| Witchboard | Paranormal Activity | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | - / - | $36,146 / $36,146 |
| 1st Saturday | - / - | $34,492 / $70,638 |
| 1st Sunday | - / - | $7,235 / $77,873 |
| 1st Monday | - / - | $5,562 / $83,435 |
| 1st Tuesday | - / - | $6,020 / $89,455 |
| 1st Wednesday | - / - | $6,828 / $96,283 |
| 1st Thursday | - / - | $148,238 / $244,521 |
| 2nd Friday | - / - | $203,493 / $448,014 |
| 2nd Saturday | - / - | $233,308 / $681,322 |
| 2nd Sunday | - / - | $95,441 / $776,763 |
| 2nd Monday | - / - | $73,994 / $850,757 |
| 2nd Tuesday | - / - | $82,323 / $933,080 |
| 2nd Wednesday | - / - | $100,548 / $1,033,628 |
| 2nd Thursday | - / - | $179,613 / $1,213,241 |
| 3rd Friday | - / - | $2,659,296 / $3,872,537 |
| 3rd Saturday | - / - | $2,855,733 / $6,728,270 |
| 3rd Sunday | - / - | $2,385,666 / $9,113,936 |
| 3rd Monday | - / - | $1,317,025 / $10,430,961 |
| 3rd Tuesday | - / - | $1,071,196 / $11,502,157 |
| 3rd Wednesday | - / - | $990,790 / $12,492,947 |
| 3rd Thursday | - / - | $1,061,146 / $13,554,093 |
| 4th Friday | - / - | $6,768,833 / $20,322,926 |
| 4th Saturday | - / - | $7,744,963 / $28,067,889 |
| 4th Sunday | - / - | $5,103,854 / $33,171,743 |
| 4th Monday | - / - | $1,967,921 / $35,139,664 |
| 4th Tuesday | - / - | $1,785,846 / $36,925,510 |
| 4th Wednesday | - / - | $1,639,240 / $38,564,750 |
| 4th Thursday | - / - | $1,911,768 / $40,476,518 |
| 5th Friday | - / - | $7,572,457 / $48,048,975 |
| 5th Saturday | - / - | $8,638,987 / $56,687,962 |
| 5th Sunday | - / - | $4,892,626 / $61,580,588 |
| 5th Monday | - / - | $1,853,291 / $63,433,879 |
| 5th Tuesday | - / - | $1,705,132 / $65,139,011 |
| 5th Wednesday | - / - | $1,466,211 / $66,605,222 |
| 5th Thursday | - / - | $1,634,823 / $68,240,045 |
| 6th Friday | - / - | $6,003,786 / $74,243,831 |
| 6th Saturday | - / - | $6,576,554 / $80,820,385 |
| 6th Sunday | - / - | $3,806,987 / $84,627,372 |
| 6th Monday | - / - | $1,186,492 / $85,813,864 |
| 6th Tuesday | - / - | $1,130,405 / $86,944,269 |
| 6th Wednesday | - / - | $903,305 / $87,847,574 |
| 6th Thursday | - / - | $982,296 / $88,829,870 |
| 7th Friday | - / - | $2,863,817 / $91,693,687 |
| 7th Saturday | - / - | $3,684,031 / $95,377,718 |
| 7th Sunday | - / - | $1,730,757 / $97,108,475 |
| 7th Monday | - / - | $520,252 / $97,628,727 |
| 7th Tuesday | - / - | $745,720 / $98,374,447 |
| 7th Wednesday | - / - | $820,700 / $99,195,147 |
| 7th Thursday | - / - | $451,620 / $99,646,767 |
| 8th Friday | - / - | $1,498,580 / $101,145,347 |
| 8th Saturday | - / - | $1,738,942 / $102,884,289 |
| 8th Sunday | - / - | $805,895 / $103,690,184 |
| 8th Monday | - / - | $258,488 / $103,948,672 |
| 8th Tuesday | - / - | $271,853 / $104,220,525 |
| 8th Wednesday | - / - | $239,348 / $104,459,873 |
| 8th Thursday | - / - | $221,937 / $104,681,810 |
| 9th Friday | - / - | $502,793 / $105,184,603 |
| 9th Saturday | - / - | $601,331 / $105,785,934 |
| 9th Sunday | - / - | $296,988 / $106,082,922 |
| 9th Monday | - / - | $141,506 / $106,224,428 |
| 9th Tuesday | - / - | $183,267 / $106,407,695 |
| 9th Wednesday | - / - | $101,721 / $106,509,416 |
| 9th Thursday | - / - | $117,606 / $106,627,022 |
| 10th Friday | - / - | $200,907 / $106,827,929 |
| 10th Saturday | - / - | $203,092 / $107,031,021 |
| 10th Sunday | - / - | $82,191 / $107,113,212 |
| 10th Monday | - / - | $33,287 / $107,146,499 |
| 10th Tuesday | - / - | $36,843 / $107,183,342 |
| 10th Wednesday | - / - | $36,340 / $107,219,682 |
| 10th Thursday | - / - | $35,469 / $107,255,151 |
Movie Comparison: Witchboard (1986) vs. Paranormal Activity (2009)
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| Witchboard | Paranormal Activity | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Dec 31, 1986 | Sep 25, 2009 |
| Production Budget | $2,000,000 | $450,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 12 | |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,068 | 2,712 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 2,644 | 14,399 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $77,873 | |
| Domestic Box Office | $7,369,373 | $107,918,810 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$20,503,409 | $155,110,747 |
| International Box Office | $86,264,224 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $7,369,373 | $194,183,034 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Witchboard | Paranormal Activity | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | - / - | $77,873 / $77,873 |
| 2nd Weekend | $72,026 / $254,851 | $532,242 / $776,763 |
| 3rd Weekend | $52,514 / $330,333 | $7,900,695 / $9,113,936 |
| 4th Weekend | $32,612 / $370,071 | $19,617,650 / $33,171,743 |
| 5th Weekend | $28,372 / $404,405 | $21,104,070 / $61,580,588 |
| 6th Weekend | - / - | $16,387,327 / $84,627,372 |
| 7th Weekend | - / - | $8,278,605 / $97,108,475 |
| 8th Weekend | - / - | $4,043,417 / $103,690,184 |
| 9th Weekend | - / - | $1,401,112 / $106,082,922 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $486,190 / $107,113,212 |
| 11th Weekend | $2,582,408 / $3,026,389 | $122,055 / $107,377,206 |
| 12th Weekend | $1,674,623 / $5,076,305 | $61,704 / $107,484,801 |
| 13th Weekend | $759,808 / $6,119,137 | $88,715 / $107,603,100 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $71,724 / $107,736,981 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $61,751 / $107,854,596 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $27,023 / $107,901,736 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $5,524 / $107,916,659 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| Witchboard | Paranormal Activity | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - | $244,521 / $244,521 |
| 2nd Week | - / - | $968,720 / $1,213,241 |
| 3rd Week | - / - | $12,340,852 / $13,554,093 |
| 4th Week | - / - | $26,922,425 / $40,476,518 |
| 5th Week | - / - | $27,763,527 / $68,240,045 |
| 6th Week | - / - | $20,589,825 / $88,829,870 |
| 7th Week | - / - | $10,816,897 / $99,646,767 |
| 8th Week | - / - | $5,035,043 / $104,681,810 |
| 9th Week | - / - | $1,945,212 / $106,627,022 |
| 10th Week | - / - | $628,129 / $107,255,151 |
| 11th Week | - / - | $167,946 / $107,423,097 |
| 12th Week | $2,957,701 / $3,401,682 | $91,288 / $107,514,385 |
| 13th Week | $1,957,647 / $5,359,329 | $150,872 / $107,665,257 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $127,588 / $107,792,845 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $81,868 / $107,874,713 |
| 16th Week | - / - | $36,422 / $107,911,135 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $7,675 / $107,918,810 |
| 18th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Week | - / - | - / - |
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.