Movie Comparison: Urban Legend (1998) vs. Independence Day (1996)

Add a movie to the comparison:     



Similar movies to first movie (click to add): Thanksgiving (2023), Come Play (2020), Saw X (2023), Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021), Wish Upon (2017)

Popular comparisons with first movie (click to add): I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Krampus (2015), Scream (1996), Insidious: The Red Door (2023), Don’t Breathe 2 (2021)

Having trouble thinking of good comparisons? Find similar movies with our Report Builder.



  Urban LegendIndependence
Day
Domestic Release Date Sep 25, 1998Jul 2, 1996
Production Budget $14,000,000$75,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,2572,882
Maximum Theaters 2,2572,977
Theatrical Engagements 14,58239,368
Domestic Opening Weekend $10,515,444$50,228,264
Domestic Box Office $38,116,707$306,169,255
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$87,577,766$746,720,488
International Box Office $34,455,157$511,231,623
Worldwide Box Office $72,571,864$817,400,878
  RemoveRemove

  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Urban LegendIndependence
Day
1st Friday $3,700,000 /
$3,700,000
- /
-
1st Saturday $4,357,000 /
$8,057,000
- /
-
1st Sunday $2,458,000 /
$10,515,000
- /
-
1st Monday $632,614 /
$11,148,058
- /
-
1st Tuesday $928,956 /
$12,077,013
- /
-
1st Wednesday $703,752 /
$12,780,765
- /
-
1st Thursday $625,569 /
$13,406,334
- /
-
2nd Friday $2,160,000 /
$15,566,000
- /
-
2nd Saturday $2,950,000 /
$18,516,000
- /
-
2nd Sunday $1,589,000 /
$20,114,000
- /
-
2nd Monday $375,176 /
$20,489,022
- /
-
2nd Tuesday $467,214 /
$20,956,236
- /
-
2nd Wednesday $352,600 /
$21,308,836
- /
-
2nd Thursday $421,377 /
$21,730,213
- /
-
3rd Friday $1,485,000 /
$23,215,000
- /
-
3rd Saturday $2,076,000 /
$25,291,000
- /
-
3rd Sunday $1,210,095 /
$26,501,095
- /
-
3rd Monday $532,840 /
$27,033,935
- /
-
3rd Tuesday $323,253 /
$27,357,188
- /
-
3rd Wednesday $287,680 /
$27,644,868
- /
-
3rd Thursday $327,412 /
$27,972,280
- /
-
4th Friday $850,000 /
$28,822,000
- /
-
4th Saturday $1,230,000 /
$30,052,000
- /
-
4th Sunday $689,000 /
$30,859,000
- /
-
4th Monday $192,408 /
$31,051,877
- /
-
4th Tuesday $221,297 /
$31,273,174
- /
-
4th Wednesday $181,759 /
$31,454,933
- /
-
4th Thursday $208,652 /
$31,663,585
- /
-
5th Friday - /
-
- /
-
5th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
5th Sunday - /
-
- /
-
5th Monday - /
-
- /
-
5th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
5th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
5th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
6th Friday - /
-
- /
-
6th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
6th Sunday - /
-
- /
-
6th Monday - /
-
- /
-
6th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
6th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
6th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
7th Friday - /
-
- /
-
7th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
7th Sunday - /
-
- /
-
7th Monday - /
-
- /
-
7th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
7th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
7th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
8th Friday - /
-
- /
-
8th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
8th Sunday - /
-
- /
-
8th Monday - /
-
- /
-
8th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
8th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
8th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
9th Friday - /
-
- /
-
9th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
9th Sunday - /
-
- /
-
9th Monday - /
-
- /
-
9th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
9th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
9th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
10th Friday - /
-
- /
-
10th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
10th Sunday - /
-
- /
-
10th Monday - /
-
- /
-
10th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
10th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
10th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
  Urban LegendIndependence
Day
Opening Weekend $10,515,444 /
$10,515,444
$50,228,264 /
$96,102,252
2nd Weekend $6,707,512 /
$20,113,846
$35,242,709 /
$160,312,716
3rd Weekend $4,770,882 /
$26,501,095
$21,274,817 /
$199,004,369
4th Weekend $2,887,189 /
$30,859,469
$13,799,097 /
$223,114,893
5th Weekend $1,636,892 /
$33,300,477
$10,996,314 /
$247,874,121
6th Weekend $1,231,896 /
$35,015,643
$8,681,272 /
$256,756,659
7th Weekend $645,737 /
$36,006,412
$5,810,981 /
$266,963,804
8th Weekend $185,442 /
$36,350,067
$4,739,170 /
$274,504,698
9th Weekend $68,893 /
$36,456,266
$5,537,238 /
$281,937,276
10th Weekend $15,184 /
$36,494,558
$2,848,204 /
$285,620,448
11th Weekend - /
-
$2,064,424 /
$288,445,301
12th Weekend - /
-
$1,591,751 /
$290,605,002
13th Weekend - /
-
$2,550,338 /
$293,617,050
14th Weekend $531,732 /
$37,052,806
$1,480,901 /
$295,730,534
15th Weekend $350,879 /
$37,857,342
$1,439,753 /
$297,576,603
16th Weekend $79,102 /
$38,001,496
$1,344,607 /
$299,213,307
17th Weekend $30,175 /
$38,048,637
$1,217,504 /
$300,880,790
18th Weekend - /
-
$1,001,723 /
$302,279,158
19th Weekend - /
-
$978,214 /
$303,624,796
20th Weekend - /
-
$745,473 /
$304,738,610
  Urban LegendIndependence
Day
Opening Week $13,406,334 /
$13,406,334
- /
-
2nd Week $8,323,879 /
$21,730,213
$79,196,019 /
$125,070,007
3rd Week $6,242,067 /
$27,972,280
$52,659,545 /
$177,729,552
4th Week $3,691,305 /
$31,663,585
$31,586,244 /
$209,315,796
5th Week $2,120,162 /
$33,783,747
$27,562,011 /
$236,877,807
6th Week $1,576,928 /
$35,360,675
$11,197,580 /
$248,075,387
7th Week $803,950 /
$36,164,625
$13,077,436 /
$261,152,823
8th Week $222,748 /
$36,387,373
$8,612,705 /
$269,765,528
9th Week $92,001 /
$36,479,374
$6,634,510 /
$276,400,038
10th Week - /
-
$6,372,206 /
$282,772,244
11th Week - /
-
$3,608,633 /
$286,380,877
12th Week - /
-
$2,632,374 /
$289,013,251
13th Week - /
-
$2,053,461 /
$291,066,712
14th Week $985,389 /
$37,506,463
$3,182,921 /
$294,249,633
15th Week $415,931 /
$37,922,394
$1,887,217 /
$296,136,850
16th Week $96,068 /
$38,018,462
$1,731,850 /
$297,868,700
17th Week - /
-
$1,794,586 /
$299,663,286
18th Week - /
-
$1,614,149 /
$301,277,435
19th Week - /
-
$1,369,147 /
$302,646,582
20th Week - /
-
$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.