Movie Comparison: The Color Purple (1985) vs. Promised Land (2013)

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  The Color
Purple
Promised
Land
Domestic Release Date Dec 18, 1985Jan 4, 2013
Production Budget $15,000,000$15,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 19225
Maximum Theaters 1,1091,676
Theatrical Engagements 18,3883,482
Domestic Opening Weekend $1,710,333$173,915
Domestic Box Office $94,029,472$7,597,898
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$275,040,306$10,198,915
International Box Office $4,796,664
Worldwide Box Office $94,029,472$12,394,562
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Color
Purple
Promised
Land
1st Friday - /
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$53,453 /
$53,453
1st Saturday - /
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$72,048 /
$125,501
1st Sunday - /
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$48,414 /
$173,915
1st Monday - /
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$52,445 /
$226,360
1st Tuesday - /
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$67,958 /
$294,318
1st Wednesday - /
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$25,464 /
$319,782
1st Thursday - /
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$25,746 /
$345,528
2nd Friday - /
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$1,307,858 /
$1,653,386
2nd Saturday - /
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$1,787,362 /
$3,440,748
2nd Sunday - /
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$954,691 /
$4,395,439
2nd Monday - /
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$275,780 /
$4,671,219
2nd Tuesday - /
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$362,936 /
$5,034,156
2nd Wednesday - /
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$298,640 /
$5,332,795
2nd Thursday - /
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$271,906 /
$5,604,701
3rd Friday - /
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$402,969 /
$6,007,670
3rd Saturday - /
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$557,383 /
$6,565,053
3rd Sunday - /
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$314,557 /
$6,879,610
3rd Monday - /
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$116,475 /
$6,996,085
3rd Tuesday - /
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$154,434 /
$7,150,519
3rd Wednesday - /
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$127,953 /
$7,278,472
3rd Thursday - /
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$133,614 /
$7,412,086
4th Friday - /
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$33,776 /
$7,445,862
4th Saturday - /
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$58,347 /
$7,504,209
4th Sunday - /
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$29,919 /
$7,534,128
4th Monday - /
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$22,580 /
$7,556,708
4th Tuesday - /
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$14,835 /
$7,571,543
4th Wednesday - /
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$12,227 /
$7,583,770
4th Thursday - /
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$14,128 /
$7,597,898
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  The Color
Purple
Promised
Land
Opening Weekend $1,710,333 /
$1,775,828
$173,915 /
$173,915
2nd Weekend $3,162,958 /
$7,108,801
$4,049,911 /
$4,395,439
3rd Weekend $3,438,463 /
$13,917,322
$1,274,909 /
$6,879,610
4th Weekend $3,126,757 /
$18,810,736
$122,042 /
$7,534,128
5th Weekend $5,742,903 /
$26,148,105
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6th Weekend $4,412,456 /
$33,332,839
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7th Weekend $4,219,418 /
$39,203,192
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8th Weekend $5,330,126 /
$45,889,128
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9th Weekend $6,165,314 /
$54,125,302
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10th Weekend $4,091,653 /
$59,534,565
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11th Weekend $3,557,053 /
$64,383,696
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12th Weekend $3,636,677 /
$69,260,725
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13th Weekend $3,006,827 /
$73,632,831
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14th Weekend $2,865,833 /
$77,592,315
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15th Weekend $2,004,556 /
$80,962,190
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16th Weekend $2,158,733 /
$84,159,813
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17th Weekend $1,527,233 /
$86,407,917
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18th Weekend $1,200,069 /
$88,220,216
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19th Weekend $1,011,530 /
$89,784,334
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20th Weekend $728,794 /
$90,962,921
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  The Color
Purple
Promised
Land
Opening Week - /
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$345,528 /
$345,528
2nd Week $3,880,348 /
$3,945,843
$5,259,173 /
$5,604,701
3rd Week $6,533,016 /
$10,478,859
$1,807,385 /
$7,412,086
4th Week $5,205,120 /
$15,683,979
$185,812 /
$7,597,898
5th Week $4,721,223 /
$20,405,202
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6th Week $8,515,181 /
$28,920,383
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7th Week $6,063,391 /
$34,983,774
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8th Week $5,575,228 /
$40,559,002
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9th Week $7,400,986 /
$47,959,988
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10th Week $7,482,924 /
$55,442,912
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11th Week $5,383,731 /
$60,826,643
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12th Week $4,797,405 /
$65,624,048
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13th Week $5,001,956 /
$70,626,004
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14th Week $4,100,478 /
$74,726,482
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15th Week $4,231,152 /
$78,957,634
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16th Week $3,043,446 /
$82,001,080
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17th Week $2,879,604 /
$84,880,684
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18th Week $2,139,463 /
$87,020,147
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19th Week $1,752,657 /
$88,772,804
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20th Week $1,461,323 /
$90,234,127
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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.