday $532,000 /
$78,699,000
$88,797 /
$30,610,727
4th Tuesday $525,000 /
$79,224,000
$92,412 /
$30,703,139
4th Wednesday $522,000 /
$79,746,000
$94,802 /
$30,797,941
4th Thursday $496,000 /
$80,241,000
$91,135 /
$30,889,076
5th Friday - /
-
$124,268 /
$31,013,344
5th Saturday - /
-
$175,610 /
$31,188,954
5th Sunday - /
-
$100,275 /
$31,289,229
5th Monday - /
-
$39,133 /
$31,328,362
5th Tuesday - /
-
$41,460 /
$31,369,822
5th Wednesday - /
-
$40,342 /
$31,410,164
5th Thursday - /
-
$43,041 /
$31,453,205
6th Friday - /
-
$59,242 /
$31,512,447
6th Saturday - /
-
$89,779 /
$31,602,226
6th Sunday - /
-
$53,014 /
$31,655,240
6th Monday - /
-
$23,807 /
$31,679,047
6th Tuesday - /
-
$27,879 /
$31,706,926
6th Wednesday - /
-
$26,817 /
$31,733,743
6th Thursday - /
-
$27,775 /
$31,761,518
7th Friday - /
-
$25,015 /
$31,786,533
7th Saturday - /
-
$33,313 /
$31,819,846
7th Sunday - /
-
$27,758 /
$31,847,604
7th Monday - /
-
$18,318 /
$31,865,922
7th Tuesday - /
-
$20,612 /
$31,886,534
7th Wednesday - /
-
$17,670 /
$31,904,204
7th Thursday - /
-
$10,161 /
$31,914,365
8th Friday - /
-
$6,723 /
$31,921,088
8th Saturday - /
-
$13,508 /
$31,934,596
8th Sunday - /
-
$9,734 /
$31,944,330
8th Monday - /
-
$8,303 /
$31,952,633
8th Tuesday - /
-
$8,681 /
$31,961,314
8th Wednesday - /
-
$9,010 /
$31,970,324
8th Thursday - /
-
$6,613 /
$31,976,937
9th Friday - /
-
$15,645 /
$31,992,582
9th Saturday - /
-
$16,725 /
$32,009,307
9th Sunday - /
-
$9,124 /
$32,018,431
9th Monday - /
-
$4,407 /
$32,022,838
9th Tuesday - /
-
$4,919 /
$32,027,757
9th Wednesday - /
-
$5,445 /
$32,033,202
9th Thursday - /
-
$4,348 /
$32,037,550
10th Friday - /
-
$36,227 /
$32,073,777
10th Saturday - /
-
$51,943 /
$32,125,720
10th Sunday - /
-
$32,806 /
$32,158,526
10th Monday - /
-
$14,846 /
$32,173,372
10th Tuesday - /
-
$17,026 /
$32,190,398
10th Wednesday - /
-
$14,543 /
$32,204,941
10th Thursday - /
-
$15,897 /
$32,220,838
  Anchorman:
The Legend
of Ron Burgundy
The Men Who
Stare at
Goats
Opening Weekend $28,416,365 /
$28,416,365
$12,706,654 /
$12,706,654
2nd Weekend $13,849,313 /
$56,956,256
$5,861,753 /
$23,038,050
3rd Weekend $6,974,614 /
$71,060,084
$2,829,031 /
$27,680,089
4th Weekend $3,132,946 /
$78,167,043
$1,501,837 /
$30,521,930
5th Weekend $1,581,228 /
$81,822,691
$400,153 /
$31,289,229
6th Weekend $650,415 /
$83,470,623
$202,035 /
$31,655,240
7th Weekend $241,442 /
$84,136,909
$86,086 /
$31,847,604
8th Weekend - /
-
$29,965 /
$31,944,330
9th Weekend - /
-
$41,494 /
$32,018,431
10th Weekend - /
-
$120,976 /
$32,158,526
11th Weekend - /
-
$69,595 /
$32,290,433
12th Weekend - /
-
$47,080 /
$32,374,035
13th Weekend - /
-
$25,158 /
$32,416,109
14th Weekend - /
-
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  Anchorman:
The Legend
of Ron Burgundy
The Men Who
Stare at
Goats
Opening Week $43,106,943 /
$43,106,943
$17,176,297 /
$17,176,297
2nd Week $20,978,527 /
$64,085,470
$7,674,761 /
$24,851,058
3rd Week $10,948,627 /
$75,034,097
$4,169,035 /
$29,020,093
4th Week $5,207,366 /
$80,241,463
$1,868,983 /
$30,889,076
5th Week $2,578,745 /
$82,820,208
$564,129 /
$31,453,205
6th Week $1,075,259 /
$83,895,467
$308,313 /
$31,761,518
7th Week $241,442 /
$84,136,909
$152,847 /
$31,914,365
8th Week - /
-
$62,572 /
$31,976,937
9th Week - /
-
$60,613 /
$32,037,550
10th Week - /
-
$183,288 /
$32,220,838
11th Week - /
-
$106,117 /
$32,326,955
12th Week - /
-
$63,996 /
$32,390,951
13th Week - /
-
$37,244 /
$32,428,195
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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.