Movie Comparison: Monsters, Inc. (2001) vs. Toy Story 2 (1999)

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  Monsters,
Inc.
Toy Story
2
Domestic Release Date Nov 2, 2001Nov 19, 1999
Production Budget $115,000,000$90,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,2371
Maximum Theaters 3,6493,257
Theatrical Engagements 48,52337,423
Domestic Opening Weekend $62,577,067$300,163
Domestic Box Office $290,149,425$245,852,179
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$532,912,890$517,197,579
International Box Office $270,334,294$265,506,097
Worldwide Box Office $560,483,719$511,358,276
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Monsters,
Inc.
Toy Story
2
1st Friday $17,390,000 /
$17,390,000
- /
-
1st Saturday $26,270,000 /
$43,660,000
- /
-
1st Sunday $18,140,000 /
$62,580,000
$101,000 /
$300,163
1st Monday $3,747,000 /
$66,324,000
$43,753 /
$343,916
1st Tuesday $4,051,000 /
$70,376,000
$35,262 /
$379,178
1st Wednesday $2,890,000 /
$73,266,000
$9,570,911 /
$9,950,089
1st Thursday $3,334,000 /
$76,599,000
$13,241,000 /
$23,161,000
2nd Friday $11,990,000 /
$88,590,000
$22,835,000 /
$45,996,000
2nd Saturday $20,150,000 /
$108,740,000
$21,388,000 /
$67,384,000
2nd Sunday $14,400,000 /
$122,150,000
$13,432,000 /
$80,481,962
2nd Monday $6,734,000 /
$128,884,000
$2,511,086 /
$82,993,048
2nd Tuesday $1,675,000 /
$130,559,000
$2,204,032 /
$85,197,080
2nd Wednesday $1,516,000 /
$132,075,000
$1,951,463 /
$87,148,543
2nd Thursday $1,549,000 /
$133,624,000
$1,872,573 /
$89,021,116
3rd Friday $5,660,000 /
$139,330,000
$6,551,000 /
$95,572,000
3rd Saturday $10,630,000 /
$149,960,000
$13,109,000 /
$108,681,000
3rd Sunday $6,890,000 /
$156,341,118
$8,460,000 /
$116,781,392
3rd Monday $1,403,000 /
$157,744,000
$1,342,091 /
$118,123,483
3rd Tuesday $1,968,000 /
$159,711,000
$1,411,642 /
$119,535,125
3rd Wednesday $4,070,000 /
$163,781,000
$1,306,074 /
$120,841,199
3rd Thursday $4,250,000 /
$168,031,000
$1,259,286 /
$122,100,485
4th Friday $9,914,000 /
$178,369,000
$4,061,000 /
$126,161,000
4th Saturday $9,299,000 /
$187,668,000
$8,309,000 /
$134,470,000
4th Sunday $4,842,000 /
$192,229,825
$5,575,000 /
$140,350,365
4th Monday $781,000 /
$193,010,000
$913,302 /
$141,263,667
4th Tuesday $692,000 /
$193,702,000
$967,112 /
$142,230,779
4th Wednesday $587,000 /
$194,289,000
$960,715 /
$143,191,494
4th Thursday $631,000 /
$194,921,000
$1,033,394 /
$144,224,888
5th Friday $2,259,000 /
$197,180,000
$2,807,000 /
$147,032,000
5th Saturday $4,197,000 /
$201,377,000
$5,368,000 /
$152,400,000
5th Sunday $2,623,000 /
$204,025,728
$3,981,000 /
$156,354,721
5th Monday $409,000 /
$204,435,000
$2,166,373 /
$158,521,094
5th Tuesday $471,000 /
$204,906,000
$2,520,037 /
$161,041,131
5th Wednesday $428,000 /
$205,334,000
$2,669,345 /
$163,710,476
5th Thursday $475,000 /
$205,810,000
$3,417,524 /
$167,128,000
6th Friday $1,586,000 /
$207,395,000
$2,690,000 /
$169,818,000
6th Saturday $3,076,000 /
$210,471,000
$3,124,000 /
$172,942,000
6th Sunday $1,850,000 /
$212,391,025
$4,800,000 /
$177,742,000
6th Monday $338,000 /
$212,730,000
$4,762,972 /
$182,308,293
6th Tuesday $383,000 /
$213,112,000
$4,823,875 /
$187,132,168
6th Wednesday $360,000 /
$213,472,000
$4,631,826 /
$191,763,990
6th Thursday $363,000 /
$213,835,000
$4,592,010 /
$196,356,000
7th Friday $1,111,000 /
$214,946,000
$3,520,000 /
$199,876,000
7th Saturday $2,199,000 /
$217,145,000
$5,143,000 /
$205,019,000
7th Sunday $1,500,000 /
$218,820,000
$4,134,000 /
$208,768,773
7th Monday $368,000 /
$219,183,000
$1,458,638 /
$210,309,895
7th Tuesday $441,000 /
$219,624,000
$905,740 /
$211,215,635
7th Wednesday $451,000 /
$220,075,000
$682,784 /
$211,898,419
7th Thursday $501,000 /
$220,576,000
$653,847 /
$212,552,266
8th Friday $924,000 /
$221,500,000
$1,604,000 /
$214,156,000
8th Saturday $1,458,000 /
$222,958,000
$3,343,000 /
$217,499,000
8th Sunday $1,304,000 /
$224,262,000
$2,171,000 /
$219,705,755
8th Monday - /
-
$323,529 /
$220,029,284
8th Tuesday - /
-
$344,967 /
$220,374,251
8th Wednesday $1,575,000 /
$227,924,000
$302,840 /
$220,677,091
8th Thursday $2,127,000 /
$230,051,000
$306,825 /
$220,983,916
9th Friday $2,090,000 /
$232,141,000
$1,038,000 /
$222,021,916
9th Saturday $2,192,000 /
$234,333,000
$2,234,000 /
$224,255,916
9th Sunday $1,825,000 /
$236,158,000
$1,800,841 /
$226,056,757
9th Monday $1,617,000 /
$237,775,000
$1,558,575 /
$227,615,332
9th Tuesday $1,724,000 /
$239,190,413
$262,970 /
$227,878,302
9th Wednesday $876,000 /
$240,066,000
$191,178 /
$228,069,480
9th Thursday $695,000 /
$240,761,000
$210,806 /
$228,280,286
10th Friday $990,000 /
$241,751,000
- /
-
10th Saturday $1,952,000 /
$243,714,000
- /
-
10th Sunday $933,000 /
$244,638,458
$910,000 /
$231,228,567
10th Monday - /
-
$208,454 /
$231,437,021
10th Tuesday - /
-
$162,287 /
$231,599,308
10th Wednesday - /
-
$179,911 /
$231,779,219
10th Thursday - /
-
$181,000 /
$231,960,000
  Monsters,
Inc.
Toy Story
2
Opening Weekend $62,577,067 /
$62,577,067
$300,163 /
$300,163
2nd Weekend $45,551,028 /
$122,150,373
$57,388,839 /
$80,481,962
3rd Weekend $22,716,685 /
$156,341,118
$27,760,276 /
$116,781,392
4th Weekend $24,055,001 /
$192,229,825
$18,249,880 /
$140,350,365
5th Weekend $9,105,664 /
$204,025,728
$12,129,833 /
$156,354,721
6th Weekend $6,597,454 /
$212,391,025
$10,376,676 /
$177,545,321
7th Weekend $4,980,223 /
$218,815,112
$12,424,539 /
$208,851,257
8th Weekend $3,801,516 /
$226,348,671
$7,153,489 /
$219,705,755
9th Weekend $6,103,901 /
$239,190,413
$6,631,416 /
$227,615,332
10th Weekend $3,877,647 /
$244,638,458
$2,948,281 /
$231,228,567
11th Weekend $2,195,669 /
$247,458,486
$2,341,447 /
$234,301,509
12th Weekend $1,384,028 /
$249,919,653
$2,254,993 /
$237,113,435
13th Weekend $555,368 /
$250,676,747
$1,153,651 /
$238,691,281
14th Weekend $442,164 /
$251,264,540
$942,115 /
$239,930,711
15th Weekend $280,877 /
$251,644,856
$504,392 /
$240,627,332
16th Weekend $240,793 /
$251,959,644
$262,753 /
$241,003,665
17th Weekend $147,102 /
$252,177,407
$275,693 /
$241,357,162
18th Weekend $134,032 /
$252,338,340
$308,602 /
$241,357,162
19th Weekend $122,065 /
$252,557,794
$218,854 /
$242,221,297
20th Weekend $68,695 /
$252,706,618
$256,719 /
$241,602,418
  Monsters,
Inc.
Toy Story
2
Opening Week $76,599,345 /
$76,599,345
$23,093,123 /
$23,093,123
2nd Week $57,025,088 /
$133,624,433
$65,927,993 /
$89,021,116
3rd Week $34,550,391 /
$168,174,824
$33,079,369 /
$122,100,485
4th Week $26,745,240 /
$194,920,064
$22,124,403 /
$144,224,888
5th Week $10,873,507 /
$205,793,571
$22,943,757 /
$167,168,645
6th Week $8,041,318 /
$213,834,889
$29,258,073 /
$196,426,718
7th Week $8,712,266 /
$222,547,155
$16,125,548 /
$212,552,266
8th Week $10,539,357 /
$233,086,512
$8,431,650 /
$220,983,916
9th Week $7,674,299 /
$240,760,811
$7,296,370 /
$228,280,286
10th Week $4,502,006 /
$245,262,817
$3,679,776 /
$231,960,062
11th Week $3,272,808 /
$248,535,625
$2,898,380 /
$234,858,442
12th Week $1,585,754 /
$250,121,379
$2,679,188 /
$237,537,630
13th Week $700,997 /
$250,822,376
$1,450,966 /
$238,988,596
14th Week $541,603 /
$251,363,979
$1,134,344 /
$240,122,940
15th Week $354,872 /
$251,718,851
$617,972 /
$240,740,912
16th Week $311,454 /
$252,030,305
$340,557 /
$241,081,469
17th Week $174,003 /
$252,204,308
- /
-
18th Week $231,421 /
$252,435,729
$953,883 /
$242,002,443
19th Week $202,194 /
$252,637,923
- /
-
20th Week $83,507 /
$252,721,430
$1,375,698 /
$242,721,397

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.