Movie Comparison: The Cold Light of Day (2012) vs. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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  The Cold
Light of
Day
The Silence
of the Lambs
Domestic Release Date Sep 7, 2012Feb 14, 1991
Production Budget $20,000,000$20,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,5111,497
Maximum Theaters 1,5111,642
Theatrical Engagements 3,28125,470
Domestic Opening Weekend $1,831,588$13,766,814
Domestic Box Office $3,763,583$130,726,716
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$5,096,903$334,734,911
International Box Office $21,597,623$145,000,000
Worldwide Box Office $25,361,206$275,726,716
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Cold
Light of
Day
The Silence
of the Lambs
1st Friday $634,120 /
$634,120
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1st Saturday $768,220 /
$1,402,340
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1st Sunday $429,248 /
$1,831,588
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1st Monday $145,300 /
$1,976,888
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1st Tuesday $192,164 /
$2,169,052
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1st Wednesday $135,727 /
$2,304,779
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1st Thursday $127,405 /
$2,432,184
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2nd Friday $276,370 /
$2,708,554
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2nd Saturday $363,869 /
$3,072,423
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2nd Sunday $207,127 /
$3,279,550
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2nd Monday $83,339 /
$3,362,889
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2nd Tuesday $119,096 /
$3,481,985
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2nd Wednesday $77,190 /
$3,559,175
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2nd Thursday $72,676 /
$3,631,851
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3rd Friday $19,817 /
$3,651,668
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3rd Saturday $28,785 /
$3,680,453
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3rd Sunday $10,941 /
$3,691,394
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3rd Monday $4,140 /
$3,695,534
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3rd Tuesday $9,008 /
$3,704,542
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3rd Wednesday $6,063 /
$3,710,605
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3rd Thursday $4,661 /
$3,715,266
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4th Friday $10,793 /
$3,726,059
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4th Saturday $15,032 /
$3,741,091
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4th Sunday $7,970 /
$3,749,061
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4th Monday $3,277 /
$3,752,338
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4th Tuesday $4,756 /
$3,757,094
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4th Wednesday $3,191 /
$3,760,285
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4th Thursday $3,298 /
$3,763,583
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  The Cold
Light of
Day
The Silence
of the Lambs
Opening Weekend $1,831,588 /
$1,831,588
$13,766,814 /
$15,179,676
2nd Weekend $847,366 /
$3,279,550
$11,947,765 /
$30,895,958
3rd Weekend $59,543 /
$3,691,394
$10,616,383 /
$45,514,175
4th Weekend $33,795 /
$3,749,061
$8,893,306 /
$58,125,470
5th Weekend - /
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$7,656,361 /
$68,885,835
6th Weekend - /
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$6,687,991 /
$78,258,485
7th Weekend - /
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$5,780,994 /
$87,119,351
8th Weekend - /
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$4,760,714 /
$94,425,327
9th Weekend - /
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$4,146,846 /
$100,088,453
10th Weekend - /
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$3,476,287 /
$104,928,786
11th Weekend - /
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$2,590,546 /
$108,662,853
12th Weekend - /
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$2,540,581 /
$112,193,973
13th Weekend - /
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$1,964,271 /
$115,093,023
14th Weekend - /
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$1,871,178 /
$117,814,717
15th Weekend - /
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$1,292,143 /
$119,828,381
16th Weekend - /
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$1,039,120 /
$121,185,746
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$726,501 /
$123,271,133
19th Weekend - /
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$722,362 /
$124,507,594
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  The Cold
Light of
Day
The Silence
of the Lambs
Opening Week $2,432,184 /
$2,432,184
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2nd Week $1,199,667 /
$3,631,851
$17,535,331 /
$18,948,193
3rd Week $83,415 /
$3,715,266
$15,949,599 /
$34,897,792
4th Week $48,317 /
$3,763,583
$14,334,372 /
$49,232,164
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$11,997,310 /
$61,229,474
6th Week - /
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$10,341,020 /
$71,570,494
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$9,767,863 /
$81,338,357
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$8,326,256 /
$89,664,613
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$6,276,994 /
$95,941,607
10th Week - /
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$5,510,892 /
$101,452,499
11th Week - /
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$4,619,808 /
$106,072,307
12th Week - /
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$3,581,085 /
$109,653,392
13th Week - /
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$3,475,360 /
$113,128,752
14th Week - /
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$2,814,787 /
$115,943,539
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$2,592,699 /
$118,536,238
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$1,610,388 /
$120,146,626
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$1,240,600 /
$123,785,232
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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.