Movie Comparison: Selma (2015) vs. 12 Years a Slave (2013)

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  Selma12 Years
a Slave
Domestic Release Date Jan 9, 2015Oct 18, 2013
Production Budget $20,000,000$20,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1919
Maximum Theaters 2,2351,474
Theatrical Engagements 11,88616,070
Domestic Opening Weekend $571,450$923,715
Domestic Box Office $52,076,908$56,671,993
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$66,594,194$75,026,245
International Box Office $14,594,090$124,093,068
Worldwide Box Office $66,670,998$180,765,061
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Selma12 Years
a Slave
1st Friday $211,402 /
$533,578
$273,882 /
$273,882
1st Saturday $199,083 /
$732,661
$381,712 /
$655,594
1st Sunday $160,965 /
$893,626
$268,121 /
$923,715
1st Monday $107,773 /
$1,001,399
$90,213 /
$1,013,928
1st Tuesday $107,994 /
$1,109,393
$84,809 /
$1,098,737
1st Wednesday $94,594 /
$1,203,987
$83,358 /
$1,182,095
1st Thursday $231,293 /
$1,435,280
$77,848 /
$1,259,943
2nd Friday $226,661 /
$1,661,941
$621,889 /
$1,881,832
2nd Saturday $247,287 /
$1,909,228
$926,549 /
$2,808,381
2nd Sunday $159,225 /
$2,068,453
$585,887 /
$3,394,268
2nd Monday $57,202 /
$2,125,655
$195,188 /
$3,589,456
2nd Tuesday $52,520 /
$2,178,175
$213,882 /
$3,803,338
2nd Wednesday $54,129 /
$2,232,304
$186,272 /
$3,989,610
2nd Thursday $54,645 /
$2,286,949
$170,714 /
$4,160,324
3rd Friday $3,769,701 /
$6,056,650
$1,272,416 /
$5,432,740
3rd Saturday $4,700,318 /
$10,756,968
$2,172,146 /
$7,604,886
3rd Sunday $2,837,375 /
$13,594,343
$1,347,652 /
$8,952,538
3rd Monday $795,793 /
$14,390,136
$448,732 /
$9,401,270
3rd Tuesday $1,161,008 /
$15,551,144
$522,207 /
$9,923,477
3rd Wednesday $997,323 /
$16,548,467
$425,757 /
$10,349,234
3rd Thursday $1,115,563 /
$17,664,030
$396,347 /
$10,745,581
4th Friday $2,364,281 /
$20,028,311
$1,857,890 /
$12,603,471
4th Saturday $3,695,777 /
$23,724,088
$2,871,251 /
$15,474,722
4th Sunday $2,719,237 /
$26,443,325
$1,946,590 /
$17,421,312
4th Monday $5,070,792 /
$31,514,117
$1,127,622 /
$18,548,934
4th Tuesday $894,600 /
$32,408,717
$652,564 /
$19,201,498
4th Wednesday $603,531 /
$33,012,248
$537,442 /
$19,738,940
4th Thursday $707,526 /
$33,719,774
$509,845 /
$20,248,785
5th Friday $1,486,040 /
$35,205,814
$1,338,504 /
$21,587,289
5th Saturday $2,459,509 /
$37,665,323
$2,085,392 /
$23,672,681
5th Sunday $1,473,023 /
$39,138,346
$1,180,810 /
$24,853,491
5th Monday $363,004 /
$39,501,350
$412,646 /
$25,266,137
5th Tuesday $504,811 /
$40,006,161
$530,373 /
$25,796,510
5th Wednesday $421,512 /
$40,427,673
$429,531 /
$26,226,041
5th Thursday $480,255 /
$40,907,928
$367,271 /
$26,593,312
6th Friday $860,195 /
$41,768,123
$803,774 /
$27,397,086
6th Saturday $1,320,682 /
$43,088,805
$1,269,179 /
$28,666,265
6th Sunday $386,764 /
$43,475,569
$760,682 /
$29,426,947
6th Monday $235,289 /
$43,710,858
$301,896 /
$29,728,843
6th Tuesday $340,958 /
$44,051,816
$389,303 /
$30,118,146
6th Wednesday $307,663 /
$44,359,479
$356,606 /
$30,474,752
6th Thursday $372,505 /
$44,731,984
$375,452 /
$30,850,204
7th Friday $485,021 /
$45,217,005
$901,375 /
$31,751,579
7th Saturday $772,012 /
$45,989,017
$915,167 /
$32,666,746
7th Sunday $433,309 /
$46,422,326
$488,496 /
$33,155,242
7th Monday $170,356 /
$46,592,682
$158,756 /
$33,313,998
7th Tuesday $234,195 /
$46,826,877
$201,277 /
$33,515,275
7th Wednesday $204,848 /
$47,031,725
$176,761 /
$33,692,036
7th Thursday $232,466 /
$47,264,191
$180,084 /
$33,872,120
8th Friday $280,543 /
$47,544,734
$315,785 /
$34,187,905
8th Saturday $422,171 /
$47,966,905
$525,285 /
$34,713,190
8th Sunday $310,417 /
$48,277,322
$305,889 /
$35,019,079
8th Monday $237,064 /
$48,514,386
$130,374 /
$35,149,453
8th Tuesday $130,143 /
$48,644,529
$165,203 /
$35,314,656
8th Wednesday $126,864 /
$48,771,393
$140,972 /
$35,455,628
8th Thursday $156,503 /
$48,927,896
$176,060 /
$35,631,688
9th Friday $200,185 /
$49,128,081
$205,376 /
$35,837,064
9th Saturday $270,020 /
$49,398,101
$302,239 /
$36,139,303
9th Sunday $152,103 /
$49,550,204
$225,210 /
$36,364,513
9th Monday $92,646 /
$49,642,850
$93,801 /
$36,458,314
9th Tuesday $80,303 /
$49,723,153
$100,109 /
$36,558,423
9th Wednesday $102,125 /
$49,825,278
$77,113 /
$36,635,536
9th Thursday $132,431 /
$49,957,709
$74,690 /
$36,710,226
10th Friday $154,026 /
$50,111,735
$92,328 /
$36,802,554
10th Saturday $185,211 /
$50,296,946
$152,223 /
$36,954,777
10th Sunday $108,118 /
$50,405,064
$125,539 /
$37,080,316
10th Monday $39,023 /
$50,444,087
$83,909 /
$37,164,225
10th Tuesday $44,075 /
$50,488,162
$73,820 /
$37,238,045
10th Wednesday $55,014 /
$50,543,176
$85,066 /
$37,323,111
10th Thursday $50,329 /
$50,593,505
$102,873 /
$37,425,984
  Selma12 Years
a Slave
Opening Weekend $571,450 /
$893,626
$923,715 /
$923,715
2nd Weekend $633,173 /
$2,068,453
$2,134,325 /
$3,394,268
3rd Weekend $11,307,394 /
$13,594,343
$4,792,214 /
$8,952,538
4th Weekend $8,779,295 /
$26,443,325
$6,675,731 /
$17,421,312
5th Weekend $5,418,572 /
$39,138,346
$4,604,706 /
$24,853,491
6th Weekend $2,567,641 /
$43,475,569
$2,833,635 /
$29,426,947
7th Weekend $1,690,342 /
$46,422,326
$2,305,038 /
$33,155,242
8th Weekend $1,013,131 /
$48,277,322
$1,146,959 /
$35,019,079
9th Weekend $622,308 /
$49,550,204
$732,825 /
$36,364,513
10th Weekend $447,355 /
$50,405,064
$370,090 /
$37,080,316
11th Weekend $372,367 /
$50,965,872
$372,979 /
$37,798,963
12th Weekend $219,507 /
$51,363,550
$328,744 /
$38,472,086
13th Weekend $233,406 /
$51,694,025
$270,760 /
$38,904,535
14th Weekend $61,782 /
$51,903,061
$1,539,838 /
$40,644,136
15th Weekend $63,262 /
$51,998,118
$2,031,316 /
$43,560,133
16th Weekend $21,271 /
$52,065,634
$1,442,164 /
$45,850,559
17th Weekend - /
-
$816,563 /
$47,347,837
18th Weekend - /
-
$562,764 /
$48,214,740
19th Weekend - /
-
$522,497 /
$49,077,220
20th Weekend - /
-
$975,931 /
$50,336,296
  Selma12 Years
a Slave
Opening Week $322,176 /
$322,176
$1,259,943 /
$1,259,943
2nd Week $1,113,104 /
$1,435,280
$2,900,381 /
$4,160,324
3rd Week $851,669 /
$2,286,949
$6,585,257 /
$10,745,581
4th Week $15,377,081 /
$17,664,030
$9,503,204 /
$20,248,785
5th Week $16,055,744 /
$33,719,774
$6,344,527 /
$26,593,312
6th Week $7,188,154 /
$40,907,928
$4,256,892 /
$30,850,204
7th Week $3,824,056 /
$44,731,984
$3,021,916 /
$33,872,120
8th Week $2,532,207 /
$47,264,191
$1,759,568 /
$35,631,688
9th Week $1,663,705 /
$48,927,896
$1,078,538 /
$36,710,226
10th Week $1,029,813 /
$49,957,709
$715,758 /
$37,425,984
11th Week $635,796 /
$50,593,505
$717,358 /
$38,143,342
12th Week $550,538 /
$51,144,043
$490,433 /
$38,633,775
13th Week $316,576 /
$51,460,619
$470,523 /
$39,104,298
14th Week $380,660 /
$51,841,279
$2,424,519 /
$41,528,817
15th Week $93,577 /
$51,934,856
$2,879,578 /
$44,408,395
16th Week $109,507 /
$52,044,363
$2,122,879 /
$46,531,274
17th Week $32,545 /
$52,076,908
$1,120,702 /
$47,651,976
18th Week - /
-
$902,747 /
$48,554,723
19th Week - /
-
$805,642 /
$49,360,365
20th Week - /
-
$1,571,670 /
$50,932,035

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.