Movie Comparison: Left Behind (2014) vs. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

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  Left BehindThe Lord
of the Rings:
The Return
of the King
Domestic Release Date Oct 3, 2014Dec 17, 2003
Production Budget $16,000,000$94,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,8253,703
Maximum Theaters 1,8873,703
Theatrical Engagements 5,43335,419
Domestic Opening Weekend $6,300,146$72,629,713
Domestic Box Office $14,019,924$379,021,990
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$18,498,739$671,851,513
International Box Office $6,749,285$742,364,991
Worldwide Box Office $20,769,209$1,121,386,981
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Left BehindThe Lord
of the Rings:
The Return
of the King
1st Friday $2,398,395 /
$2,398,395
$21,811,549 /
$73,282,370
1st Saturday $2,426,994 /
$4,825,389
$27,492,053 /
$100,774,423
1st Sunday $1,474,757 /
$6,300,146
$23,326,111 /
$124,100,534
1st Monday $427,384 /
$6,727,530
$13,563,208 /
$137,663,742
1st Tuesday $533,876 /
$7,261,406
$12,476,242 /
$150,139,984
1st Wednesday $373,748 /
$7,635,154
$7,544,400 /
$157,684,384
1st Thursday $375,717 /
$8,010,871
$13,986,220 /
$171,670,604
2nd Friday $864,827 /
$8,875,698
$19,152,196 /
$190,822,800
2nd Saturday $1,164,802 /
$10,040,500
$17,249,267 /
$208,072,067
2nd Sunday $805,290 /
$10,845,790
$14,196,641 /
$222,268,708
2nd Monday $352,468 /
$11,198,258
$10,490,000 /
$232,759,000
2nd Tuesday $282,994 /
$11,481,252
$9,615,000 /
$241,937,000
2nd Wednesday $226,731 /
$11,707,983
$7,500,000 /
$249,400,000
2nd Thursday $219,233 /
$11,927,217
$11,950,000 /
$261,350,000
3rd Friday $272,337 /
$12,199,554
$10,602,130 /
$272,832,713
3rd Saturday $395,267 /
$12,594,821
$10,563,221 /
$283,395,934
3rd Sunday $255,014 /
$12,849,835
$7,015,027 /
$290,410,961
3rd Monday $86,758 /
$12,936,593
$2,382,000 /
$292,793,000
3rd Tuesday $100,043 /
$13,036,636
$2,180,000 /
$294,972,000
3rd Wednesday $80,509 /
$13,117,145
$1,921,000 /
$296,894,000
3rd Thursday $76,910 /
$13,194,055
$1,652,000 /
$298,112,000
4th Friday $74,009 /
$13,268,064
$3,600,000 /
$301,700,000
4th Saturday $114,059 /
$13,382,123
$6,439,410 /
$308,228,208
4th Sunday $79,340 /
$13,461,463
$4,092,728 /
$312,320,936
4th Monday $21,557 /
$13,483,020
$1,177,000 /
$313,497,000
4th Tuesday $27,900 /
$13,510,920
$1,218,000 /
$314,716,000
4th Wednesday $20,832 /
$13,531,752
$1,057,000 /
$315,773,000
4th Thursday $22,160 /
$13,553,912
$1,036,000 /
$316,593,000
5th Friday $36,351 /
$13,590,263
$2,376,259 /
$318,968,891
5th Saturday $62,517 /
$13,652,780
$4,614,194 /
$323,583,085
5th Sunday $39,320 /
$13,692,100
$3,229,017 /
$326,812,102
5th Monday $11,951 /
$13,704,051
$2,228,291 /
$329,040,393
5th Tuesday $14,527 /
$13,718,578
$762,000 /
$329,802,000
5th Wednesday $11,159 /
$13,729,737
$599,000 /
$330,401,000
5th Thursday $13,046 /
$13,742,783
$642,000 /
$331,032,000
6th Friday $15,072 /
$13,757,855
$1,500,000 /
$332,500,000
6th Saturday $19,299 /
$13,777,154
$3,158,167 /
$335,700,055
6th Sunday $12,152 /
$13,789,306
$2,117,943 /
$337,817,998
6th Monday $4,855 /
$13,794,161
$536,000 /
$338,354,000
6th Tuesday $7,764 /
$13,801,925
$556,000 /
$338,910,000
6th Wednesday $3,914 /
$13,805,839
$590,000 /
$339,500,000
6th Thursday $4,658 /
$13,810,497
$552,000 /
$340,021,000
7th Friday $6,780 /
$13,817,277
$1,400,000 /
$341,400,000
7th Saturday $8,900 /
$13,826,177
$2,739,574 /
$344,131,995
7th Sunday $4,868 /
$13,831,045
$1,199,820 /
$345,331,815
7th Monday $1,695 /
$13,832,740
$403,000 /
$345,735,000
7th Tuesday $2,790 /
$13,835,530
$416,000 /
$346,151,000
7th Wednesday $3,438 /
$13,838,968
$381,000 /
$346,532,000
7th Thursday $2,393 /
$13,841,361
$352,000 /
$346,840,000
8th Friday $3,643 /
$13,845,004
$900,000 /
$347,700,000
8th Saturday $6,128 /
$13,851,132
$2,014,866 /
$349,762,348
8th Sunday $3,638 /
$13,854,770
$1,370,995 /
$351,133,343
8th Monday $1,573 /
$13,856,343
$308,000 /
$351,441,343
8th Tuesday $2,594 /
$13,858,937
$286,000 /
$351,727,000
8th Wednesday $6,992 /
$13,865,929
$267,000 /
$351,994,000
8th Thursday $6,172 /
$13,872,101
$303,000 /
$352,278,000
9th Friday $15,672 /
$13,887,773
$800,000 /
$353,100,000
9th Saturday $15,928 /
$13,903,701
$1,957,907 /
$355,035,095
9th Sunday $9,859 /
$13,913,560
$1,429,675 /
$356,464,770
9th Monday $3,437 /
$13,916,997
$903,281 /
$357,367,856
9th Tuesday $3,863 /
$13,920,860
$335,000 /
$357,702,000
9th Wednesday $3,343 /
$13,924,203
$298,000 /
$358,001,000
9th Thursday $9,405 /
$13,933,608
$293,000 /
$358,268,000
10th Friday $16,007 /
$13,949,615
$600,000 /
$358,900,000
10th Saturday $27,031 /
$13,976,646
$1,299,866 /
$360,222,047
10th Sunday $21,636 /
$13,998,282
$896,887 /
$361,118,934
10th Monday $5,405 /
$14,003,687
$207,000 /
$361,326,000
10th Tuesday $5,234 /
$14,008,921
$215,000 /
$361,541,000
10th Wednesday $6,617 /
$14,015,538
$188,000 /
$361,742,000
10th Thursday $4,386 /
$14,019,924
$198,000 /
$361,941,000
  Left BehindThe Lord
of the Rings:
The Return
of the King
Opening Weekend $6,300,146 /
$6,300,146
$72,629,713 /
$124,100,534
2nd Weekend $2,834,919 /
$10,845,790
$50,598,104 /
$222,268,708
3rd Weekend $922,618 /
$12,849,835
$28,180,378 /
$290,410,961
4th Weekend $267,408 /
$13,461,463
$14,209,098 /
$312,320,936
5th Weekend $138,188 /
$13,692,100
$10,219,470 /
$326,812,102
6th Weekend $59,569 /
$13,789,306
$6,785,756 /
$337,817,998
7th Weekend $20,548 /
$13,831,045
$5,310,803 /
$345,331,815
8th Weekend $13,409 /
$13,854,770
$4,293,671 /
$351,133,343
9th Weekend $41,459 /
$13,913,560
$4,187,000 /
$356,464,575
10th Weekend $64,674 /
$13,998,282
$2,850,455 /
$361,118,934
11th Weekend - /
-
$2,174,665 /
$364,115,612
12th Weekend - /
-
$3,037,822 /
$368,210,170
13th Weekend - /
-
$2,021,501 /
$371,147,794
14th Weekend - /
-
$1,350,748 /
$373,359,557
15th Weekend - /
-
$705,817 /
$374,556,572
16th Weekend - /
-
$373,903 /
$375,204,550
17th Weekend - /
-
$289,233 /
$375,667,233
18th Weekend - /
-
$227,321 /
$376,058,551
19th Weekend - /
-
$194,730 /
$376,337,432
20th Weekend - /
-
$154,631 /
$376,556,583
  Left BehindThe Lord
of the Rings:
The Return
of the King
Opening Week $8,010,871 /
$8,010,871
$51,470,821 /
$51,470,821
2nd Week $3,916,346 /
$11,927,217
$120,199,783 /
$171,670,604
3rd Week $1,266,838 /
$13,194,055
$90,559,979 /
$262,230,583
4th Week $359,857 /
$13,553,912
$35,881,255 /
$298,111,838
5th Week $188,871 /
$13,742,783
$18,480,794 /
$316,592,632
6th Week $67,714 /
$13,810,497
$14,439,610 /
$331,032,242
7th Week $30,864 /
$13,841,361
$8,988,770 /
$340,021,012
8th Week $30,740 /
$13,872,101
$6,818,660 /
$346,839,672
9th Week $61,507 /
$13,933,608
$5,437,903 /
$352,277,575
10th Week $86,316 /
$14,019,924
$5,990,904 /
$358,268,479
11th Week - /
-
$3,672,468 /
$361,940,947
12th Week - /
-
$3,231,401 /
$365,172,348
13th Week - /
-
$3,953,945 /
$369,126,293
14th Week - /
-
$2,882,516 /
$372,008,809
15th Week - /
-
$1,841,946 /
$373,850,755
16th Week - /
-
$979,892 /
$374,830,647
17th Week - /
-
$547,353 /
$375,378,000
18th Week - /
-
$453,230 /
$375,831,230
19th Week - /
-
$311,472 /
$376,142,702
20th Week - /
-
$259,250 /
$376,401,952

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.