Movie Comparison: The Lion King (1994) vs. Ernest et Celestine (2012)

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  The Lion
King
Ernest et
Celestine
Domestic Title Ernest &
Celestine
Domestic Release Date Jun 15, 1994Mar 1, 2013
Production Budget $79,300,000$12,500,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2
Maximum Theaters 2,62431
Theatrical Engagements 60,23865
Domestic Opening Weekend $1,586,753 
Domestic Box Office $421,785,283$292,562
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$979,252,839$386,905
International Box Office $564,408,500$9,083,882
Worldwide Box Office $986,193,783$9,376,444
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Lion
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Ernest et
Celestine
1st Friday - /
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$2,319 /
$138,237
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$146,056
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$2,940 /
$148,996
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$151,884
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$156,383
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$159,949
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$160,959
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$162,081
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  The Lion
King
Ernest et
Celestine
Opening Weekend $1,586,753 /
$2,209,030
$13,078 /
$148,996
2nd Weekend $40,888,194 /
$44,654,884
$10,953 /
$161,878
3rd Weekend $34,208,876 /
$104,519,258
$39,556 /
$205,431
4th Weekend $24,195,645 /
$143,426,906
$1,702 /
$127,432
5th Weekend $16,886,224 /
$174,348,094
$319 /
$129,809
6th Weekend $14,005,541 /
$199,723,355
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7th Weekend $9,946,473 /
$218,645,104
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8th Weekend $7,074,280 /
$232,392,912
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9th Weekend $6,010,520 /
$243,168,383
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10th Weekend $4,336,530 /
$251,364,916
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11th Weekend $3,013,759 /
$256,945,953
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12th Weekend $3,919,074 /
$262,317,184
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13th Weekend $1,805,418 /
$264,718,828
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$266,901,023
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Celestine
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$150,925
2nd Week $3,144,413 /
$3,766,690
$14,950 /
$165,875
3rd Week $66,543,692 /
$70,310,382
$8,814 /
$121,808
4th Week $48,920,879 /
$119,231,261
$3,922 /
$125,730
5th Week $38,230,609 /
$157,461,870
$42,250 /
$262,847
6th Week $28,255,944 /
$185,717,814
$2,257 /
$131,747
7th Week $22,980,817 /
$208,698,631
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8th Week $16,620,001 /
$225,318,632
$20,886 /
$289,450
9th Week $11,839,231 /
$237,157,863
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$292,562
10th Week $9,870,523 /
$247,028,386
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11th Week $6,903,808 /
$253,932,194
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12th Week $4,465,916 /
$258,398,110
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13th Week $4,515,300 /
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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.