Movie Comparison: Pay it Forward (2000) vs. The Imitation Game (2014)

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  Pay it ForwardThe Imitation
Game
Domestic Release Date Oct 20, 2000Nov 28, 2014
Production Budget $40,000,000$15,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,1304
Maximum Theaters 2,1302,402
Theatrical Engagements 12,16517,717
Domestic Opening Weekend $9,631,359$479,352
Domestic Box Office $33,508,922$91,125,143
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$66,966,039$117,767,813
International Box Office $22,187,783$136,203,442
Worldwide Box Office $55,696,705$227,328,585
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Pay it ForwardThe Imitation
Game
1st Friday $3,115,000 /
$3,115,000
$181,130 /
$181,130
1st Saturday $4,032,000 /
$7,147,000
$177,024 /
$358,154
1st Sunday $2,391,000 /
$9,631,359
$121,198 /
$479,352
1st Monday $638,817 /
$10,270,176
$34,890 /
$514,242
1st Tuesday $710,379 /
$10,980,555
$33,440 /
$547,682
1st Wednesday $618,343 /
$11,598,898
$31,567 /
$579,249
1st Thursday $632,598 /
$12,231,496
$31,950 /
$611,199
2nd Friday $2,026,923 /
$14,258,419
$108,269 /
$719,468
2nd Saturday $2,935,941 /
$17,194,360
$163,308 /
$882,776
2nd Sunday $1,696,000 /
$19,035,000
$117,683 /
$1,000,459
2nd Monday $395,810 /
$19,431,032
$31,714 /
$1,032,173
2nd Tuesday $485,048 /
$19,916,080
$27,182 /
$1,059,355
2nd Wednesday $457,263 /
$20,373,343
$31,304 /
$1,090,659
2nd Thursday $474,627 /
$20,847,970
$33,726 /
$1,124,385
3rd Friday $1,231,000 /
$22,079,000
$247,945 /
$1,372,330
3rd Saturday $1,873,000 /
$23,951,000
$357,302 /
$1,729,632
3rd Sunday $1,006,000 /
$25,126,486
$245,015 /
$1,974,647
3rd Monday $262,612 /
$25,389,098
$79,384 /
$2,054,031
3rd Tuesday $333,366 /
$25,722,464
$81,839 /
$2,135,870
3rd Wednesday $264,426 /
$25,986,890
$80,046 /
$2,215,916
3rd Thursday $351,543 /
$26,338,433
$81,045 /
$2,296,961
4th Friday $776,000 /
$27,114,000
$221,685 /
$2,518,646
4th Saturday $993,000 /
$28,107,000
$363,792 /
$2,882,438
4th Sunday $737,000 /
$29,363,880
$273,138 /
$3,155,576
4th Monday $159,891 /
$29,523,771
$143,104 /
$3,298,680
4th Tuesday $203,297 /
$29,727,068
$155,848 /
$3,454,528
4th Wednesday $171,105 /
$29,898,173
$169,723 /
$3,624,251
4th Thursday $172,493 /
$30,070,666
$3,077,403 /
$6,701,654
5th Friday - /
-
$2,891,674 /
$9,593,328
5th Saturday - /
-
$2,877,471 /
$12,470,799
5th Sunday $267,000 /
$31,146,175
$2,163,147 /
$14,633,946
5th Monday $74,873 /
$31,221,048
$1,555,636 /
$16,189,582
5th Tuesday $116,620 /
$31,337,668
$1,628,646 /
$17,818,228
5th Wednesday - /
-
$2,118,291 /
$19,936,519
5th Thursday - /
-
$2,763,044 /
$22,699,563
6th Friday - /
-
$2,955,644 /
$25,655,207
6th Saturday - /
-
$3,033,074 /
$28,688,281
6th Sunday - /
-
$1,783,809 /
$30,472,090
6th Monday $26,498 /
$32,085,657
$632,530 /
$31,104,620
6th Tuesday $32,877 /
$32,118,534
$793,140 /
$31,897,760
6th Wednesday $32,349 /
$32,150,883
$645,502 /
$32,543,262
6th Thursday $30,485 /
$32,181,368
$673,177 /
$33,216,439
7th Friday - /
-
$2,145,321 /
$35,361,760
7th Saturday - /
-
$3,311,852 /
$38,673,612
7th Sunday $80,000 /
$32,549,288
$1,756,689 /
$40,430,301
7th Monday $27,789 /
$32,577,077
$606,515 /
$41,036,816
7th Tuesday $34,661 /
$32,611,738
$987,378 /
$42,024,194
7th Wednesday $30,120 /
$32,641,858
$752,552 /
$42,776,746
7th Thursday $31,218 /
$32,673,076
$829,562 /
$43,606,308
8th Friday - /
-
$1,887,792 /
$45,494,100
8th Saturday - /
-
$3,201,779 /
$48,695,879
8th Sunday - /
-
$1,711,595 /
$50,407,474
8th Monday - /
-
$1,214,968 /
$51,622,442
8th Tuesday - /
-
$721,458 /
$52,343,900
8th Wednesday - /
-
$536,744 /
$52,880,644
8th Thursday - /
-
$625,637 /
$53,506,281
9th Friday - /
-
$1,923,068 /
$55,429,349
9th Saturday - /
-
$3,259,212 /
$58,688,561
9th Sunday - /
-
$1,763,796 /
$60,452,357
9th Monday - /
-
$485,437 /
$60,937,794
9th Tuesday - /
-
$749,062 /
$61,686,856
9th Wednesday - /
-
$552,699 /
$62,239,555
9th Thursday - /
-
$542,081 /
$62,781,636
10th Friday - /
-
$1,610,905 /
$64,392,541
10th Saturday - /
-
$2,639,944 /
$67,032,485
10th Sunday - /
-
$760,064 /
$67,792,549
10th Monday - /
-
$444,324 /
$68,236,873
10th Tuesday - /
-
$616,335 /
$68,853,208
10th Wednesday - /
-
$464,703 /
$69,317,911
10th Thursday - /
-
$540,876 /
$69,858,787
  Pay it ForwardThe Imitation
Game
Opening Weekend $9,631,359 /
$9,631,359
$479,352 /
$479,352
2nd Weekend $6,803,726 /
$19,035,222
$389,260 /
$1,000,459
3rd Weekend $4,278,516 /
$25,126,486
$850,262 /
$1,974,647
4th Weekend $3,025,447 /
$29,363,880
$858,615 /
$3,155,576
5th Weekend $1,075,509 /
$31,146,175
$7,932,292 /
$14,633,946
6th Weekend $564,236 /
$32,059,159
$7,772,527 /
$30,472,090
7th Weekend $367,920 /
$32,549,288
$7,213,862 /
$40,430,301
8th Weekend $127,953 /
$32,801,029
$6,801,166 /
$50,407,474
9th Weekend $53,498 /
$32,901,836
$6,946,076 /
$60,452,357
10th Weekend $10,770 /
$32,940,895
$5,010,913 /
$67,792,549
11th Weekend $12,118 /
$32,966,043
$4,687,391 /
$74,546,178
12th Weekend $12,952 /
$32,987,504
$3,487,137 /
$79,619,560
13th Weekend $169,173 /
$33,161,987
$2,527,637 /
$83,883,539
14th Weekend $115,486 /
$33,319,245
$1,871,815 /
$86,774,160
15th Weekend $77,426 /
$33,443,457
$1,119,243 /
$88,441,916
16th Weekend $32,683 /
$33,508,922
$665,205 /
$89,514,863
17th Weekend - /
-
$371,527 /
$90,147,295
18th Weekend - /
-
$250,484 /
$90,544,864
19th Weekend - /
-
$139,523 /
$90,790,630
20th Weekend - /
-
$83,225 /
$90,944,201
  Pay it ForwardThe Imitation
Game
Opening Week $12,231,496 /
$12,231,496
$611,199 /
$611,199
2nd Week $8,616,474 /
$20,847,970
$513,186 /
$1,124,385
3rd Week $5,490,463 /
$26,338,433
$1,172,576 /
$2,296,961
4th Week $3,732,233 /
$30,070,666
$4,404,693 /
$6,701,654
5th Week $1,424,257 /
$31,494,923
$15,997,909 /
$22,699,563
6th Week $686,445 /
$32,181,368
$10,516,876 /
$33,216,439
7th Week $491,708 /
$32,673,076
$10,389,869 /
$43,606,308
8th Week $175,262 /
$32,848,338
$9,899,973 /
$53,506,281
9th Week $81,787 /
$32,930,125
$9,275,355 /
$62,781,636
10th Week $23,800 /
$32,953,925
$7,077,151 /
$69,858,787
11th Week $20,627 /
$32,974,552
$6,273,636 /
$76,132,423
12th Week $18,262 /
$32,992,814
$5,223,479 /
$81,355,902
13th Week $210,945 /
$33,203,759
$3,546,443 /
$84,902,345
14th Week $162,272 /
$33,366,031
$2,420,328 /
$87,322,673
15th Week $110,208 /
$33,476,239
$1,526,985 /
$88,849,658
16th Week $32,683 /
$33,508,922
$926,110 /
$89,775,768
17th Week - /
-
$518,612 /
$90,294,380
18th Week - /
-
$356,727 /
$90,651,107
19th Week - /
-
$209,869 /
$90,860,976
20th Week - /
-
$117,487 /
$90,978,463

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.