Movie Comparison: Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ) (2009) vs. The Lion King (1994)

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  Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ)The Lion
King
Domestic Title Ponyo
Domestic Release Date Aug 14, 2009Jun 15, 1994
Production Budget $34,000,000$79,300,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 9272
Maximum Theaters 9272,624
Theatrical Engagements 4,99560,238
Domestic Opening Weekend $3,585,852$1,586,753
Domestic Box Office $15,090,399$421,785,283
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$21,689,931$979,252,839
International Box Office $190,072,267$564,408,500
Worldwide Box Office $205,162,666$986,193,783
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ)The Lion
King
1st Friday $1,174,539 /
$1,174,539
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1st Saturday $1,320,192 /
$2,494,731
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1st Sunday $1,091,121 /
$3,585,852
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1st Monday $559,321 /
$4,145,173
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1st Tuesday $566,788 /
$4,711,961
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1st Wednesday $521,182 /
$5,233,143
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1st Thursday $477,728 /
$5,710,871
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2nd Friday $706,651 /
$6,417,522
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2nd Saturday $994,779 /
$7,412,301
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2nd Sunday $724,214 /
$8,136,515
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2nd Monday $262,779 /
$8,399,294
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2nd Tuesday $256,437 /
$8,655,731
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2nd Wednesday $254,130 /
$8,909,861
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2nd Thursday $235,474 /
$9,145,335
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3rd Friday $487,189 /
$9,632,524
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3rd Saturday $859,649 /
$10,492,173
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3rd Sunday $541,083 /
$11,033,256
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4th Friday $281,530 /
$11,931,051
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4th Saturday $517,413 /
$12,448,464
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4th Sunday $509,469 /
$12,957,933
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$13,519,023
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  Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ)The Lion
King
Opening Weekend $3,585,852 /
$3,585,852
$1,586,753 /
$2,209,030
2nd Weekend $2,425,644 /
$8,136,515
$40,888,194 /
$44,654,884
3rd Weekend $1,887,921 /
$11,033,256
$34,208,876 /
$104,519,258
4th Weekend $1,308,412 /
$12,957,933
$24,195,645 /
$143,426,906
5th Weekend $628,347 /
$14,333,967
$16,886,224 /
$174,348,094
6th Weekend $188,536 /
$14,656,787
$14,005,541 /
$199,723,355
7th Weekend $108,574 /
$14,816,643
$9,946,473 /
$218,645,104
8th Weekend $50,688 /
$14,904,706
$7,074,280 /
$232,392,912
9th Weekend $33,642 /
$14,959,481
$6,010,520 /
$243,168,383
10th Weekend $16,054 /
$14,995,891
$4,336,530 /
$251,364,916
11th Weekend $43,949 /
$15,050,041
$3,013,759 /
$256,945,953
12th Weekend $19,418 /
$15,081,783
$3,919,074 /
$262,317,184
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$264,718,828
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$266,901,023
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  Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ)The Lion
King
Opening Week $5,710,871 /
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2nd Week $3,434,464 /
$9,145,335
$3,144,413 /
$3,766,690
3rd Week $2,504,186 /
$11,649,521
$66,543,692 /
$70,310,382
4th Week $2,056,099 /
$13,705,620
$48,920,879 /
$119,231,261
5th Week $762,631 /
$14,468,251
$38,230,609 /
$157,461,870
6th Week $239,818 /
$14,708,069
$28,255,944 /
$185,717,814
7th Week $145,949 /
$14,854,018
$22,980,817 /
$208,698,631
8th Week $71,821 /
$14,925,839
$16,620,001 /
$225,318,632
9th Week $53,998 /
$14,979,837
$11,839,231 /
$237,157,863
10th Week $26,255 /
$15,006,092
$9,870,523 /
$247,028,386
11th Week $56,273 /
$15,062,365
$6,903,808 /
$253,932,194
12th Week $28,034 /
$15,090,399
$4,465,916 /
$258,398,110
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$262,913,410
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$265,277,336
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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.