Movie Comparison: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) vs. Arrival (2016)

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  Valerian
and the City
of a Thousand
Planets
Arrival
Domestic Release Date Jul 21, 2017Nov 11, 2016
Production Budget $180,000,000$47,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,5532,317
Maximum Theaters 3,5533,115
Theatrical Engagements 11,12920,118
Domestic Opening Weekend $17,007,624$24,074,047
Domestic Box Office $40,479,370$100,546,139
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$48,647,445$124,933,452
International Box Office $174,618,986$101,695,214
Worldwide Box Office $215,098,356$202,241,353
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Valerian
and the City
of a Thousand
Planets
Arrival
1st Friday $6,495,217 /
$6,495,217
$9,364,075 /
$9,364,075
1st Saturday $6,006,459 /
$12,501,676
$9,046,470 /
$18,410,545
1st Sunday $4,505,948 /
$17,007,624
$5,663,502 /
$24,074,047
1st Monday $1,820,364 /
$18,827,988
$1,869,054 /
$25,943,101
1st Tuesday $2,271,692 /
$21,099,680
$2,443,506 /
$28,386,607
1st Wednesday $1,398,902 /
$22,498,582
$1,708,312 /
$30,094,919
1st Thursday $1,327,565 /
$23,826,147
$1,475,880 /
$31,570,799
2nd Friday $1,853,621 /
$25,679,768
$3,420,338 /
$34,991,137
2nd Saturday $2,631,088 /
$28,310,856
$5,227,164 /
$40,218,301
2nd Sunday $1,875,376 /
$30,186,232
$3,491,169 /
$43,709,470
2nd Monday $836,900 /
$31,023,132
$1,346,916 /
$45,056,386
2nd Tuesday $1,183,776 /
$32,206,908
$1,730,914 /
$46,787,300
2nd Wednesday $834,733 /
$33,041,641
$2,102,598 /
$48,889,898
2nd Thursday $700,242 /
$33,741,883
$2,217,665 /
$51,107,563
3rd Friday $679,928 /
$34,421,811
$4,493,704 /
$55,601,267
3rd Saturday $984,411 /
$35,406,222
$4,476,553 /
$60,077,820
3rd Sunday $731,038 /
$36,137,260
$2,484,165 /
$62,561,985
3rd Monday $365,102 /
$36,502,362
$732,491 /
$63,294,476
3rd Tuesday $444,207 /
$36,946,569
$997,891 /
$64,292,367
3rd Wednesday $291,336 /
$37,237,905
$756,313 /
$65,048,680
3rd Thursday $220,089 /
$37,457,994
$729,834 /
$65,778,514
4th Friday $251,274 /
$37,709,268
$2,065,179 /
$67,843,693
4th Saturday $395,282 /
$38,104,550
$3,295,812 /
$71,139,505
4th Sunday $254,767 /
$38,359,317
$1,906,038 /
$73,045,543
4th Monday $109,548 /
$38,468,865
$619,541 /
$73,665,084
4th Tuesday $175,443 /
$38,644,308
$904,547 /
$74,569,631
4th Wednesday $102,319 /
$38,746,627
$650,897 /
$75,220,528
4th Thursday $84,101 /
$38,830,728
$631,180 /
$75,851,708
5th Friday $115,622 /
$38,946,350
$1,601,433 /
$77,453,141
5th Saturday $170,456 /
$39,116,806
$2,532,715 /
$79,985,856
5th Sunday $110,941 /
$39,227,747
$1,452,961 /
$81,438,817
5th Monday $44,516 /
$39,272,263
$530,250 /
$81,969,067
5th Tuesday $73,930 /
$39,346,193
$725,592 /
$82,694,659
5th Wednesday $52,384 /
$39,398,577
$547,743 /
$83,242,402
5th Thursday $40,155 /
$39,438,732
$450,965 /
$83,693,367
6th Friday $75,795 /
$39,514,527
$823,830 /
$84,517,197
6th Saturday $100,532 /
$39,615,059
$1,220,710 /
$85,737,907
6th Sunday $72,012 /
$39,687,071
$928,418 /
$86,666,325
6th Monday $30,387 /
$39,717,458
$487,412 /
$87,153,737
6th Tuesday $43,795 /
$39,761,253
$486,824 /
$87,640,561
6th Wednesday $30,939 /
$39,792,192
$306,638 /
$87,947,199
6th Thursday $33,227 /
$39,825,419
$355,159 /
$88,302,358
7th Friday $52,448 /
$39,877,867
$415,675 /
$88,718,033
7th Saturday $88,827 /
$39,966,694
$259,474 /
$88,977,507
7th Sunday $108,915 /
$40,075,609
$402,331 /
$89,379,838
7th Monday $71,514 /
$40,147,123
$446,467 /
$89,826,305
7th Tuesday $23,503 /
$40,170,626
$343,086 /
$90,169,391
7th Wednesday $16,467 /
$40,187,093
$337,770 /
$90,507,161
7th Thursday $15,912 /
$40,203,005
$325,171 /
$90,832,332
8th Friday $28,962 /
$40,231,967
$457,459 /
$91,289,791
8th Saturday $51,366 /
$40,283,333
$386,308 /
$91,676,099
8th Sunday $26,619 /
$40,309,952
$515,591 /
$92,191,690
8th Monday $10,430 /
$40,320,382
$489,619 /
$92,681,309
8th Tuesday $18,065 /
$40,338,447
$232,413 /
$92,913,722
8th Wednesday $12,768 /
$40,351,215
$188,068 /
$93,101,790
8th Thursday $12,011 /
$40,363,226
$160,732 /
$93,262,522
9th Friday $21,461 /
$40,384,687
$253,828 /
$93,516,350
9th Saturday $35,286 /
$40,419,973
$367,934 /
$93,884,284
9th Sunday $22,348 /
$40,442,321
$244,034 /
$94,128,318
9th Monday $8,294 /
$40,450,615
$85,176 /
$94,213,494
9th Tuesday $11,611 /
$40,462,226
$128,626 /
$94,342,120
9th Wednesday $8,668 /
$40,470,894
$93,208 /
$94,435,328
9th Thursday $8,476 /
$40,479,370
$85,252 /
$94,520,580
10th Friday - /
-
$145,009 /
$94,665,589
10th Saturday - /
-
$234,805 /
$94,900,394
10th Sunday - /
-
$172,446 /
$95,072,840
10th Monday - /
-
$117,904 /
$95,190,744
10th Tuesday - /
-
$65,380 /
$95,256,124
10th Wednesday - /
-
$49,355 /
$95,305,479
10th Thursday - /
-
$44,153 /
$95,349,632
  Valerian
and the City
of a Thousand
Planets
Arrival
Opening Weekend $17,007,624 /
$17,007,624
$24,074,047 /
$24,074,047
2nd Weekend $6,360,085 /
$30,186,232
$12,138,671 /
$43,709,470
3rd Weekend $2,395,377 /
$36,137,260
$11,454,422 /
$62,561,985
4th Weekend $901,323 /
$38,359,317
$7,267,029 /
$73,045,543
5th Weekend $397,019 /
$39,227,747
$5,587,109 /
$81,438,817
6th Weekend $248,339 /
$39,687,071
$2,972,958 /
$86,666,325
7th Weekend $250,190 /
$40,075,609
$1,077,480 /
$89,379,838
8th Weekend $106,947 /
$40,309,952
$1,359,358 /
$92,191,690
9th Weekend $79,095 /
$40,442,321
$865,796 /
$94,128,318
10th Weekend - /
-
$552,260 /
$95,072,840
11th Weekend - /
-
$321,411 /
$95,671,043
12th Weekend - /
-
$1,473,440 /
$97,328,639
13th Weekend - /
-
$796,136 /
$98,637,771
14th Weekend - /
-
$448,732 /
$99,406,467
15th Weekend - /
-
$303,560 /
$99,905,830
16th Weekend - /
-
$245,028 /
$100,335,491
17th Weekend - /
-
$88,571 /
$100,501,349
18th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
19th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
20th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
  Valerian
and the City
of a Thousand
Planets
Arrival
Opening Week $23,826,147 /
$23,826,147
$31,570,799 /
$31,570,799
2nd Week $9,915,736 /
$33,741,883
$19,536,764 /
$51,107,563
3rd Week $3,716,111 /
$37,457,994
$14,670,951 /
$65,778,514
4th Week $1,372,734 /
$38,830,728
$10,073,194 /
$75,851,708
5th Week $608,004 /
$39,438,732
$7,841,659 /
$83,693,367
6th Week $386,687 /
$39,825,419
$4,608,991 /
$88,302,358
7th Week $377,586 /
$40,203,005
$2,529,974 /
$90,832,332
8th Week $160,221 /
$40,363,226
$2,430,190 /
$93,262,522
9th Week $116,144 /
$40,479,370
$1,258,058 /
$94,520,580
10th Week - /
-
$829,052 /
$95,349,632
11th Week - /
-
$505,567 /
$95,855,199
12th Week - /
-
$1,986,436 /
$97,841,635
13th Week - /
-
$1,116,100 /
$98,957,735
14th Week - /
-
$644,535 /
$99,602,270
15th Week - /
-
$488,193 /
$100,090,463
16th Week - /
-
$322,315 /
$100,412,778
17th Week - /
-
$133,361 /
$100,546,139
18th Week - /
-
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-
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.