Movie Comparison: The Lion King (1994) vs. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

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  The Lion
King
Atlantis:
The Lost
Empire
Domestic Release Date Jun 15, 1994Jun 8, 2001
Production Budget $79,300,000$90,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 22
Maximum Theaters 2,6243,071
Theatrical Engagements 60,23819,390
Domestic Opening Weekend $1,586,753$329,011
Domestic Box Office $421,785,283$84,052,762
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$979,252,839$160,086,353
International Box Office $564,408,500$101,996,258
Worldwide Box Office $986,193,783$186,049,020
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Lion
King
Atlantis:
The Lost
Empire
1st Friday - /
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$103,750 /
$103,750
1st Saturday - /
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-
1st Sunday - /
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$100,000 /
$329,011
1st Monday - /
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$42,524 /
$371,535
1st Tuesday - /
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$44,820 /
$416,355
1st Wednesday - /
-
$41,050 /
$457,405
1st Thursday - /
-
$43,955 /
$501,360
2nd Friday - /
-
$6,513,500 /
$7,015,000
2nd Saturday - /
-
$7,601,000 /
$14,616,000
2nd Sunday - /
-
$6,213,000 /
$20,342,105
2nd Monday - /
-
$2,460,137 /
$23,303,602
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$2,495,328 /
$25,798,930
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$2,503,455 /
$28,304,385
2nd Thursday - /
-
$2,802,338 /
$31,106,723
3rd Friday - /
-
$3,695,000 /
$34,802,000
3rd Saturday - /
-
$5,045,000 /
$39,847,000
3rd Sunday - /
-
$3,642,000 /
$43,693,117
3rd Monday - /
-
$1,511,928 /
$45,205,045
3rd Tuesday - /
-
$1,635,084 /
$46,840,129
3rd Wednesday - /
-
$1,662,960 /
$48,503,089
3rd Thursday - /
-
$1,648,227 /
$50,151,316
4th Friday - /
-
$2,232,000 /
$52,383,500
4th Saturday - /
-
$3,167,500 /
$55,551,000
4th Sunday - /
-
$2,799,000 /
$58,437,005
4th Monday - /
-
$1,433,768 /
$59,870,773
4th Tuesday - /
-
$1,664,316 /
$61,535,089
4th Wednesday - /
-
$1,663,528 /
$63,198,617
4th Thursday - /
-
$1,157,749 /
$64,356,366
5th Friday - /
-
$1,446,500 /
$65,803,000
5th Saturday - /
-
$1,924,000 /
$67,727,000
5th Sunday - /
-
$1,692,000 /
$69,424,804
5th Monday - /
-
$640,040 /
$70,064,844
5th Tuesday - /
-
$736,965 /
$70,801,809
5th Wednesday - /
-
$691,443 /
$71,493,252
5th Thursday - /
-
$629,591 /
$72,122,843
6th Friday - /
-
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-
6th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
6th Sunday - /
-
$819,000 /
$74,705,532
6th Monday - /
-
$387,239 /
$75,092,771
6th Tuesday - /
-
$507,140 /
$75,599,911
6th Wednesday - /
-
$359,342 /
$75,959,253
6th Thursday - /
-
$312,097 /
$76,271,350
7th Friday - /
-
- /
-
7th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
7th Sunday - /
-
$420,000 /
$77,497,551
7th Monday - /
-
$220,698 /
$77,718,249
7th Tuesday - /
-
$271,146 /
$77,989,395
7th Wednesday - /
-
$260,769 /
$78,250,164
7th Thursday - /
-
$290,037 /
$78,540,201
8th Friday - /
-
- /
-
8th Saturday - /
-
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-
8th Sunday - /
-
$278,000 /
$79,404,093
8th Monday - /
-
$140,530 /
$79,544,623
8th Tuesday - /
-
$176,560 /
$79,721,183
8th Wednesday - /
-
$172,451 /
$79,893,634
8th Thursday - /
-
$186,308 /
$80,079,942
9th Friday - /
-
- /
-
9th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
9th Sunday - /
-
$129,000 /
$80,521,668
9th Monday - /
-
$84,903 /
$80,606,571
9th Tuesday - /
-
$82,658 /
$80,689,229
9th Wednesday - /
-
$83,344 /
$80,772,573
9th Thursday - /
-
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-
10th Friday - /
-
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-
10th Saturday - /
-
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-
10th Sunday - /
-
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10th Monday - /
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10th Tuesday - /
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10th Wednesday - /
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10th Thursday - /
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  The Lion
King
Atlantis:
The Lost
Empire
Opening Weekend $1,586,753 /
$2,209,030
$329,011 /
$329,011
2nd Weekend $40,888,194 /
$44,654,884
$20,342,105 /
$20,843,465
3rd Weekend $34,208,876 /
$104,519,258
$12,586,394 /
$43,693,117
4th Weekend $24,195,645 /
$143,426,906
$8,285,689 /
$58,437,005
5th Weekend $16,886,224 /
$174,348,094
$5,068,438 /
$69,424,804
6th Weekend $14,005,541 /
$199,723,355
$2,582,689 /
$74,705,532
7th Weekend $9,946,473 /
$218,645,104
$1,226,201 /
$77,497,551
8th Weekend $7,074,280 /
$232,392,912
$863,892 /
$79,404,093
9th Weekend $6,010,520 /
$243,168,383
$441,726 /
$80,521,668
10th Weekend $4,336,530 /
$251,364,916
$167,489 /
$81,021,479
11th Weekend $3,013,759 /
$256,945,953
$122,106 /
$81,263,231
12th Weekend $3,919,074 /
$262,317,184
$70,250 /
$81,417,665
13th Weekend $1,805,418 /
$264,718,828
$664,215 /
$82,386,423
14th Weekend $1,623,687 /
$266,901,023
$155,362 /
$82,663,274
15th Weekend - /
-
$101,832 /
$82,802,288
16th Weekend - /
-
$104,029 /
$82,945,632
17th Weekend - /
-
$74,201 /
$83,055,920
18th Weekend - /
-
$35,897 /
$83,111,929
19th Weekend - /
-
$201,341 /
$83,335,211
20th Weekend - /
-
$153,048 /
$83,561,615
  The Lion
King
Atlantis:
The Lost
Empire
Opening Week - /
-
$501,360 /
$501,360
2nd Week $3,144,413 /
$3,766,690
$30,605,363 /
$31,106,723
3rd Week $66,543,692 /
$70,310,382
$19,044,593 /
$50,151,316
4th Week $48,920,879 /
$119,231,261
$14,205,050 /
$64,356,366
5th Week $38,230,609 /
$157,461,870
$7,766,477 /
$72,122,843
6th Week $28,255,944 /
$185,717,814
$4,148,507 /
$76,271,350
7th Week $22,980,817 /
$208,698,631
$2,268,851 /
$78,540,201
8th Week $16,620,001 /
$225,318,632
$1,539,741 /
$80,079,942
9th Week $11,839,231 /
$237,157,863
$774,048 /
$80,853,990
10th Week $9,870,523 /
$247,028,386
$287,135 /
$81,141,125
11th Week $6,903,808 /
$253,932,194
$206,290 /
$81,347,415
12th Week $4,465,916 /
$258,398,110
$374,793 /
$81,722,208
13th Week $4,515,300 /
$262,913,410
$785,704 /
$82,507,912
14th Week $2,363,926 /
$265,277,336
$192,544 /
$82,700,456
15th Week - /
-
$141,147 /
$82,841,603
16th Week - /
-
$140,116 /
$82,981,719
17th Week - /
-
$94,313 /
$83,076,032
18th Week - /
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$57,838 /
$83,133,870
19th Week - /
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$274,697 /
$83,408,567
20th Week - /
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$197,491 /
$83,606,058

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.