Movie Comparison: Starship Troopers (1997) vs. Independence Day (1996)

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  Starship
Troopers
Independence
Day
Domestic Release Date Nov 7, 1997Jul 2, 1996
Production Budget $105,000,000$75,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,9712,882
Maximum Theaters 2,9712,977
Theatrical Engagements 15,44739,368
Domestic Opening Weekend $22,058,773$50,228,264
Domestic Box Office $54,768,952$306,169,255
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$128,607,017$746,720,488
International Box Office $66,331,048$511,231,623
Worldwide Box Office $121,100,000$817,400,878
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Starship
Troopers
Independence
Day
1st Friday $8,185,000 /
$8,185,000
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1st Saturday $8,135,000 /
$16,320,000
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1st Sunday $5,738,773 /
$22,058,773
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1st Monday $2,101,710 /
$24,161,483
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1st Tuesday $2,518,608 /
$26,680,091
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1st Wednesday $1,218,109 /
$27,898,200
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1st Thursday $1,260,656 /
$29,158,856
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2nd Friday $2,950,000 /
$32,108,856
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2nd Saturday $4,715,000 /
$36,824,000
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2nd Sunday $2,587,000 /
$39,193,193
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2nd Monday $596,622 /
$39,789,815
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2nd Tuesday $698,854 /
$40,488,669
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2nd Wednesday $546,570 /
$41,037,239
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2nd Thursday $524,195 /
$41,561,434
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3rd Friday $1,380,000 /
$42,941,000
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3rd Saturday $2,155,000 /
$45,096,000
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3rd Sunday $1,288,000 /
$46,269,000
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3rd Monday $335,912 /
$46,604,830
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3rd Tuesday $458,330 /
$47,063,160
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3rd Wednesday $509,840 /
$47,573,000
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3rd Thursday $650,000 /
$48,223,000
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4th Friday $1,125,000 /
$49,348,000
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4th Saturday $1,090,000 /
$50,438,000
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4th Sunday $546,000 /
$51,005,214
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4th Monday $152,311 /
$51,157,525
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4th Tuesday $184,214 /
$51,341,739
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4th Wednesday $156,207 /
$51,497,946
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4th Thursday $162,004 /
$51,659,950
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5th Friday $345,000 /
$52,005,000
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5th Saturday $581,000 /
$52,586,000
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5th Sunday $339,000 /
$52,925,082
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5th Monday $108,759 /
$53,033,841
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5th Tuesday $135,689 /
$53,169,530
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5th Wednesday $108,076 /
$53,277,606
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5th Thursday $110,344 /
$53,387,950
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  Starship
Troopers
Independence
Day
Opening Weekend $22,058,773 /
$22,058,773
$50,228,264 /
$96,102,252
2nd Weekend $10,034,337 /
$39,193,193
$35,242,709 /
$160,312,716
3rd Weekend $4,707,484 /
$46,268,918
$21,274,817 /
$199,004,369
4th Weekend $2,753,437 /
$51,005,214
$13,799,097 /
$223,114,893
5th Weekend $1,265,132 /
$52,925,082
$10,996,314 /
$247,874,121
6th Weekend $403,067 /
$53,791,017
$8,681,272 /
$256,756,659
7th Weekend $107,352 /
$54,095,318
$5,810,981 /
$266,963,804
8th Weekend $32,720 /
$54,188,197
$4,739,170 /
$274,504,698
9th Weekend $30,948 /
$54,251,668
$5,537,238 /
$281,937,276
10th Weekend $20,485 /
$54,277,317
$2,848,204 /
$285,620,448
11th Weekend $23,552 /
$54,308,671
$2,064,424 /
$288,445,301
12th Weekend $14,511 /
$54,326,583
$1,591,751 /
$290,605,002
13th Weekend - /
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$2,550,338 /
$293,617,050
14th Weekend $170,969 /
$54,531,563
$1,480,901 /
$295,730,534
15th Weekend $80,579 /
$54,628,720
$1,439,753 /
$297,576,603
16th Weekend $49,047 /
$54,700,065
$1,344,607 /
$299,213,307
17th Weekend - /
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$1,217,504 /
$300,880,790
18th Weekend - /
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$1,001,723 /
$302,279,158
19th Weekend - /
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$978,214 /
$303,624,796
20th Weekend - /
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$745,473 /
$304,738,610
  Starship
Troopers
Independence
Day
Opening Week $29,158,856 /
$29,158,856
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2nd Week $12,402,578 /
$41,561,434
$79,196,019 /
$125,070,007
3rd Week $6,690,343 /
$48,251,777
$52,659,545 /
$177,729,552
4th Week $3,408,173 /
$51,659,950
$31,586,244 /
$209,315,796
5th Week $1,728,000 /
$53,387,950
$27,562,011 /
$236,877,807
6th Week $600,016 /
$53,987,966
$11,197,580 /
$248,075,387
7th Week $167,511 /
$54,155,477
$13,077,436 /
$261,152,823
8th Week $65,243 /
$54,220,720
$8,612,705 /
$269,765,528
9th Week $36,112 /
$54,256,832
$6,634,510 /
$276,400,038
10th Week $28,287 /
$54,285,119
$6,372,206 /
$282,772,244
11th Week $26,953 /
$54,312,072
$3,608,633 /
$286,380,877
12th Week - /
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$2,632,374 /
$289,013,251
13th Week - /
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$2,053,461 /
$291,066,712
14th Week $187,547 /
$54,548,141
$3,182,921 /
$294,249,633
15th Week $102,877 /
$54,651,018
$1,887,217 /
$296,136,850
16th Week - /
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$1,731,850 /
$297,868,700
17th Week - /
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$1,794,586 /
$299,663,286
18th Week - /
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$1,614,149 /
$301,277,435
19th Week - /
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$1,369,147 /
$302,646,582
20th Week - /
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$1,346,555 /
$303,993,137

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.