Movie Comparison: Iron Man 2 (2010) vs. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

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  Iron Man 2Guardians
of the Galaxy
Domestic Release Date May 7, 2010Aug 1, 2014
Production Budget $170,000,000$170,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 4,3804,080
Maximum Theaters 4,3904,088
Theatrical Engagements 27,07939,725
Domestic Opening Weekend $128,122,480$94,320,883
Domestic Box Office $312,433,331$333,714,112
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$426,873,425$440,239,450
International Box Office $308,723,058$437,168,283
Worldwide Box Office $621,156,389$770,882,395
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Iron Man 2Guardians
of the Galaxy
1st Friday $51,239,677 /
$51,239,677
$37,845,336 /
$37,845,336
1st Saturday $45,776,170 /
$97,015,847
$30,989,857 /
$68,835,193
1st Sunday $31,106,633 /
$128,122,480
$25,485,690 /
$94,320,883
1st Monday $9,366,982 /
$137,489,462
$11,722,356 /
$106,043,239
1st Tuesday $8,380,235 /
$145,869,697
$11,907,821 /
$117,951,060
1st Wednesday $6,951,326 /
$152,821,023
$8,808,382 /
$126,759,442
1st Thursday $6,338,848 /
$159,159,871
$7,631,397 /
$134,390,839
2nd Friday $15,120,949 /
$174,280,820
$12,312,683 /
$146,703,522
2nd Saturday $22,642,564 /
$196,923,384
$16,947,112 /
$163,650,634
2nd Sunday $14,277,492 /
$211,200,876
$12,865,127 /
$176,515,761
2nd Monday $3,715,485 /
$214,916,361
$5,343,905 /
$181,859,666
2nd Tuesday $3,565,064 /
$218,481,425
$6,609,534 /
$188,469,200
2nd Wednesday $3,145,551 /
$221,626,976
$4,849,881 /
$193,319,081
2nd Thursday $3,037,827 /
$224,664,803
$4,226,740 /
$197,545,821
3rd Friday $7,549,509 /
$232,214,312
$6,940,576 /
$204,486,397
3rd Saturday $11,505,392 /
$243,719,704
$10,353,882 /
$214,840,279
3rd Sunday $7,306,357 /
$251,026,061
$7,821,106 /
$222,661,385
3rd Monday $2,215,378 /
$253,241,439
$2,884,902 /
$225,546,287
3rd Tuesday $1,810,492 /
$255,051,931
$3,511,416 /
$229,057,703
3rd Wednesday $1,684,755 /
$256,736,686
$2,623,129 /
$231,680,832
3rd Thursday $1,840,224 /
$258,576,910
$2,573,025 /
$234,253,857
4th Friday $4,440,472 /
$263,017,382
$4,818,549 /
$239,072,406
4th Saturday $6,165,974 /
$269,183,356
$7,480,888 /
$246,553,294
4th Sunday $5,852,544 /
$275,035,900
$4,902,775 /
$251,456,069
4th Monday $4,617,249 /
$279,653,149
$1,662,402 /
$253,118,471
4th Tuesday $1,386,018 /
$281,039,167
$2,109,302 /
$255,227,773
4th Wednesday $1,220,457 /
$282,259,624
$1,507,039 /
$256,734,812
4th Thursday $1,251,538 /
$283,511,162
$1,562,456 /
$258,297,268
5th Friday $2,189,199 /
$285,700,361
$3,846,423 /
$262,143,691
5th Saturday $3,482,014 /
$289,182,375
$6,220,274 /
$268,363,965
5th Sunday $2,247,495 /
$291,429,870
$7,015,565 /
$275,379,530
5th Monday $802,229 /
$292,232,099
$5,824,589 /
$281,204,119
5th Tuesday $827,461 /
$293,059,560
$1,387,915 /
$282,592,034
5th Wednesday $848,031 /
$293,907,591
$974,670 /
$283,566,704
5th Thursday $853,593 /
$294,761,184
$841,150 /
$284,407,854
6th Friday $1,342,063 /
$296,103,247
$2,707,279 /
$287,115,133
6th Saturday $1,936,638 /
$298,039,885
$5,050,351 /
$292,165,484
6th Sunday $1,242,505 /
$299,282,390
$2,599,715 /
$294,765,199
6th Monday $538,035 /
$299,820,425
$721,759 /
$295,486,958
6th Tuesday $511,560 /
$300,331,985
$941,747 /
$296,428,705
6th Wednesday $536,515 /
$300,868,500
$728,882 /
$297,157,587
6th Thursday $469,577 /
$301,338,077
$727,245 /
$297,884,832
7th Friday $715,417 /
$302,053,494
$2,114,165 /
$299,998,997
7th Saturday $1,049,141 /
$303,102,635
$3,905,201 /
$303,904,198
7th Sunday $1,107,694 /
$304,210,329
$2,082,992 /
$305,987,190
7th Monday $342,907 /
$304,553,236
$578,865 /
$306,566,055
7th Tuesday $331,915 /
$304,885,151
$778,903 /
$307,344,958
7th Wednesday $300,013 /
$305,185,164
$586,451 /
$307,931,409
7th Thursday $322,105 /
$305,507,269
$557,622 /
$308,489,031
8th Friday $410,966 /
$305,918,235
$1,382,821 /
$309,871,852
8th Saturday $593,766 /
$306,512,001
$2,475,953 /
$312,347,805
8th Sunday $431,646 /
$306,943,647
$1,383,512 /
$313,731,317
8th Monday $194,463 /
$307,138,110
$364,039 /
$314,095,356
8th Tuesday $180,240 /
$307,318,350
$448,190 /
$314,543,546
8th Wednesday $175,166 /
$307,493,516
$382,862 /
$314,926,408
8th Thursday $160,947 /
$307,654,463
$476,867 /
$315,403,275
9th Friday $215,079 /
$307,869,542
$1,025,002 /
$316,428,277
9th Saturday $243,163 /
$308,112,705
$1,771,534 /
$318,199,811
9th Sunday $180,072 /
$308,292,777
$969,405 /
$319,169,216
9th Monday $237,520 /
$308,530,297
$284,311 /
$319,453,527
9th Tuesday $106,552 /
$308,636,849
$341,097 /
$319,794,624
9th Wednesday $101,621 /
$308,738,470
$273,729 /
$320,068,353
9th Thursday $106,069 /
$308,844,539
$258,051 /
$320,326,404
10th Friday $121,643 /
$308,966,182
$801,532 /
$321,127,936
10th Saturday $170,995 /
$309,137,177
$1,461,506 /
$322,589,442
10th Sunday $100,117 /
$309,237,294
$742,045 /
$323,331,487
10th Monday $53,511 /
$309,290,805
$214,336 /
$323,545,823
10th Tuesday $61,215 /
$309,352,020
$270,901 /
$323,816,724
10th Wednesday $55,289 /
$309,407,309
$228,921 /
$324,045,645
10th Thursday $49,541 /
$309,456,850
$224,259 /
$324,269,904
  Iron Man 2Guardians
of the Galaxy
Opening Weekend $128,122,480 /
$128,122,480
$94,320,883 /
$94,320,883
2nd Weekend $52,041,005 /
$211,200,876
$42,124,922 /
$176,515,761
3rd Weekend $26,361,258 /
$251,026,061
$25,115,564 /
$222,661,385
4th Weekend $16,458,990 /
$275,035,900
$17,202,212 /
$251,456,069
5th Weekend $7,918,708 /
$291,429,870
$17,082,262 /
$275,379,530
6th Weekend $4,521,206 /
$299,282,390
$10,357,345 /
$294,765,199
7th Weekend $2,872,252 /
$304,210,329
$8,102,358 /
$305,987,190
8th Weekend $1,436,378 /
$306,943,647
$5,242,286 /
$313,731,317
9th Weekend $638,314 /
$308,292,777
$3,765,941 /
$319,169,216
10th Weekend $392,755 /
$309,237,294
$3,005,083 /
$323,331,487
11th Weekend $561,740 /
$310,018,590
$1,824,863 /
$326,094,767
12th Weekend $438,975 /
$310,840,824
$959,912 /
$327,792,643
13th Weekend $301,277 /
$311,417,007
$554,531 /
$328,650,120
14th Weekend $193,515 /
$311,806,181
$563,687 /
$329,390,224
15th Weekend $126,878 /
$312,057,433
$415,000 /
$329,805,224
16th Weekend - /
-
$292,787 /
$330,487,141
17th Weekend - /
-
$471,000 /
$331,041,783
18th Weekend - /
-
$461,937 /
$331,855,381
19th Weekend - /
-
$266,761 /
$332,226,145
20th Weekend - /
-
$180,906 /
$332,490,182
  Iron Man 2Guardians
of the Galaxy
Opening Week $159,159,871 /
$159,159,871
$134,390,839 /
$134,390,839
2nd Week $65,504,932 /
$224,664,803
$63,154,982 /
$197,545,821
3rd Week $33,912,107 /
$258,576,910
$36,708,036 /
$234,253,857
4th Week $24,934,252 /
$283,511,162
$24,043,411 /
$258,297,268
5th Week $11,250,022 /
$294,761,184
$26,110,586 /
$284,407,854
6th Week $6,576,893 /
$301,338,077
$13,476,978 /
$297,884,832
7th Week $4,169,192 /
$305,507,269
$10,604,199 /
$308,489,031
8th Week $2,147,194 /
$307,654,463
$6,914,244 /
$315,403,275
9th Week $1,190,076 /
$308,844,539
$4,923,129 /
$320,326,404
10th Week $612,311 /
$309,456,850
$3,943,500 /
$324,269,904
11th Week $944,999 /
$310,401,849
$2,562,827 /
$326,832,731
12th Week $713,881 /
$311,115,730
$1,262,858 /
$328,095,589
13th Week $496,936 /
$311,612,666
$730,948 /
$328,826,537
14th Week $317,889 /
$311,930,555
- /
-
15th Week $197,790 /
$312,128,345
$804,130 /
$330,194,354
16th Week - /
-
$376,429 /
$330,570,783
17th Week - /
-
$822,661 /
$331,393,444
18th Week - /
-
$565,940 /
$331,959,384
19th Week - /
-
$349,892 /
$332,309,276
20th Week - /
-
$243,069 /
$332,552,345

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.