Movie Comparison: The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) vs. Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

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  The Spiderwick
Chronicles
Where the
Wild Things
Are
Domestic Release Date Feb 14, 2008Oct 16, 2009
Production Budget $92,500,000$100,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,8473,735
Maximum Theaters 3,8473,735
Theatrical Engagements 20,64619,179
Domestic Opening Weekend $19,004,058$32,695,407
Domestic Box Office $71,195,053$77,233,467
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$106,891,742$110,962,841
International Box Office $91,644,614$21,890,189
Worldwide Box Office $162,839,667$99,123,656
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Spiderwick
Chronicles
Where the
Wild Things
Are
1st Friday $4,434,265 /
$6,810,145
$12,077,282 /
$12,077,282
1st Saturday $8,057,075 /
$14,867,220
$12,335,551 /
$24,342,833
1st Sunday $6,512,718 /
$21,379,938
$8,282,574 /
$32,625,407
1st Monday $5,736,479 /
$27,116,417
$1,974,279 /
$34,599,686
1st Tuesday $1,405,135 /
$28,521,552
$1,757,127 /
$36,426,813
1st Wednesday $1,216,178 /
$29,737,730
$1,566,443 /
$37,993,256
1st Thursday $1,238,121 /
$30,975,851
$1,546,319 /
$39,539,575
2nd Friday $2,963,021 /
$33,938,872
$4,344,010 /
$43,883,585
2nd Saturday $6,042,362 /
$39,981,234
$6,130,231 /
$50,013,816
2nd Sunday $4,094,809 /
$44,076,043
$3,545,165 /
$53,558,981
2nd Monday $569,512 /
$44,645,555
$832,457 /
$54,391,438
2nd Tuesday $542,469 /
$45,188,024
$845,364 /
$55,236,802
2nd Wednesday $580,201 /
$45,768,225
$715,018 /
$55,951,820
2nd Thursday $560,339 /
$46,328,564
$767,142 /
$56,718,962
3rd Friday $1,877,502 /
$48,206,066
$1,948,875 /
$58,667,837
3rd Saturday $4,085,998 /
$52,292,064
$1,684,455 /
$60,352,292
3rd Sunday $2,736,878 /
$55,028,942
$2,298,087 /
$62,650,379
3rd Monday $514,778 /
$55,543,720
$578,371 /
$63,228,750
3rd Tuesday $480,066 /
$56,023,786
$713,234 /
$63,941,984
3rd Wednesday $454,975 /
$56,478,761
$508,292 /
$64,450,276
3rd Thursday $441,782 /
$56,920,543
$593,059 /
$65,043,335
4th Friday $1,091,921 /
$58,012,464
$1,187,850 /
$66,231,185
4th Saturday $2,235,008 /
$60,247,472
$1,867,001 /
$68,098,186
4th Sunday $1,386,016 /
$61,633,488
$1,122,398 /
$69,220,584
4th Monday $343,130 /
$61,976,618
$257,076 /
$69,477,660
4th Tuesday $365,845 /
$62,342,463
$368,132 /
$69,845,792
4th Wednesday $332,641 /
$62,675,104
$918,150 /
$70,763,942
4th Thursday $365,689 /
$63,040,793
$258,331 /
$71,022,273
5th Friday $582,042 /
$63,622,835
$628,772 /
$71,651,045
5th Saturday $1,022,981 /
$64,645,816
$1,109,569 /
$72,760,614
5th Sunday $730,215 /
$65,376,031
$679,799 /
$73,440,413
5th Monday $270,587 /
$65,646,618
$143,167 /
$73,583,580
5th Tuesday $295,539 /
$65,942,157
$133,012 /
$73,716,592
5th Wednesday $295,374 /
$66,237,531
$133,489 /
$73,850,081
5th Thursday $350,538 /
$66,588,069
$127,218 /
$73,977,299
6th Friday $461,562 /
$67,049,631
$163,444 /
$74,140,743
6th Saturday $425,448 /
$67,475,079
$301,573 /
$74,442,316
6th Sunday $318,408 /
$67,793,487
$223,043 /
$74,665,359
6th Monday $275,565 /
$68,069,052
$79,251 /
$74,744,610
6th Tuesday $192,407 /
$68,261,459
$98,167 /
$74,842,777
6th Wednesday $187,825 /
$68,449,284
$69,885 /
$74,912,662
6th Thursday $196,725 /
$68,646,009
$58,140 /
$74,970,802
7th Friday $208,837 /
$68,854,846
$161,261 /
$75,132,063
7th Saturday $315,754 /
$69,170,600
$150,232 /
$75,282,295
7th Sunday $229,046 /
$69,399,646
$86,913 /
$75,369,208
7th Monday $66,067 /
$69,465,713
$19,990 /
$75,389,198
7th Tuesday $59,834 /
$69,525,547
$22,095 /
$75,411,293
7th Wednesday $57,493 /
$69,583,040
$19,442 /
$75,430,735
7th Thursday $67,349 /
$69,650,389
$19,588 /
$75,450,323
8th Friday $56,874 /
$69,707,263
$32,910 /
$75,483,233
8th Saturday $100,414 /
$69,807,677
$52,456 /
$75,535,689
8th Sunday $64,553 /
$69,872,230
$39,652 /
$75,575,341
8th Monday $20,370 /
$69,892,600
$11,325 /
$75,586,666
8th Tuesday $18,215 /
$69,910,815
$12,797 /
$75,599,463
8th Wednesday $19,741 /
$69,930,556
$10,804 /
$75,610,267
8th Thursday $20,235 /
$69,950,791
$12,856 /
$75,623,123
9th Friday $81,212 /
$70,032,003
$19,799 /
$75,642,922
9th Saturday $148,724 /
$70,180,727
$31,948 /
$75,674,870
9th Sunday $97,982 /
$70,278,709
$23,318 /
$75,698,188
9th Monday $22,698 /
$70,301,407
$7,929 /
$75,706,117
9th Tuesday $23,002 /
$70,324,409
$9,812 /
$75,715,929
9th Wednesday $23,294 /
$70,347,703
$7,946 /
$75,723,875
9th Thursday $23,102 /
$70,370,805
$9,175 /
$75,733,050
10th Friday $56,465 /
$70,427,270
$14,702 /
$75,747,752
10th Saturday $107,973 /
$70,535,243
$22,021 /
$75,769,773
10th Sunday $66,197 /
$70,601,440
$19,913 /
$75,789,686
10th Monday $16,336 /
$70,617,776
$13,987 /
$75,803,673
10th Tuesday $15,903 /
$70,633,679
$16,304 /
$75,819,977
10th Wednesday $14,253 /
$70,647,932
$13,859 /
$75,833,836
10th Thursday $17,295 /
$70,665,227
$7,417 /
$75,841,253
  The Spiderwick
Chronicles
Where the
Wild Things
Are
Opening Weekend $19,004,058 /
$21,379,938
$32,695,407 /
$32,695,407
2nd Weekend $13,100,192 /
$44,076,043
$14,019,406 /
$53,558,981
3rd Weekend $8,700,378 /
$55,028,942
$5,931,417 /
$62,650,379
4th Weekend $4,712,945 /
$61,633,488
$4,177,249 /
$69,220,584
5th Weekend $2,335,238 /
$65,376,031
$2,418,140 /
$73,440,413
6th Weekend $1,205,418 /
$67,793,487
$688,060 /
$74,665,359
7th Weekend $753,637 /
$69,399,646
$398,406 /
$75,369,208
8th Weekend $221,841 /
$69,872,230
$125,018 /
$75,575,341
9th Weekend $327,918 /
$70,278,709
$75,065 /
$75,698,188
10th Weekend $230,635 /
$70,601,440
$56,636 /
$75,789,686
11th Weekend $212,480 /
$70,877,707
$197,658 /
$76,038,911
12th Weekend $212,364 /
$71,148,699
$264,512 /
$76,566,491
13th Weekend - /
-
$171,676 /
$76,826,594
14th Weekend - /
-
$101,481 /
$76,979,401
15th Weekend - /
-
$70,969 /
$77,105,362
16th Weekend - /
-
$49,634 /
$77,175,874
17th Weekend - /
-
$30,848 /
$77,222,184
18th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
19th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
20th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
  The Spiderwick
Chronicles
Where the
Wild Things
Are
Opening Week $2,375,880 /
$2,375,880
$39,539,575 /
$39,539,575
2nd Week $28,599,971 /
$30,975,851
$17,179,387 /
$56,718,962
3rd Week $15,352,713 /
$46,328,564
$8,324,373 /
$65,043,335
4th Week $10,591,979 /
$56,920,543
$5,978,938 /
$71,022,273
5th Week $6,120,250 /
$63,040,793
$2,955,026 /
$73,977,299
6th Week $3,547,276 /
$66,588,069
$993,503 /
$74,970,802
7th Week $2,057,940 /
$68,646,009
$479,521 /
$75,450,323
8th Week $1,004,380 /
$69,650,389
$172,800 /
$75,623,123
9th Week $300,402 /
$69,950,791
$109,927 /
$75,733,050
10th Week $420,014 /
$70,370,805
$108,203 /
$75,841,253
11th Week $294,422 /
$70,665,227
$460,726 /
$76,301,979
12th Week $271,108 /
$70,936,335
$352,939 /
$76,654,918
13th Week $258,718 /
$71,195,053
$223,002 /
$76,877,920
14th Week - /
-
$156,473 /
$77,034,393
15th Week - /
-
$91,847 /
$77,126,240
16th Week - /
-
$65,096 /
$77,191,336
17th Week - /
-
$42,131 /
$77,233,467
18th Week - /
-
- /
-
19th Week - /
-
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-
20th Week - /
-
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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.