Movie Comparison: Men in Black 2 (2002) vs. Men in Black (1997)

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  Men in Black
2
Men in Black
Domestic Release Date Jul 3, 2002Jul 1, 1997
Production Budget $140,000,000$90,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,5573,020
Maximum Theaters 3,6413,180
Theatrical Engagements 21,87036,282
Domestic Opening Weekend $52,148,751$51,068,455
Domestic Box Office $190,418,803$250,690,539
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$353,307,170$588,765,719
International Box Office $251,349,000$337,100,000
Worldwide Box Office $441,767,803$587,790,539
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Men in Black
2
Men in Black
1st Friday $19,821,658 /
$54,914,493
$15,722,315 /
$48,787,760
1st Saturday $18,516,005 /
$73,430,498
$20,220,137 /
$69,007,897
1st Sunday $13,811,088 /
$87,241,586
$15,126,003 /
$84,133,900
1st Monday $5,864,000 /
$93,106,000
$7,433,260 /
$91,567,160
1st Tuesday $5,903,000 /
$99,009,000
$6,835,526 /
$98,402,686
1st Wednesday $4,911,000 /
$103,920,000
$6,016,459 /
$104,419,145
1st Thursday $4,358,000 /
$108,278,000
$5,103,508 /
$109,522,653
2nd Friday $7,822,000 /
$116,100,000
$9,254,927 /
$118,777,580
2nd Saturday $10,240,000 /
$126,340,000
$12,188,740 /
$130,966,320
2nd Sunday $7,300,000 /
$132,688,511
$8,618,650 /
$139,584,970
2nd Monday $2,808,000 /
$135,496,000
$3,510,742 /
$143,095,712
2nd Tuesday $2,910,000 /
$138,406,000
$3,808,526 /
$146,904,238
2nd Wednesday $2,523,000 /
$140,928,000
$3,156,788 /
$150,061,026
2nd Thursday $2,617,000 /
$143,575,000
$3,054,839 /
$153,115,865
3rd Friday $4,596,000 /
$148,171,000
$5,780,062 /
$158,895,927
3rd Saturday $6,010,000 /
$154,181,000
$7,904,234 /
$166,800,161
3rd Sunday $4,224,204 /
$158,127,629
$5,345,632 /
$172,145,793
3rd Monday $1,784,000 /
$159,911,000
$2,407,283 /
$174,553,076
3rd Tuesday $1,889,000 /
$161,801,000
$2,606,378 /
$177,159,454
3rd Wednesday $1,646,000 /
$163,447,000
$2,213,609 /
$179,373,063
3rd Thursday $1,457,000 /
$164,904,000
$2,312,843 /
$181,685,906
4th Friday $2,680,000 /
$167,584,000
$3,717,794 /
$185,403,700
4th Saturday $3,621,000 /
$171,205,000
$5,002,664 /
$190,406,364
4th Sunday $2,466,367 /
$173,380,738
$3,630,426 /
$194,036,790
4th Monday $1,006,197 /
$174,386,935
$1,524,085 /
$195,560,875
4th Tuesday $1,038,310 /
$175,425,245
$1,671,303 /
$197,232,178
4th Wednesday $906,157 /
$176,331,402
$1,441,815 /
$198,673,993
4th Thursday $938,907 /
$177,270,309
$1,437,215 /
$200,111,208
5th Friday $1,437,864 /
$178,708,173
$2,317,618 /
$202,428,826
5th Saturday $1,936,577 /
$180,644,750
$3,301,983 /
$205,730,809
5th Sunday $1,432,870 /
$182,077,620
$2,391,496 /
$208,122,305
5th Monday $674,000 /
$182,751,000
$1,126,764 /
$209,249,069
5th Tuesday $626,000 /
$183,377,000
$1,178,432 /
$210,427,501
5th Wednesday $524,000 /
$183,901,000
$986,280 /
$211,413,781
5th Thursday $502,000 /
$184,404,000
$938,809 /
$212,352,590
6th Friday $638,968 /
$185,042,662
$1,603,708 /
$213,956,298
6th Saturday $867,600 /
$185,910,262
$2,382,950 /
$216,339,248
6th Sunday $551,573 /
$186,461,835
$1,665,692 /
$218,004,940
6th Monday - /
-
$742,877 /
$218,747,817
6th Tuesday - /
-
$831,842 /
$219,579,659
6th Wednesday - /
-
$807,754 /
$220,387,413
6th Thursday - /
-
$712,811 /
$221,100,224
7th Friday $304,204 /
$187,804,935
$1,200,628 /
$222,300,852
7th Saturday $442,414 /
$188,247,349
$1,763,151 /
$224,064,003
7th Sunday $257,316 /
$188,504,665
$1,240,726 /
$225,304,729
7th Monday - /
-
$535,185 /
$225,839,914
7th Tuesday - /
-
$584,885 /
$226,424,799
7th Wednesday - /
-
$594,678 /
$227,019,477
7th Thursday - /
-
$601,979 /
$227,621,456
8th Friday $165,958 /
$189,118,643
$845,268 /
$228,466,724
8th Saturday $244,835 /
$189,363,478
$1,221,919 /
$229,688,643
8th Sunday $142,957 /
$189,506,435
$813,926 /
$230,502,569
8th Monday - /
-
$304,886 /
$230,807,455
8th Tuesday - /
-
$318,272 /
$231,125,727
8th Wednesday - /
-
$268,577 /
$231,394,304
8th Thursday - /
-
$307,815 /
$231,702,119
9th Friday - /
-
$630,953 /
$232,333,072
9th Saturday - /
-
$1,032,558 /
$233,365,630
9th Sunday - /
-
$915,385 /
$234,281,015
9th Monday $148,495 /
$190,418,803
$776,173 /
$235,057,188
9th Tuesday - /
-
$171,241 /
$235,228,429
9th Wednesday - /
-
$144,667 /
$235,373,096
9th Thursday - /
-
$134,888 /
$235,507,984
10th Friday - /
-
$466,539 /
$235,974,523
10th Saturday - /
-
$872,182 /
$236,846,705
10th Sunday - /
-
$464,576 /
$237,311,281
10th Monday - /
-
$106,452 /
$237,417,733
10th Tuesday - /
-
$125,089 /
$237,542,822
10th Wednesday - /
-
$115,052 /
$237,657,874
10th Thursday - /
-
$118,733 /
$237,776,607
  Men in Black
2
Men in Black
Opening Weekend $52,148,751 /
$87,241,586
$51,068,455 /
$84,133,900
2nd Weekend $24,410,311 /
$132,688,511
$30,062,317 /
$139,584,970
3rd Weekend $14,552,335 /
$158,127,629
$19,029,928 /
$172,145,793
4th Weekend $8,477,202 /
$173,380,738
$12,350,884 /
$194,036,790
5th Weekend $4,807,311 /
$182,077,620
$8,011,097 /
$208,122,305
6th Weekend $2,058,141 /
$186,461,835
$5,652,350 /
$218,004,940
7th Weekend $1,003,934 /
$188,504,665
$4,204,505 /
$225,304,729
8th Weekend $553,750 /
$189,506,435
$2,881,113 /
$230,502,569
9th Weekend $541,494 /
$190,418,803
$3,355,069 /
$235,057,188
10th Weekend - /
-
$1,803,297 /
$237,311,281
11th Weekend - /
-
$1,578,313 /
$239,354,920
12th Weekend - /
-
$1,208,375 /
$240,942,775
13th Weekend - /
-
$906,890 /
$242,117,436
14th Weekend - /
-
$687,721 /
$243,017,806
15th Weekend - /
-
$443,442 /
$243,629,478
16th Weekend - /
-
$301,530 /
$244,064,365
17th Weekend - /
-
$200,870 /
$244,337,321
18th Weekend - /
-
$621,083 /
$245,012,779
19th Weekend - /
-
$252,630 /
$245,419,734
20th Weekend - /
-
$2,117,200 /
$247,659,078
  Men in Black
2
Men in Black
Opening Week - /
-
- /
-
2nd Week $73,185,365 /
$108,278,200
$76,457,208 /
$109,522,653
3rd Week $35,297,094 /
$143,575,294
$43,593,212 /
$153,115,865
4th Week $21,328,242 /
$164,903,536
$28,570,041 /
$181,685,906
5th Week $12,366,773 /
$177,270,309
$18,425,302 /
$200,111,208
6th Week $7,133,385 /
$184,403,694
$12,241,382 /
$212,352,590
7th Week $3,097,037 /
$187,500,731
$8,747,634 /
$221,100,224
8th Week $1,451,954 /
$188,952,685
$6,521,232 /
$227,621,456
9th Week $924,624 /
$189,877,309
$4,080,663 /
$231,702,119
10th Week $541,494 /
$190,418,803
$3,805,865 /
$235,507,984
11th Week - /
-
$2,268,623 /
$237,776,607
12th Week - /
-
$1,957,793 /
$239,734,400
13th Week - /
-
$1,476,146 /
$241,210,546
14th Week - /
-
$1,119,539 /
$242,330,085
15th Week - /
-
$855,951 /
$243,186,036
16th Week - /
-
$576,799 /
$243,762,835
17th Week - /
-
$373,616 /
$244,136,451
18th Week - /
-
$255,245 /
$244,391,696
19th Week - /
-
$775,408 /
$245,167,104
20th Week - /
-
$374,774 /
$245,541,878

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.