Movie Comparison: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) vs. Spotlight (2015)

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  Mandela:
Long Walk
to Freedom
Spotlight
Domestic Release Date Nov 29, 2013Nov 6, 2015
Production Budget $35,000,000$20,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 45
Maximum Theaters 1,0101,227
Theatrical Engagements 2,91914,081
Domestic Opening Weekend $84,283$295,009
Domestic Box Office $8,323,085$45,055,776
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$11,027,821$57,032,107
International Box Office $21,567,317$46,846,662
Worldwide Box Office $29,890,402$91,902,438
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Mandela:
Long Walk
to Freedom
Spotlight
1st Friday $30,700 /
$30,700
$89,387 /
$89,387
1st Saturday $36,670 /
$67,370
$118,272 /
$207,659
1st Sunday $16,913 /
$84,283
$87,350 /
$295,009
1st Monday $4,984 /
$89,267
$35,108 /
$330,117
1st Tuesday $4,398 /
$93,665
$33,370 /
$363,487
1st Wednesday $3,938 /
$97,603
$53,126 /
$416,613
1st Thursday $8,113 /
$105,716
$30,157 /
$446,770
2nd Friday $19,562 /
$125,278
$390,951 /
$837,721
2nd Saturday $33,194 /
$158,472
$575,688 /
$1,413,409
2nd Sunday $22,638 /
$181,110
$386,991 /
$1,800,400
2nd Monday $6,600 /
$187,710
$120,839 /
$1,921,239
2nd Tuesday $5,615 /
$193,325
$125,187 /
$2,046,426
2nd Wednesday $6,002 /
$199,327
$121,068 /
$2,167,494
2nd Thursday $6,668 /
$205,995
$108,617 /
$2,276,111
3rd Friday $9,927 /
$215,922
$1,025,097 /
$3,301,208
3rd Saturday $12,872 /
$228,794
$1,517,144 /
$4,818,352
3rd Sunday $12,285 /
$241,079
$986,143 /
$5,804,495
3rd Monday $3,811 /
$244,890
$355,011 /
$6,159,506
3rd Tuesday $3,277 /
$248,167
$461,514 /
$6,621,020
3rd Wednesday $8,326 /
$256,493
$652,981 /
$7,274,001
3rd Thursday $7,269 /
$263,762
$577,888 /
$7,851,889
4th Friday $9,049 /
$272,811
$1,657,861 /
$9,509,750
4th Saturday $10,499 /
$283,310
$1,740,754 /
$11,250,504
4th Sunday $9,683 /
$292,993
$1,009,637 /
$12,260,141
4th Monday - /
-
$333,180 /
$12,593,321
4th Tuesday - /
-
$410,895 /
$13,004,216
4th Wednesday - /
-
$361,588 /
$13,365,804
4th Thursday - /
-
$339,893 /
$13,705,697
5th Friday $800,256 /
$3,109,724
$830,428 /
$14,536,125
5th Saturday $901,124 /
$4,010,848
$1,270,555 /
$15,806,680
5th Sunday $539,365 /
$4,550,213
$699,025 /
$16,505,705
5th Monday $361,072 /
$4,911,285
$286,600 /
$16,792,305
5th Tuesday $324,835 /
$5,236,120
$372,580 /
$17,164,885
5th Wednesday $545,346 /
$5,781,466
$312,967 /
$17,477,852
5th Thursday $224,352 /
$6,005,818
$316,097 /
$17,793,949
6th Friday $337,961 /
$6,343,779
$711,126 /
$18,505,075
6th Saturday $485,424 /
$6,829,203
$1,123,579 /
$19,628,654
6th Sunday $232,384 /
$7,061,587
$674,148 /
$20,302,802
6th Monday $94,236 /
$7,155,823
$269,659 /
$20,572,461
6th Tuesday $124,017 /
$7,279,840
$312,804 /
$20,885,265
6th Wednesday $104,075 /
$7,383,915
$278,396 /
$21,163,661
6th Thursday $101,288 /
$7,485,203
$214,365 /
$21,378,026
7th Friday $76,968 /
$7,562,171
$355,889 /
$21,733,915
7th Saturday $120,233 /
$7,682,404
$644,159 /
$22,378,074
7th Sunday $77,866 /
$7,760,270
$425,145 /
$22,803,219
7th Monday $30,161 /
$7,790,431
$238,081 /
$23,041,300
7th Tuesday $38,322 /
$7,828,753
$276,174 /
$23,317,474
7th Wednesday $31,993 /
$7,860,746
$251,318 /
$23,568,792
7th Thursday $35,640 /
$7,896,386
$246,291 /
$23,815,083
8th Friday $27,281 /
$7,923,667
$322,037 /
$24,137,120
8th Saturday $30,872 /
$7,954,539
$418,648 /
$24,555,768
8th Sunday $22,338 /
$7,976,877
$343,291 /
$24,899,059
8th Monday $26,103 /
$8,002,980
$243,737 /
$25,142,796
8th Tuesday $10,772 /
$8,013,752
$246,174 /
$25,388,970
8th Wednesday $8,703 /
$8,022,455
$263,502 /
$25,652,472
8th Thursday $8,997 /
$8,031,452
$271,407 /
$25,923,879
9th Friday $11,852 /
$8,043,304
$426,538 /
$26,350,417
9th Saturday $20,347 /
$8,063,651
$486,253 /
$26,836,670
9th Sunday $16,220 /
$8,079,871
$272,302 /
$27,108,972
9th Monday $4,384 /
$8,084,255
$114,365 /
$27,223,337
9th Tuesday $6,056 /
$8,090,311
$131,521 /
$27,354,858
9th Wednesday $5,254 /
$8,095,565
$131,565 /
$27,486,423
9th Thursday $8,302 /
$8,103,867
$131,583 /
$27,618,006
10th Friday $14,051 /
$8,117,918
$246,724 /
$27,864,730
10th Saturday $17,232 /
$8,135,150
$434,234 /
$28,298,964
10th Sunday $5,935 /
$8,141,085
$247,513 /
$28,546,477
10th Monday $3,924 /
$8,145,009
$89,105 /
$28,635,582
10th Tuesday $8,573 /
$8,153,582
$103,362 /
$28,738,944
10th Wednesday $4,504 /
$8,158,086
$106,463 /
$28,845,407
10th Thursday $7,324 /
$8,165,410
$127,756 /
$28,973,163
  Mandela:
Long Walk
to Freedom
Spotlight
Opening Weekend $84,283 /
$84,283
$295,009 /
$295,009
2nd Weekend $77,652 /
$183,368
$1,353,630 /
$1,800,400
3rd Weekend $35,084 /
$241,079
$3,528,384 /
$5,804,495
4th Weekend $29,231 /
$292,993
$4,408,252 /
$12,260,141
5th Weekend $2,240,745 /
$4,550,213
$2,800,008 /
$16,505,705
6th Weekend $1,055,769 /
$7,061,587
$2,508,853 /
$20,302,802
7th Weekend $275,067 /
$7,760,270
$1,425,193 /
$22,803,219
8th Weekend $80,491 /
$7,976,877
$1,083,976 /
$24,899,059
9th Weekend $48,419 /
$8,079,871
$1,185,093 /
$27,108,972
10th Weekend $37,218 /
$8,141,085
$928,471 /
$28,546,477
11th Weekend $19,802 /
$8,185,212
$1,650,133 /
$30,623,296
12th Weekend $16,584 /
$8,217,512
$1,273,626 /
$32,902,971
13th Weekend $9,047 /
$8,242,536
$1,200,039 /
$34,765,827
14th Weekend $18,094 /
$8,271,237
$835,514 /
$36,104,348
15th Weekend $8,683 /
$8,294,320
$698,951 /
$37,204,863
16th Weekend $7,256 /
$8,307,231
$522,353 /
$38,102,424
17th Weekend $4,236 /
$8,316,027
$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
  Mandela:
Long Walk
to Freedom
Spotlight
Opening Week $105,716 /
$105,716
$446,770 /
$446,770
2nd Week $100,279 /
$205,995
$1,829,341 /
$2,276,111
3rd Week $57,767 /
$263,762
$5,575,778 /
$7,851,889
4th Week $2,045,706 /
$2,309,468
$5,853,808 /
$13,705,697
5th Week $3,696,350 /
$6,005,818
$4,088,252 /
$17,793,949
6th Week $1,479,385 /
$7,485,203
$3,584,077 /
$21,378,026
7th Week $411,183 /
$7,896,386
$2,437,057 /
$23,815,083
8th Week $135,066 /
$8,031,452
$2,108,796 /
$25,923,879
9th Week $72,415 /
$8,103,867
$1,694,127 /
$27,618,006
10th Week $61,543 /
$8,165,410
$1,355,157 /
$28,973,163
11th Week $35,518 /
$8,200,928
$2,656,182 /
$31,629,345
12th Week $32,561 /
$8,233,489
$1,936,443 /
$33,565,788
13th Week $19,654 /
$8,253,143
$1,703,046 /
$35,268,834
14th Week $32,494 /
$8,285,637
$1,237,078 /
$36,505,912
15th Week $14,338 /
$8,299,975
$1,074,159 /
$37,580,071
16th Week $11,816 /
$8,311,791
$805,450 /
$38,385,521
17th Week $11,294 /
$8,323,085
$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.