Movie Comparison: The Birth of a Nation (2016) vs. 12 Years a Slave (2013)

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  The Birth
of a Nation
12 Years
a Slave
Domestic Release Date Oct 7, 2016Oct 18, 2013
Production Budget $10,000,000$20,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,10519
Maximum Theaters 2,1051,474
Theatrical Engagements 5,62116,070
Domestic Opening Weekend $7,004,254$923,715
Domestic Box Office $15,861,566$56,671,993
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$19,767,361$75,026,245
International Box Office $1,029,445$124,093,068
Worldwide Box Office $16,891,011$180,765,061
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Birth
of a Nation
12 Years
a Slave
1st Friday $2,619,859 /
$2,619,859
$273,882 /
$273,882
1st Saturday $2,674,389 /
$5,294,248
$381,712 /
$655,594
1st Sunday $1,710,006 /
$7,004,254
$268,121 /
$923,715
1st Monday $952,766 /
$7,957,020
$90,213 /
$1,013,928
1st Tuesday $673,520 /
$8,630,540
$84,809 /
$1,098,737
1st Wednesday $504,602 /
$9,135,142
$83,358 /
$1,182,095
1st Thursday $392,992 /
$9,528,134
$77,848 /
$1,259,943
2nd Friday $794,602 /
$10,322,736
$621,889 /
$1,881,832
2nd Saturday $1,211,905 /
$11,534,641
$926,549 /
$2,808,381
2nd Sunday $741,094 /
$12,275,735
$585,887 /
$3,394,268
2nd Monday $268,191 /
$12,543,926
$195,188 /
$3,589,456
2nd Tuesday $312,072 /
$12,855,998
$213,882 /
$3,803,338
2nd Wednesday $210,273 /
$13,066,271
$186,272 /
$3,989,610
2nd Thursday $198,910 /
$13,265,181
$170,714 /
$4,160,324
3rd Friday $257,363 /
$13,522,544
$1,272,416 /
$5,432,740
3rd Saturday $399,872 /
$13,922,416
$2,172,146 /
$7,604,886
3rd Sunday $250,739 /
$14,173,155
$1,347,652 /
$8,952,538
3rd Monday $91,763 /
$14,264,918
$448,732 /
$9,401,270
3rd Tuesday $97,846 /
$14,362,764
$522,207 /
$9,923,477
3rd Wednesday $80,670 /
$14,443,434
$425,757 /
$10,349,234
3rd Thursday $83,717 /
$14,527,151
$396,347 /
$10,745,581
4th Friday $155,499 /
$14,682,650
$1,857,890 /
$12,603,471
4th Saturday $240,743 /
$14,923,393
$2,871,251 /
$15,474,722
4th Sunday $160,779 /
$15,084,172
$1,946,590 /
$17,421,312
4th Monday $58,578 /
$15,142,750
$1,127,622 /
$18,548,934
4th Tuesday $66,025 /
$15,208,775
$652,564 /
$19,201,498
4th Wednesday $58,564 /
$15,267,339
$537,442 /
$19,738,940
4th Thursday $44,852 /
$15,312,191
$509,845 /
$20,248,785
5th Friday $70,695 /
$15,382,886
$1,338,504 /
$21,587,289
5th Saturday $117,417 /
$15,500,303
$2,085,392 /
$23,672,681
5th Sunday $72,004 /
$15,572,307
$1,180,810 /
$24,853,491
5th Monday $27,850 /
$15,600,157
$412,646 /
$25,266,137
5th Tuesday $31,115 /
$15,631,272
$530,373 /
$25,796,510
5th Wednesday $22,293 /
$15,653,565
$429,531 /
$26,226,041
5th Thursday $22,643 /
$15,676,208
$367,271 /
$26,593,312
6th Friday $29,880 /
$15,706,088
$803,774 /
$27,397,086
6th Saturday $37,966 /
$15,744,054
$1,269,179 /
$28,666,265
6th Sunday $20,873 /
$15,764,927
$760,682 /
$29,426,947
6th Monday $9,852 /
$15,774,779
$301,896 /
$29,728,843
6th Tuesday $11,455 /
$15,786,234
$389,303 /
$30,118,146
6th Wednesday $8,989 /
$15,795,223
$356,606 /
$30,474,752
6th Thursday $8,549 /
$15,803,772
$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
  The Birth
of a Nation
12 Years
a Slave
Opening Weekend $7,004,254 /
$7,004,254
$923,715 /
$923,715
2nd Weekend $2,747,601 /
$12,275,735
$2,134,325 /
$3,394,268
3rd Weekend $907,974 /
$14,173,155
$4,792,214 /
$8,952,538
4th Weekend $557,021 /
$15,084,172
$6,675,731 /
$17,421,312
5th Weekend $260,116 /
$15,572,307
$4,604,706 /
$24,853,491
6th Weekend $88,719 /
$15,764,927
$2,833,635 /
$29,426,947
7th Weekend $23,507 /
$15,827,279
$2,305,038 /
$33,155,242
8th Weekend $10,898 /
$15,849,340
$1,146,959 /
$35,019,079
9th Weekend $4,386 /
$15,858,754
$732,825 /
$36,364,513
10th Weekend - /
-
$370,090 /
$37,080,316
11th Weekend - /
-
$372,979 /
$37,798,963
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
  The Birth
of a Nation
12 Years
a Slave
Opening Week $9,528,134 /
$9,528,134
$1,259,943 /
$1,259,943
2nd Week $3,737,047 /
$13,265,181
$2,900,381 /
$4,160,324
3rd Week $1,261,970 /
$14,527,151
$6,585,257 /
$10,745,581
4th Week $785,040 /
$15,312,191
$9,503,204 /
$20,248,785
5th Week $364,017 /
$15,676,208
$6,344,527 /
$26,593,312
6th Week $127,564 /
$15,803,772
$4,256,892 /
$30,850,204
7th Week $34,670 /
$15,838,442
$3,021,916 /
$33,872,120
8th Week $15,926 /
$15,854,368
$1,759,568 /
$35,631,688
9th Week $7,198 /
$15,861,566
$1,078,538 /
$36,710,226
10th Week - /
-
$715,758 /
$37,425,984
11th Week - /
-
$717,358 /
$38,143,342
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

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.