Movie Comparison: Monsters, Inc. (2001) vs. Rise of the Guardians (2012)

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  Monsters,
Inc.
Rise of the
Guardians
Domestic Release Date Nov 2, 2001Nov 21, 2012
Production Budget $115,000,000$145,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,2373,653
Maximum Theaters 3,6493,672
Theatrical Engagements 48,52325,021
Domestic Opening Weekend $62,577,067$23,773,465
Domestic Box Office $290,149,425$103,412,758
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$532,912,890$139,873,777
International Box Office $270,334,294$203,528,912
Worldwide Box Office $560,483,719$306,941,670
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Monsters,
Inc.
Rise of the
Guardians
1st Friday $17,390,000 /
$17,390,000
$9,219,537 /
$17,787,162
1st Saturday $26,270,000 /
$43,660,000
$9,158,000 /
$26,945,162
1st Sunday $18,140,000 /
$62,580,000
$5,395,928 /
$32,341,090
1st Monday $3,747,000 /
$66,324,000
$840,220 /
$33,181,310
1st Tuesday $4,051,000 /
$70,376,000
$900,040 /
$34,081,350
1st Wednesday $2,890,000 /
$73,266,000
$658,847 /
$34,740,197
1st Thursday $3,334,000 /
$76,599,000
$707,056 /
$35,447,253
2nd Friday $11,990,000 /
$88,590,000
$2,970,844 /
$38,418,097
2nd Saturday $20,150,000 /
$108,740,000
$6,258,906 /
$44,677,003
2nd Sunday $14,400,000 /
$122,150,000
$4,159,102 /
$48,836,105
2nd Monday $6,734,000 /
$128,884,000
$565,496 /
$49,401,601
2nd Tuesday $1,675,000 /
$130,559,000
$777,403 /
$50,179,004
2nd Wednesday $1,516,000 /
$132,075,000
$583,147 /
$50,762,151
2nd Thursday $1,549,000 /
$133,624,000
$611,423 /
$51,373,574
3rd Friday $5,660,000 /
$139,330,000
$2,297,742 /
$53,671,316
3rd Saturday $10,630,000 /
$149,960,000
$4,905,613 /
$58,576,929
3rd Sunday $6,890,000 /
$156,341,118
$3,197,263 /
$61,774,192
3rd Monday $1,403,000 /
$157,744,000
$481,744 /
$62,255,936
3rd Tuesday $1,968,000 /
$159,711,000
$631,410 /
$62,887,346
3rd Wednesday $4,070,000 /
$163,781,000
$515,575 /
$63,402,921
3rd Thursday $4,250,000 /
$168,031,000
$538,902 /
$63,941,823
4th Friday $9,914,000 /
$178,369,000
$1,523,941 /
$65,465,764
4th Saturday $9,299,000 /
$187,668,000
$3,406,316 /
$68,872,080
4th Sunday $4,842,000 /
$192,229,825
$2,213,188 /
$71,085,268
4th Monday $781,000 /
$193,010,000
$493,963 /
$71,579,231
4th Tuesday $692,000 /
$193,702,000
$737,179 /
$72,316,410
4th Wednesday $587,000 /
$194,289,000
$619,375 /
$72,935,785
4th Thursday $631,000 /
$194,921,000
$858,445 /
$73,794,230
5th Friday $2,259,000 /
$197,180,000
$1,566,419 /
$75,360,649
5th Saturday $4,197,000 /
$201,377,000
$2,232,623 /
$77,593,272
5th Sunday $2,623,000 /
$204,025,728
$1,933,775 /
$79,527,047
5th Monday $409,000 /
$204,435,000
$1,511,552 /
$81,038,599
5th Tuesday $471,000 /
$204,906,000
$1,185,412 /
$82,224,011
5th Wednesday $428,000 /
$205,334,000
$1,431,940 /
$83,655,951
5th Thursday $475,000 /
$205,810,000
$1,591,179 /
$85,247,130
6th Friday $1,586,000 /
$207,395,000
$1,793,731 /
$87,040,861
6th Saturday $3,076,000 /
$210,471,000
$1,714,358 /
$88,755,219
6th Sunday $1,850,000 /
$212,391,025
$1,384,202 /
$90,139,421
6th Monday $338,000 /
$212,730,000
$1,198,238 /
$91,337,659
6th Tuesday $383,000 /
$213,112,000
$1,553,968 /
$92,891,627
6th Wednesday $360,000 /
$213,472,000
$879,143 /
$93,770,770
6th Thursday $363,000 /
$213,835,000
$781,314 /
$94,552,084
7th Friday $1,111,000 /
$214,946,000
$829,212 /
$95,381,296
7th Saturday $2,199,000 /
$217,145,000
$1,067,300 /
$96,448,596
7th Sunday $1,500,000 /
$218,820,000
$779,071 /
$97,227,667
7th Monday $368,000 /
$219,183,000
$179,918 /
$97,407,585
7th Tuesday $441,000 /
$219,624,000
$110,385 /
$97,517,970
7th Wednesday $451,000 /
$220,075,000
$83,811 /
$97,601,781
7th Thursday $501,000 /
$220,576,000
$83,312 /
$97,685,093
8th Friday $924,000 /
$221,500,000
$161,600 /
$97,846,693
8th Saturday $1,458,000 /
$222,958,000
$513,096 /
$98,359,789
8th Sunday $1,304,000 /
$224,262,000
$390,611 /
$98,750,400
8th Monday - /
-
$48,265 /
$98,798,665
8th Tuesday - /
-
$47,931 /
$98,846,596
8th Wednesday $1,575,000 /
$227,924,000
$43,066 /
$98,889,662
8th Thursday $2,127,000 /
$230,051,000
$46,701 /
$98,936,363
9th Friday $2,090,000 /
$232,141,000
$103,595 /
$99,039,958
9th Saturday $2,192,000 /
$234,333,000
$259,608 /
$99,299,566
9th Sunday $1,825,000 /
$236,158,000
$197,539 /
$99,497,105
9th Monday $1,617,000 /
$237,775,000
$265,041 /
$99,762,146
9th Tuesday $1,724,000 /
$239,190,413
$35,660 /
$99,797,806
9th Wednesday $876,000 /
$240,066,000
$21,573 /
$99,819,379
9th Thursday $695,000 /
$240,761,000
$22,150 /
$99,841,529
10th Friday $990,000 /
$241,751,000
$64,225 /
$99,905,754
10th Saturday $1,952,000 /
$243,714,000
$181,683 /
$100,087,437
10th Sunday $933,000 /
$244,638,458
$125,420 /
$100,212,857
10th Monday - /
-
$26,932 /
$100,239,789
10th Tuesday - /
-
$21,158 /
$100,260,947
10th Wednesday - /
-
$14,928 /
$100,275,875
10th Thursday - /
-
$15,879 /
$100,291,754
  Monsters,
Inc.
Rise of the
Guardians
Opening Weekend $62,577,067 /
$62,577,067
$23,773,465 /
$32,341,090
2nd Weekend $45,551,028 /
$122,150,373
$13,388,852 /
$48,836,105
3rd Weekend $22,716,685 /
$156,341,118
$10,400,618 /
$61,774,192
4th Weekend $24,055,001 /
$192,229,825
$7,143,445 /
$71,085,268
5th Weekend $9,105,664 /
$204,025,728
$5,732,817 /
$79,527,047
6th Weekend $6,597,454 /
$212,391,025
$4,892,291 /
$90,139,421
7th Weekend $4,980,223 /
$218,815,112
$2,675,583 /
$97,227,667
8th Weekend $3,801,516 /
$226,348,671
$1,065,307 /
$98,750,400
9th Weekend $6,103,901 /
$239,190,413
$560,742 /
$99,497,105
10th Weekend $3,877,647 /
$244,638,458
$371,328 /
$100,212,857
11th Weekend $2,195,669 /
$247,458,486
$268,655 /
$100,560,409
12th Weekend $1,384,028 /
$249,919,653
$254,284 /
$100,865,908
13th Weekend $555,368 /
$250,676,747
$421,919 /
$101,381,494
14th Weekend $442,164 /
$251,264,540
$370,176 /
$102,017,123
15th Weekend $280,877 /
$251,644,856
$289,557 /
$102,386,107
16th Weekend $240,793 /
$251,959,644
$226,406 /
$102,681,330
17th Weekend $147,102 /
$252,177,407
$174,629 /
$103,005,665
18th Weekend $134,032 /
$252,338,340
$102,496 /
$103,174,220
19th Weekend $122,065 /
$252,557,794
$65,443 /
$103,295,837
20th Weekend $68,695 /
$252,706,618
$43,377 /
$103,400,692
  Monsters,
Inc.
Rise of the
Guardians
Opening Week $76,599,345 /
$76,599,345
$8,600,000 /
$8,600,000
2nd Week $57,025,088 /
$133,624,433
$26,847,253 /
$35,447,253
3rd Week $34,550,391 /
$168,174,824
$15,926,321 /
$51,373,574
4th Week $26,745,240 /
$194,920,064
$12,568,249 /
$63,941,823
5th Week $10,873,507 /
$205,793,571
$9,852,407 /
$73,794,230
6th Week $8,041,318 /
$213,834,889
$11,452,900 /
$85,247,130
7th Week $8,712,266 /
$222,547,155
$9,304,954 /
$94,552,084
8th Week $10,539,357 /
$233,086,512
$3,133,009 /
$97,685,093
9th Week $7,674,299 /
$240,760,811
$1,251,270 /
$98,936,363
10th Week $4,502,006 /
$245,262,817
$905,166 /
$99,841,529
11th Week $3,272,808 /
$248,535,625
$450,225 /
$100,291,754
12th Week $1,585,754 /
$250,121,379
$319,870 /
$100,611,624
13th Week $700,997 /
$250,822,376
$347,951 /
$100,959,575
14th Week $541,603 /
$251,363,979
$687,372 /
$101,646,947
15th Week $354,872 /
$251,718,851
$449,603 /
$102,096,550
16th Week $311,454 /
$252,030,305
$358,374 /
$102,454,924
17th Week $174,003 /
$252,204,308
$376,112 /
$102,831,036
18th Week $231,421 /
$252,435,729
$240,688 /
$103,071,724
19th Week $202,194 /
$252,637,923
$158,670 /
$103,230,394
20th Week $83,507 /
$252,721,430
$126,921 /
$103,357,315

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.