Movie Comparison: A Better Life (2011) vs. Lady Bird (2017)

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  A Better
Life
Lady Bird
Domestic Release Date Jun 24, 2011Nov 3, 2017
Production Budget $10,000,000$10,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 44
Maximum Theaters 2161,557
Theatrical Engagements 89512,410
Domestic Opening Weekend $62,087$364,437
Domestic Box Office $1,759,252$48,958,273
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$2,391,511$58,513,571
International Box Office $124,999$31,162,671
Worldwide Box Office $1,884,251$80,120,944
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  A Better
Life
Lady Bird
1st Friday $18,976 /
$18,976
$108,269 /
$108,269
1st Saturday $22,082 /
$41,058
$146,892 /
$255,161
1st Sunday $21,029 /
$62,087
$109,276 /
$364,437
1st Monday $5,876 /
$67,963
$41,138 /
$405,575
1st Tuesday $5,572 /
$73,535
$40,368 /
$445,943
1st Wednesday $5,010 /
$78,545
$47,472 /
$493,415
1st Thursday $5,125 /
$83,670
$38,665 /
$532,080
2nd Friday $25,146 /
$108,816
$389,824 /
$921,904
2nd Saturday $35,783 /
$144,599
$477,519 /
$1,399,423
2nd Sunday $36,827 /
$181,426
$332,405 /
$1,731,828
2nd Monday $23,256 /
$204,682
$110,713 /
$1,842,541
2nd Tuesday $7,982 /
$212,664
$115,229 /
$1,957,770
2nd Wednesday $8,339 /
$221,003
$113,967 /
$2,071,737
2nd Thursday $8,251 /
$229,254
$100,738 /
$2,172,475
3rd Friday $82,390 /
$311,644
$727,582 /
$2,900,057
3rd Saturday $130,994 /
$442,638
$1,055,662 /
$3,955,719
3rd Sunday $116,912 /
$559,550
$733,155 /
$4,688,874
3rd Monday $36,582 /
$596,132
$311,303 /
$5,000,177
3rd Tuesday $37,223 /
$633,355
$329,929 /
$5,330,106
3rd Wednesday $35,189 /
$668,544
$757,663 /
$6,087,769
3rd Thursday $32,196 /
$700,740
$580,769 /
$6,668,538
4th Friday $82,958 /
$783,698
$1,518,290 /
$8,186,828
4th Saturday $138,972 /
$922,670
$1,543,179 /
$9,730,007
4th Sunday $116,366 /
$1,039,036
$996,090 /
$10,726,097
4th Monday $37,699 /
$1,076,735
$339,461 /
$11,065,558
4th Tuesday $43,978 /
$1,120,713
$500,357 /
$11,565,915
4th Wednesday $37,405 /
$1,158,118
$474,548 /
$12,040,463
4th Thursday $40,466 /
$1,198,584
$504,988 /
$12,545,451
5th Friday $54,434 /
$1,253,018
$1,243,932 /
$13,789,383
5th Saturday $90,768 /
$1,343,786
$1,836,610 /
$15,625,993
5th Sunday $70,174 /
$1,413,960
$1,211,048 /
$16,837,041
5th Monday $22,661 /
$1,436,621
$430,153 /
$17,267,194
5th Tuesday $24,214 /
$1,460,835
$559,199 /
$17,826,393
5th Wednesday $23,989 /
$1,484,824
$490,911 /
$18,317,304
5th Thursday $24,010 /
$1,508,834
$466,365 /
$18,783,669
6th Friday $20,938 /
$1,529,772
$1,017,957 /
$19,801,626
6th Saturday $31,053 /
$1,560,825
$1,440,535 /
$21,242,161
6th Sunday $24,733 /
$1,585,558
$993,330 /
$22,235,491
6th Monday $8,530 /
$1,594,088
$380,621 /
$22,616,112
6th Tuesday $10,588 /
$1,604,676
$502,798 /
$23,118,910
6th Wednesday $9,354 /
$1,614,030
$412,351 /
$23,531,261
6th Thursday $9,329 /
$1,623,359
$338,128 /
$23,869,389
7th Friday $10,370 /
$1,633,729
$555,923 /
$24,425,312
7th Saturday $18,126 /
$1,651,855
$891,987 /
$25,317,299
7th Sunday $12,484 /
$1,664,339
$651,329 /
$25,968,628
7th Monday $5,269 /
$1,669,608
$328,421 /
$26,297,049
7th Tuesday $4,776 /
$1,674,384
$397,389 /
$26,694,438
7th Wednesday $2,834 /
$1,677,218
$310,964 /
$27,005,402
7th Thursday $3,327 /
$1,680,545
$295,416 /
$27,300,818
8th Friday $5,130 /
$1,685,675
$326,787 /
$27,627,605
8th Saturday $6,413 /
$1,692,088
$412,437 /
$28,040,042
8th Sunday $5,885 /
$1,697,973
$259,283 /
$28,299,325
8th Monday $2,216 /
$1,700,189
$415,989 /
$28,715,314
8th Tuesday $3,424 /
$1,703,613
$428,468 /
$29,143,782
8th Wednesday $2,723 /
$1,706,336
$407,045 /
$29,550,827
8th Thursday $2,957 /
$1,709,293
$415,186 /
$29,966,013
9th Friday $6,912 /
$1,716,205
$508,049 /
$30,474,062
9th Saturday $9,317 /
$1,725,522
$570,461 /
$31,044,523
9th Sunday $6,783 /
$1,732,305
$387,940 /
$31,432,463
9th Monday $2,725 /
$1,735,030
$435,017 /
$31,867,480
9th Tuesday $2,989 /
$1,738,019
$248,014 /
$32,115,494
9th Wednesday $2,693 /
$1,740,712
$235,613 /
$32,351,107
9th Thursday $2,872 /
$1,743,584
$204,984 /
$32,556,091
10th Friday $2,750 /
$1,746,334
$413,942 /
$32,970,033
10th Saturday $4,381 /
$1,750,715
$667,668 /
$33,637,701
10th Sunday $3,604 /
$1,754,319
$490,421 /
$34,128,122
10th Monday $1,214 /
$1,755,533
$240,333 /
$34,368,455
10th Tuesday $1,125 /
$1,756,658
$309,136 /
$34,677,591
10th Wednesday $1,211 /
$1,757,869
$287,496 /
$34,965,087
10th Thursday $1,383 /
$1,759,252
$251,122 /
$35,216,209
  A Better
Life
Lady Bird
Opening Weekend $62,087 /
$62,087
$364,437 /
$364,437
2nd Weekend $97,756 /
$181,426
$1,199,748 /
$1,731,828
3rd Weekend $330,296 /
$559,550
$2,516,399 /
$4,688,874
4th Weekend $338,296 /
$1,039,036
$4,057,559 /
$10,726,097
5th Weekend $215,376 /
$1,413,960
$4,291,590 /
$16,837,041
6th Weekend $76,724 /
$1,585,558
$3,451,822 /
$22,235,491
7th Weekend $40,980 /
$1,664,339
$2,099,239 /
$25,968,628
8th Weekend $17,428 /
$1,697,973
$998,507 /
$28,299,325
9th Weekend $23,012 /
$1,732,305
$1,466,450 /
$31,432,463
10th Weekend $10,735 /
$1,754,319
$1,572,031 /
$34,128,122
11th Weekend - /
-
$1,768,536 /
$36,984,745
12th Weekend - /
-
$1,194,401 /
$39,053,636
13th Weekend - /
-
$1,887,226 /
$41,610,318
14th Weekend - /
-
$1,315,538 /
$43,688,875
15th Weekend - /
-
$902,741 /
$45,205,597
16th Weekend - /
-
$623,392 /
$46,269,557
17th Weekend - /
-
$826,969 /
$47,459,099
18th Weekend - /
-
$568,742 /
$48,321,868
19th Weekend - /
-
$173,634 /
$48,701,472
20th Weekend - /
-
$68,406 /
$48,845,671
  A Better
Life
Lady Bird
Opening Week $83,670 /
$83,670
$532,080 /
$532,080
2nd Week $145,584 /
$229,254
$1,640,395 /
$2,172,475
3rd Week $471,486 /
$700,740
$4,496,063 /
$6,668,538
4th Week $497,844 /
$1,198,584
$5,876,913 /
$12,545,451
5th Week $310,250 /
$1,508,834
$6,238,218 /
$18,783,669
6th Week $114,525 /
$1,623,359
$5,085,720 /
$23,869,389
7th Week $57,186 /
$1,680,545
$3,431,429 /
$27,300,818
8th Week $28,748 /
$1,709,293
$2,665,195 /
$29,966,013
9th Week $34,291 /
$1,743,584
$2,590,078 /
$32,556,091
10th Week $15,668 /
$1,759,252
$2,660,118 /
$35,216,209
11th Week - /
-
$2,643,026 /
$37,859,235
12th Week - /
-
$1,863,857 /
$39,723,092
13th Week - /
-
$2,650,245 /
$42,373,337
14th Week - /
-
$1,929,519 /
$44,302,856
15th Week - /
-
$1,343,309 /
$45,646,165
16th Week - /
-
$985,965 /
$46,632,130
17th Week - /
-
$1,120,996 /
$47,753,126
18th Week - /
-
$774,712 /
$48,527,838
19th Week - /
-
$249,427 /
$48,777,265
20th Week - /
-
$105,724 /
$48,882,989

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.