Movie Comparison: Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace (1999) vs. Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens (2015)

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  Star Wars
Ep. I: The
Phantom Menace
Star Wars
Ep. VII:
The Force
Awakens
Domestic Release Date May 19, 1999Dec 18, 2015
Production Budget $115,000,000$306,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,9704,134
Maximum Theaters 3,1264,134
Theatrical Engagements 47,09237,852
Domestic Opening Weekend $64,810,970$247,966,675
Domestic Box Office $474,544,677$936,662,225
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$973,562,724$1,191,447,782
International Box Office $552,500,000$1,127,953,592
Worldwide Box Office $1,027,044,677$2,064,615,817
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Star Wars
Ep. I: The
Phantom Menace
Star Wars
Ep. VII:
The Force
Awakens
1st Friday $18,467,513 /
$59,317,780
$119,119,282 /
$119,119,282
1st Saturday $24,414,123 /
$83,731,903
$68,294,204 /
$187,413,486
1st Sunday $21,929,334 /
$105,661,237
$60,553,189 /
$247,966,675
1st Monday $10,881,272 /
$116,542,509
$40,109,742 /
$288,076,417
1st Tuesday $8,181,275 /
$124,723,784
$37,361,729 /
$325,438,146
1st Wednesday $7,751,876 /
$132,475,660
$38,022,183 /
$363,460,329
1st Thursday $7,530,162 /
$140,005,822
$27,395,725 /
$390,856,054
2nd Friday $13,531,561 /
$153,537,561
$49,325,663 /
$440,181,717
2nd Saturday $19,330,780 /
$172,868,341
$56,731,532 /
$496,913,249
2nd Sunday $18,537,522 /
$191,405,863
$43,145,665 /
$540,058,914
2nd Monday $15,504,435 /
$207,099,058
$31,362,029 /
$571,420,943
2nd Tuesday $5,459,637 /
$212,558,695
$29,528,583 /
$600,949,526
2nd Wednesday $5,295,848 /
$217,854,543
$28,085,057 /
$629,034,583
2nd Thursday $5,011,928 /
$222,866,471
$22,932,686 /
$651,967,269
3rd Friday $8,345,000 /
$231,211,000
$34,394,152 /
$686,361,421
3rd Saturday $13,889,000 /
$245,100,000
$34,368,250 /
$720,729,671
3rd Sunday $10,600,000 /
$255,758,124
$21,479,271 /
$742,208,942
3rd Monday $3,919,371 /
$259,677,495
$8,021,882 /
$750,230,824
3rd Tuesday $4,002,249 /
$263,679,744
$7,967,428 /
$758,198,252
3rd Wednesday $3,812,157 /
$267,491,901
$6,210,432 /
$764,408,684
3rd Thursday $3,840,149 /
$271,332,050
$5,972,359 /
$770,381,043
4th Friday $6,675,000 /
$278,007,000
$10,744,380 /
$781,125,423
4th Saturday $10,525,000 /
$288,532,000
$19,204,072 /
$800,329,495
4th Sunday $8,382,000 /
$296,964,911
$12,405,333 /
$812,734,828
4th Monday $3,025,265 /
$299,990,176
$3,108,701 /
$815,843,529
4th Tuesday $3,071,497 /
$303,061,673
$3,844,408 /
$819,687,937
4th Wednesday $2,969,009 /
$306,030,682
$3,114,937 /
$822,802,874
4th Thursday $3,183,166 /
$309,213,848
$3,129,967 /
$825,932,841
5th Friday $4,805,000 /
$314,019,000
$6,328,954 /
$832,261,795
5th Saturday $7,380,000 /
$321,399,000
$11,028,514 /
$843,290,309
5th Sunday $6,821,000 /
$328,072,869
$8,984,649 /
$852,274,958
5th Monday $2,370,597 /
$330,443,466
$6,678,148 /
$858,953,106
5th Tuesday $2,418,332 /
$332,861,798
$2,380,910 /
$861,334,016
5th Wednesday $2,226,475 /
$335,088,273
$1,814,233 /
$863,148,249
5th Thursday $2,469,489 /
$337,557,762
$1,884,097 /
$865,032,346
6th Friday $3,770,000 /
$341,328,000
$3,535,257 /
$868,567,603
6th Saturday $5,775,000 /
$347,103,000
$6,814,652 /
$875,382,255
6th Sunday $4,521,000 /
$351,669,681
$3,728,739 /
$879,110,994
6th Monday $2,110,404 /
$353,780,085
$1,295,742 /
$880,406,736
6th Tuesday $2,240,972 /
$356,021,057
$1,574,483 /
$881,981,219
6th Wednesday $1,739,756 /
$357,760,813
$1,324,479 /
$883,305,698
6th Thursday $2,114,498 /
$359,875,311
$1,338,464 /
$884,644,162
7th Friday $2,900,000 /
$362,775,000
$2,468,701 /
$887,112,863
7th Saturday $3,820,000 /
$366,595,000
$5,089,962 /
$892,202,825
7th Sunday $2,790,000 /
$369,385,000
$3,558,021 /
$895,760,846
7th Monday $3,751,277 /
$373,166,970
$780,785 /
$896,541,631
7th Tuesday $1,722,948 /
$374,889,918
$927,503 /
$897,469,134
7th Wednesday $1,382,953 /
$376,272,871
$798,790 /
$898,267,924
7th Thursday $1,400,000 /
$377,672,871
$803,545 /
$899,071,469
8th Friday $2,025,000 /
$379,718,000
$1,772,763 /
$900,844,232
8th Saturday $3,075,000 /
$382,793,000
$3,769,739 /
$904,613,971
8th Sunday $2,246,000 /
$385,184,373
$1,430,814 /
$906,044,785
8th Monday $1,065,109 /
$386,249,482
$678,633 /
$906,723,418
8th Tuesday $1,215,923 /
$387,465,405
$708,043 /
$907,431,461
8th Wednesday $1,059,741 /
$388,525,146
$628,195 /
$908,059,656
8th Thursday $1,028,463 /
$389,553,609
$585,308 /
$908,644,964
9th Friday $1,425,000 /
$390,979,000
$1,188,588 /
$909,833,552
9th Saturday $2,375,000 /
$393,354,000
$2,461,903 /
$912,295,455
9th Sunday $1,789,000 /
$395,201,000
$2,508,785 /
$914,804,240
9th Monday $847,947 /
$396,049,197
$1,481,415 /
$916,285,655
9th Tuesday $886,028 /
$396,935,225
$575,323 /
$916,860,978
9th Wednesday $813,552 /
$397,748,777
$465,786 /
$917,326,764
9th Thursday $824,849 /
$398,573,626
$479,531 /
$917,806,295
10th Friday $1,040,000 /
$399,614,000
$917,914 /
$918,724,209
10th Saturday $1,730,000 /
$401,344,000
$1,777,894 /
$920,502,103
10th Sunday $1,333,000 /
$402,770,726
$1,211,487 /
$921,713,590
10th Monday $586,415 /
$403,357,141
$296,878 /
$922,010,468
10th Tuesday $648,692 /
$404,005,833
$365,327 /
$922,375,795
10th Wednesday $568,065 /
$404,573,895
$316,654 /
$922,692,449
10th Thursday $602,414 /
$405,176,312
$309,435 /
$923,001,884
  Star Wars
Ep. I: The
Phantom Menace
Star Wars
Ep. VII:
The Force
Awakens
Opening Weekend $64,810,970 /
$105,661,237
$247,966,675 /
$247,966,675
2nd Weekend $51,399,863 /
$191,405,863
$149,202,860 /
$540,058,914
3rd Weekend $32,891,653 /
$255,758,124
$90,241,673 /
$742,208,942
4th Weekend $25,632,861 /
$296,964,911
$42,353,785 /
$812,734,828
5th Weekend $18,859,021 /
$328,072,869
$26,342,117 /
$852,274,958
6th Weekend $14,111,919 /
$351,669,681
$14,078,648 /
$879,110,994
7th Weekend $13,291,659 /
$373,166,970
$11,116,684 /
$895,760,846
8th Weekend $7,491,397 /
$385,184,373
$6,973,316 /
$906,044,785
9th Weekend $5,647,641 /
$395,201,250
$6,159,276 /
$914,804,240
10th Weekend $4,197,100 /
$402,770,726
$3,907,295 /
$921,713,590
11th Weekend $3,420,720 /
$408,597,032
$2,986,439 /
$925,988,323
12th Weekend $2,223,198 /
$412,775,151
$1,864,704 /
$928,842,219
13th Weekend $1,518,607 /
$415,645,312
$1,297,752 /
$930,757,012
14th Weekend $1,221,405 /
$417,800,897
$966,071 /
$932,324,258
15th Weekend $910,246 /
$419,423,967
$816,484 /
$933,674,012
16th Weekend $1,534,860 /
$421,381,756
$681,629 /
$934,898,148
17th Weekend $653,324 /
$422,252,998
$378,923 /
$935,528,312
18th Weekend $799,369 /
$423,299,088
$190,152 /
$935,832,841
19th Weekend $801,935 /
$424,399,730
$153,949 /
$936,064,861
20th Weekend $697,097 /
$425,360,285
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  Star Wars
Ep. I: The
Phantom Menace
Star Wars
Ep. VII:
The Force
Awakens
Opening Week $40,850,267 /
$40,850,267
$390,856,054 /
$390,856,054
2nd Week $99,155,555 /
$140,005,822
$261,111,215 /
$651,967,269
3rd Week $67,167,276 /
$222,866,471
$118,413,774 /
$770,381,043
4th Week $48,465,579 /
$271,332,050
$55,551,798 /
$825,932,841
5th Week $37,881,798 /
$309,213,848
$39,099,505 /
$865,032,346
6th Week $28,343,914 /
$337,557,762
$19,611,816 /
$884,644,162
7th Week $22,317,549 /
$359,875,311
$14,427,307 /
$899,071,469
8th Week $17,817,665 /
$377,692,976
$9,573,495 /
$908,644,964
9th Week $11,860,633 /
$389,553,609
$9,161,331 /
$917,806,295
10th Week $9,020,017 /
$398,573,626
$5,195,589 /
$923,001,884
11th Week $6,602,686 /
$405,176,312
$3,975,631 /
$926,977,515
12th Week $5,375,641 /
$410,551,953
$2,481,745 /
$929,459,260
13th Week $3,574,752 /
$414,126,705
$1,898,927 /
$931,358,187
14th Week $2,452,787 /
$416,579,492
$1,499,341 /
$932,857,528
15th Week $1,934,229 /
$418,513,721
$1,358,991 /
$934,216,519
16th Week $1,333,175 /
$419,846,896
$932,870 /
$935,149,389
17th Week $1,752,778 /
$421,599,674
$493,300 /
$935,642,689
18th Week $900,045 /
$422,499,719
$268,223 /
$935,910,912
19th Week $1,098,076 /
$423,597,795
$210,596 /
$936,121,508
20th Week $1,065,393 /
$424,663,188
$161,794 /
$936,283,302

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.