Movie Comparison: The Iron Lady (2012) vs. Spotlight (2015)

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  The Iron
Lady
Spotlight
Domestic Release Date Jan 13, 2012Nov 6, 2015
Production Budget $14,000,000$20,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 45
Maximum Theaters 1,2441,227
Theatrical Engagements 8,30214,081
Domestic Opening Weekend $220,409$295,009
Domestic Box Office $29,959,436$45,055,776
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$40,573,203$57,032,107
International Box Office $85,632,668$46,846,662
Worldwide Box Office $115,592,104$91,902,438
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Iron
Lady
Spotlight
1st Friday $77,235 /
$77,235
$89,387 /
$89,387
1st Saturday $65,517 /
$142,752
$118,272 /
$207,659
1st Sunday - /
-
$87,350 /
$295,009
1st Monday - /
-
$35,108 /
$330,117
1st Tuesday - /
-
$33,370 /
$363,487
1st Wednesday - /
-
$53,126 /
$416,613
1st Thursday - /
-
$30,157 /
$446,770
2nd Friday - /
-
$390,951 /
$837,721
2nd Saturday - /
-
$575,688 /
$1,413,409
2nd Sunday - /
-
$386,991 /
$1,800,400
2nd Monday - /
-
$120,839 /
$1,921,239
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$125,187 /
$2,046,426
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$121,068 /
$2,167,494
2nd Thursday - /
-
$108,617 /
$2,276,111
3rd Friday $1,565,004 /
$2,152,625
$1,025,097 /
$3,301,208
3rd Saturday $2,237,554 /
$4,390,179
$1,517,144 /
$4,818,352
3rd Sunday $1,610,376 /
$6,000,555
$986,143 /
$5,804,495
3rd Monday $1,215,514 /
$7,216,069
$355,011 /
$6,159,506
3rd Tuesday $627,353 /
$7,843,422
$461,514 /
$6,621,020
3rd Wednesday $560,637 /
$8,404,059
$652,981 /
$7,274,001
3rd Thursday $497,620 /
$8,901,679
$577,888 /
$7,851,889
4th Friday $1,055,785 /
$9,957,464
$1,657,861 /
$9,509,750
4th Saturday $1,712,390 /
$11,669,854
$1,740,754 /
$11,250,504
4th Sunday $916,104 /
$12,585,958
$1,009,637 /
$12,260,141
4th Monday $367,581 /
$12,953,539
$333,180 /
$12,593,321
4th Tuesday $507,734 /
$13,461,273
$410,895 /
$13,004,216
4th Wednesday $429,206 /
$13,890,479
$361,588 /
$13,365,804
4th Thursday $424,003 /
$14,314,482
$339,893 /
$13,705,697
5th Friday $893,849 /
$15,208,331
$830,428 /
$14,536,125
5th Saturday $1,448,339 /
$16,656,670
$1,270,555 /
$15,806,680
5th Sunday $862,453 /
$17,519,123
$699,025 /
$16,505,705
5th Monday $267,557 /
$17,786,680
$286,600 /
$16,792,305
5th Tuesday $361,401 /
$18,148,081
$372,580 /
$17,164,885
5th Wednesday $302,379 /
$18,450,460
$312,967 /
$17,477,852
5th Thursday $306,889 /
$18,757,349
$316,097 /
$17,793,949
6th Friday - /
-
$711,126 /
$18,505,075
6th Saturday - /
-
$1,123,579 /
$19,628,654
6th Sunday - /
-
$674,148 /
$20,302,802
6th Monday - /
-
$269,659 /
$20,572,461
6th Tuesday - /
-
$312,804 /
$20,885,265
6th Wednesday - /
-
$278,396 /
$21,163,661
6th Thursday - /
-
$214,365 /
$21,378,026
7th Friday - /
-
$355,889 /
$21,733,915
7th Saturday - /
-
$644,159 /
$22,378,074
7th Sunday - /
-
$425,145 /
$22,803,219
7th Monday - /
-
$238,081 /
$23,041,300
7th Tuesday - /
-
$276,174 /
$23,317,474
7th Wednesday - /
-
$251,318 /
$23,568,792
7th Thursday - /
-
$246,291 /
$23,815,083
8th Friday - /
-
$322,037 /
$24,137,120
8th Saturday - /
-
$418,648 /
$24,555,768
8th Sunday - /
-
$343,291 /
$24,899,059
8th Monday - /
-
$243,737 /
$25,142,796
8th Tuesday - /
-
$246,174 /
$25,388,970
8th Wednesday - /
-
$263,502 /
$25,652,472
8th Thursday - /
-
$271,407 /
$25,923,879
9th Friday - /
-
$426,538 /
$26,350,417
9th Saturday - /
-
$486,253 /
$26,836,670
9th Sunday - /
-
$272,302 /
$27,108,972
9th Monday - /
-
$114,365 /
$27,223,337
9th Tuesday - /
-
$131,521 /
$27,354,858
9th Wednesday - /
-
$131,565 /
$27,486,423
9th Thursday - /
-
$131,583 /
$27,618,006
10th Friday - /
-
$246,724 /
$27,864,730
10th Saturday - /
-
$434,234 /
$28,298,964
10th Sunday - /
-
$247,513 /
$28,546,477
10th Monday - /
-
$89,105 /
$28,635,582
10th Tuesday - /
-
$103,362 /
$28,738,944
10th Wednesday - /
-
$106,463 /
$28,845,407
10th Thursday - /
-
$127,756 /
$28,973,163
  The Iron
Lady
Spotlight
Opening Weekend $220,409 /
$220,409
$295,009 /
$295,009
2nd Weekend $176,374 /
$520,669
$1,353,630 /
$1,800,400
3rd Weekend $5,412,934 /
$6,000,555
$3,528,384 /
$5,804,495
4th Weekend $3,684,279 /
$12,585,958
$4,408,252 /
$12,260,141
5th Weekend $3,204,641 /
$17,519,123
$2,800,008 /
$16,505,705
6th Weekend $1,898,183 /
$20,655,532
$2,508,853 /
$20,302,802
7th Weekend $1,155,969 /
$22,797,264
$1,425,193 /
$22,803,219
8th Weekend $1,063,704 /
$24,423,490
$1,083,976 /
$24,899,059
9th Weekend $694,982 /
$25,721,579
$1,185,093 /
$27,108,972
10th Weekend $850,909 /
$27,006,913
$928,471 /
$28,546,477
11th Weekend $567,974 /
$27,931,791
$1,650,133 /
$30,623,296
12th Weekend $426,486 /
$28,615,757
$1,273,626 /
$32,902,971
13th Weekend $254,368 /
$29,100,080
$1,200,039 /
$34,765,827
14th Weekend $181,934 /
$29,414,727
$835,514 /
$36,104,348
15th Weekend $127,851 /
$29,649,856
$698,951 /
$37,204,863
16th Weekend $97,462 /
$29,837,307
$522,353 /
$38,102,424
17th Weekend $71,457 /
$29,959,436
$735,999 /
$39,121,520
18th Weekend - /
-
$1,766,212 /
$41,562,351
19th Weekend - /
-
$931,412 /
$43,187,686
20th Weekend - /
-
$423,465 /
$44,000,003
  The Iron
Lady
Spotlight
Opening Week $344,295 /
$344,295
$446,770 /
$446,770
2nd Week $243,326 /
$587,621
$1,829,341 /
$2,276,111
3rd Week $8,314,058 /
$8,901,679
$5,575,778 /
$7,851,889
4th Week $5,412,803 /
$14,314,482
$5,853,808 /
$13,705,697
5th Week $4,442,867 /
$18,757,349
$4,088,252 /
$17,793,949
6th Week $2,883,946 /
$21,641,295
$3,584,077 /
$21,378,026
7th Week $1,718,491 /
$23,359,786
$2,437,057 /
$23,815,083
8th Week $1,666,811 /
$25,026,597
$2,108,796 /
$25,923,879
9th Week $1,129,407 /
$26,156,004
$1,694,127 /
$27,618,006
10th Week $1,207,813 /
$27,363,817
$1,355,157 /
$28,973,163
11th Week $825,454 /
$28,189,271
$2,656,182 /
$31,629,345
12th Week $656,441 /
$28,845,712
$1,936,443 /
$33,565,788
13th Week $387,081 /
$29,232,793
$1,703,046 /
$35,268,834
14th Week $289,212 /
$29,522,005
$1,237,078 /
$36,505,912
15th Week $217,840 /
$29,739,845
$1,074,159 /
$37,580,071
16th Week $148,134 /
$29,887,979
$805,450 /
$38,385,521
17th Week $71,457 /
$29,959,436
$1,410,618 /
$39,796,139
18th Week - /
-
$2,460,135 /
$42,256,274
19th Week - /
-
$1,320,264 /
$43,576,538
20th Week - /
-
$604,300 /
$44,180,838

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.