Movie Comparison: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) vs. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

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  The Chronicles
of Narnia:
The Lion,
the Witch
and the Wardrobe
Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer’s
Stone
Domestic Release Date Dec 9, 2005Nov 16, 2001
Production Budget $180,000,000$125,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,6163,672
Maximum Theaters 3,8533,672
Theatrical Engagements 33,65436,120
Domestic Opening Weekend $65,556,312$90,294,621
Domestic Box Office $291,710,957$317,871,467
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$487,922,926$604,358,191
International Box Office $428,828,615$645,771,108
Worldwide Box Office $720,539,572$963,642,575
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Chronicles
of Narnia:
The Lion,
the Witch
and the Wardrobe
Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer’s
Stone
1st Friday $23,006,856 /
$23,006,856
$32,333,203 /
$32,333,203
1st Saturday $25,326,015 /
$48,332,871
$33,512,941 /
$65,846,144
1st Sunday $17,223,441 /
$65,556,312
$24,448,477 /
$90,294,621
1st Monday $4,603,152 /
$70,159,464
$6,643,000 /
$96,937,000
1st Tuesday $4,026,675 /
$74,186,139
$7,654,000 /
$104,591,000
1st Wednesday $3,507,508 /
$77,693,647
$12,655,000 /
$117,246,000
1st Thursday $3,638,314 /
$81,331,961
$12,320,000 /
$129,566,000
2nd Friday $9,010,075 /
$90,342,036
$22,987,000 /
$152,478,000
2nd Saturday $13,003,508 /
$103,345,544
$21,088,000 /
$173,566,000
2nd Sunday $9,824,100 /
$113,169,644
$13,413,000 /
$186,978,513
2nd Monday $4,654,664 /
$117,824,308
$2,526,000 /
$189,505,000
2nd Tuesday $4,915,049 /
$122,739,357
$2,383,000 /
$191,888,000
2nd Wednesday $4,940,386 /
$127,654,000
$2,066,000 /
$193,954,000
2nd Thursday $5,763,097 /
$133,442,840
$2,073,000 /
$196,027,000
3rd Friday $7,930,875 /
$141,373,715
$5,906,000 /
$201,933,000
3rd Saturday $4,740,768 /
$146,114,483
$10,354,000 /
$212,287,000
3rd Sunday $7,106,319 /
$153,220,802
$7,121,000 /
$219,670,289
3rd Monday $11,914,333 /
$165,135,135
$1,261,000 /
$220,932,000
3rd Tuesday $9,224,127 /
$174,359,262
$1,411,000 /
$222,343,000
3rd Wednesday $8,756,930 /
$183,116,192
$1,305,000 /
$223,648,000
3rd Thursday $8,875,130 /
$191,991,322
$1,236,000 /
$224,884,000
4th Friday $9,703,562 /
$201,694,884
$3,520,000 /
$228,404,000
4th Saturday $7,745,203 /
$209,440,087
$6,388,000 /
$234,792,000
4th Sunday $8,237,790 /
$217,677,877
$4,420,000 /
$239,659,542
4th Monday $8,025,469 /
$225,703,346
$868,000 /
$240,528,000
4th Tuesday $2,578,517 /
$228,281,863
$1,031,000 /
$241,559,000
4th Wednesday $1,900,104 /
$230,181,967
$889,000 /
$242,448,000
4th Thursday $1,952,722 /
$232,134,689
$902,000 /
$243,350,000
5th Friday $4,026,673 /
$236,161,362
$2,221,000 /
$245,571,000
5th Saturday $7,129,706 /
$243,291,068
$4,362,000 /
$249,933,000
5th Sunday $4,486,756 /
$247,777,824
$3,110,000 /
$253,270,000
5th Monday $871,718 /
$248,649,542
$812,000 /
$254,082,000
5th Tuesday $875,443 /
$249,524,985
$922,000 /
$255,003,000
5th Wednesday $832,203 /
$250,357,188
$911,000 /
$255,917,000
5th Thursday $853,904 /
$251,211,092
$1,543,000 /
$257,460,000
6th Friday $2,333,693 /
$253,544,785
$1,740,000 /
$259,200,000
6th Saturday $4,383,948 /
$257,928,733
$2,756,000 /
$261,956,000
6th Sunday $3,342,115 /
$261,270,848
$2,699,000 /
$264,655,000
6th Monday $2,750,011 /
$264,020,859
$1,625,000 /
$266,200,000
6th Tuesday $567,018 /
$264,587,877
$1,625,000 /
$267,750,733
6th Wednesday $498,576 /
$265,086,453
$3,393,000 /
$271,144,000
6th Thursday $529,115 /
$265,615,568
$3,505,000 /
$274,649,000
7th Friday $1,440,644 /
$267,056,212
$3,621,000 /
$278,270,000
7th Saturday $3,046,832 /
$270,103,044
$3,829,000 /
$282,099,000
7th Sunday $1,749,094 /
$271,852,138
$3,512,000 /
$285,611,000
7th Monday $393,031 /
$272,212,000
$2,882,000 /
$288,493,000
7th Tuesday $358,244 /
$272,570,244
$3,078,000 /
$291,594,218
7th Wednesday $355,150 /
$272,925,394
$1,612,000 /
$293,206,000
7th Thursday $403,755 /
$273,362,318
$1,268,000 /
$294,474,000
8th Friday $1,032,616 /
$274,394,934
$1,839,000 /
$296,313,000
8th Saturday $2,047,537 /
$276,429,161
$2,518,000 /
$298,696,000
8th Sunday $1,424,837 /
$277,867,308
$1,708,000 /
$300,404,434
8th Monday $266,424 /
$278,133,732
$335,000 /
$300,739,000
8th Tuesday $245,998 /
$278,379,730
$343,000 /
$301,082,000
8th Wednesday $234,087 /
$278,613,817
$286,000 /
$301,368,000
8th Thursday $248,472 /
$278,862,289
$269,000 /
$301,638,000
9th Friday $720,632 /
$279,582,921
$752,000 /
$302,390,000
9th Saturday $1,723,007 /
$281,305,928
$1,624,000 /
$304,014,000
9th Sunday $628,451 /
$281,934,379
$1,214,000 /
$305,311,880
9th Monday - /
-
$221,000 /
$305,533,000
9th Tuesday - /
-
$242,000 /
$305,775,000
9th Wednesday - /
-
$214,000 /
$305,989,000
9th Thursday $208,349 /
$282,669,443
$217,000 /
$306,206,000
10th Friday - /
-
$548,000 /
$306,755,000
10th Saturday - /
-
$1,095,000 /
$307,850,000
10th Sunday - /
-
$990,000 /
$308,840,000
10th Monday - /
-
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  The Chronicles
of Narnia:
The Lion,
the Witch
and the Wardrobe
Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer’s
Stone
Opening Weekend $65,556,312 /
$65,556,312
$90,294,621 /
$90,294,621
2nd Weekend $31,837,683 /
$113,169,644
$57,487,755 /
$186,978,513
3rd Weekend $19,777,962 /
$153,220,802
$23,642,327 /
$219,670,289
4th Weekend $25,686,555 /
$217,677,877
$14,737,696 /
$239,659,542
5th Weekend $15,643,135 /
$247,777,824
$9,919,596 /
$253,269,579
6th Weekend $10,059,756 /
$261,270,848
$7,092,906 /
$267,750,733
7th Weekend $6,236,570 /
$271,852,138
$10,978,760 /
$291,594,218
8th Weekend $4,504,990 /
$277,867,308
$5,930,425 /
$300,404,434
9th Weekend $3,072,090 /
$281,934,379
$3,674,325 /
$305,311,880
10th Weekend $2,073,356 /
$284,742,799
$2,586,521 /
$309,659,297
11th Weekend $1,326,902 /
$286,745,514
$1,402,381 /
$311,573,984
12th Weekend $711,645 /
$288,193,914
$1,010,416 /
$312,936,385
13th Weekend $390,806 /
$288,795,853
$553,302 /
$313,736,007
14th Weekend $241,620 /
$289,178,946
$323,291 /
$314,320,476
15th Weekend $542,977 /
$289,847,008
$254,748 /
$314,675,739
16th Weekend $501,665 /
$290,611,900
$231,413 /
$314,964,965
17th Weekend $350,327 /
$291,171,963
$249,184 /
$315,311,411
18th Weekend $184,534 /
$291,478,741
$153,771 /
$315,600,468
19th Weekend $74,464 /
$291,615,165
$346,252 /
$316,000,087
20th Weekend $33,655 /
$291,685,219
$251,516 /
$316,440,684
  The Chronicles
of Narnia:
The Lion,
the Witch
and the Wardrobe
Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer’s
Stone
Opening Week $81,331,961 /
$81,331,961
$129,490,758 /
$129,490,758
2nd Week $52,110,879 /
$133,442,840
$66,537,204 /
$196,027,962
3rd Week $58,548,482 /
$191,991,322
$28,893,884 /
$224,921,846
4th Week $40,143,367 /
$232,134,689
$18,428,137 /
$243,349,983
5th Week $19,076,403 /
$251,211,092
$17,307,844 /
$260,657,827
6th Week $14,404,476 /
$265,615,568
$19,957,631 /
$280,615,458
7th Week $7,746,750 /
$273,362,318
$13,858,551 /
$294,474,009
8th Week $5,499,971 /
$278,862,289
$7,163,546 /
$301,637,555
9th Week $3,807,154 /
$282,669,443
$5,435,221 /
$307,072,776
10th Week $2,749,169 /
$285,418,612
$3,098,827 /
$310,171,603
11th Week $2,063,657 /
$287,482,269
$1,754,366 /
$311,925,969
12th Week $922,778 /
$288,405,047
$1,256,736 /
$313,182,705
13th Week $532,279 /
$288,937,326
$814,480 /
$313,997,185
14th Week $366,705 /
$289,304,031
$423,806 /
$314,420,991
15th Week $806,204 /
$290,110,235
$312,561 /
$314,733,552
16th Week $711,401 /
$290,821,636
$328,675 /
$315,062,227
17th Week $472,571 /
$291,294,207
$384,470 /
$315,446,697
18th Week $246,494 /
$291,540,701
$207,138 /
$315,653,835
19th Week $110,863 /
$291,651,564
$535,333 /
$316,189,168
20th Week $47,804 /
$291,699,368
$417,067 /
$316,606,235

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.