Movie Comparison: The Birth of a Nation (2016) vs. I Can Only Imagine (2018)

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  The Birth
of a Nation
I Can Only
Imagine
Domestic Release Date Oct 7, 2016Mar 16, 2018
Production Budget $10,000,000$7,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,1051,627
Maximum Theaters 2,1052,894
Theatrical Engagements 5,62116,927
Domestic Opening Weekend $7,004,254$17,108,914
Domestic Box Office $15,861,566$83,482,352
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$19,767,361$98,785,915
International Box Office $1,029,445$2,301,215
Worldwide Box Office $16,891,011$85,783,567
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Birth
of a Nation
I Can Only
Imagine
1st Friday $2,619,859 /
$2,619,859
$6,237,850 /
$6,237,850
1st Saturday $2,674,389 /
$5,294,248
$5,980,019 /
$12,217,869
1st Sunday $1,710,006 /
$7,004,254
$4,891,045 /
$17,108,914
1st Monday $952,766 /
$7,957,020
$1,646,433 /
$18,755,347
1st Tuesday $673,520 /
$8,630,540
$2,323,382 /
$21,078,729
1st Wednesday $504,602 /
$9,135,142
$1,682,106 /
$22,760,835
1st Thursday $392,992 /
$9,528,134
$1,718,656 /
$24,479,491
2nd Friday $794,602 /
$10,322,736
$3,799,826 /
$28,279,317
2nd Saturday $1,211,905 /
$11,534,641
$5,518,013 /
$33,797,330
2nd Sunday $741,094 /
$12,275,735
$4,297,128 /
$38,094,458
2nd Monday $268,191 /
$12,543,926
$1,430,865 /
$39,525,323
2nd Tuesday $312,072 /
$12,855,998
$2,136,050 /
$41,661,373
2nd Wednesday $210,273 /
$13,066,271
$1,491,436 /
$43,152,809
2nd Thursday $198,910 /
$13,265,181
$1,672,528 /
$44,825,337
3rd Friday $257,363 /
$13,522,544
$3,662,859 /
$48,488,196
3rd Saturday $399,872 /
$13,922,416
$3,833,012 /
$52,321,208
3rd Sunday $250,739 /
$14,173,155
$2,970,974 /
$55,292,182
3rd Monday $91,763 /
$14,264,918
$1,395,207 /
$56,687,389
3rd Tuesday $97,846 /
$14,362,764
$1,612,573 /
$58,299,962
3rd Wednesday $80,670 /
$14,443,434
$1,298,598 /
$59,598,560
3rd Thursday $83,717 /
$14,527,151
$1,128,642 /
$60,727,202
4th Friday $155,499 /
$14,682,650
$2,150,325 /
$62,877,527
4th Saturday $240,743 /
$14,923,393
$3,472,313 /
$66,349,840
4th Sunday $160,779 /
$15,084,172
$2,183,914 /
$68,533,754
4th Monday $58,578 /
$15,142,750
$593,588 /
$69,127,342
4th Tuesday $66,025 /
$15,208,775
$900,912 /
$70,028,254
4th Wednesday $58,564 /
$15,267,339
$594,091 /
$70,622,345
4th Thursday $44,852 /
$15,312,191
$529,220 /
$71,151,565
5th Friday $70,695 /
$15,382,886
$1,090,481 /
$72,242,046
5th Saturday $117,417 /
$15,500,303
$1,724,573 /
$73,966,619
5th Sunday $72,004 /
$15,572,307
$1,331,207 /
$75,297,826
5th Monday $27,850 /
$15,600,157
$389,395 /
$75,687,221
5th Tuesday $31,115 /
$15,631,272
$531,597 /
$76,218,818
5th Wednesday $22,293 /
$15,653,565
$383,229 /
$76,602,047
5th Thursday $22,643 /
$15,676,208
$361,855 /
$76,963,902
6th Friday $29,880 /
$15,706,088
$677,998 /
$77,641,900
6th Saturday $37,966 /
$15,744,054
$1,056,537 /
$78,698,437
6th Sunday $20,873 /
$15,764,927
$701,673 /
$79,400,110
6th Monday $9,852 /
$15,774,779
$212,346 /
$79,612,456
6th Tuesday $11,455 /
$15,786,234
$299,979 /
$79,912,435
6th Wednesday $8,989 /
$15,795,223
$232,382 /
$80,144,817
6th Thursday $8,549 /
$15,803,772
$161,768 /
$80,306,585
7th Friday - /
-
$217,011 /
$80,523,596
7th Saturday - /
-
$330,486 /
$80,854,082
7th Sunday - /
-
$236,602 /
$81,090,684
7th Monday - /
-
$92,640 /
$81,183,324
7th Tuesday - /
-
$111,440 /
$81,294,764
7th Wednesday - /
-
$87,331 /
$81,382,095
7th Thursday - /
-
$86,772 /
$81,468,867
8th Friday - /
-
$119,487 /
$81,588,354
8th Saturday - /
-
$181,124 /
$81,769,478
8th Sunday - /
-
$126,832 /
$81,896,310
8th Monday - /
-
$43,914 /
$81,940,224
8th Tuesday - /
-
$65,529 /
$82,005,753
8th Wednesday - /
-
$52,936 /
$82,058,689
8th Thursday - /
-
$44,680 /
$82,103,369
9th Friday - /
-
$83,157 /
$82,186,526
9th Saturday - /
-
$144,072 /
$82,330,598
9th Sunday - /
-
$175,989 /
$82,506,587
9th Monday - /
-
$34,117 /
$82,540,704
9th Tuesday - /
-
$37,930 /
$82,578,634
9th Wednesday - /
-
$37,839 /
$82,616,473
9th Thursday - /
-
$31,094 /
$82,647,567
10th Friday - /
-
$49,775 /
$82,697,342
10th Saturday - /
-
$71,235 /
$82,768,577
10th Sunday - /
-
$50,401 /
$82,818,978
10th Monday - /
-
$19,289 /
$82,838,267
10th Tuesday - /
-
$24,819 /
$82,863,086
10th Wednesday - /
-
$22,812 /
$82,885,898
10th Thursday - /
-
$18,511 /
$82,904,409
  The Birth
of a Nation
I Can Only
Imagine
Opening Weekend $7,004,254 /
$7,004,254
$17,108,914 /
$17,108,914
2nd Weekend $2,747,601 /
$12,275,735
$13,614,967 /
$38,094,458
3rd Weekend $907,974 /
$14,173,155
$10,466,845 /
$55,292,182
4th Weekend $557,021 /
$15,084,172
$7,806,552 /
$68,533,754
5th Weekend $260,116 /
$15,572,307
$4,146,261 /
$75,297,826
6th Weekend $88,719 /
$15,764,927
$2,436,208 /
$79,400,110
7th Weekend $23,507 /
$15,827,279
$784,099 /
$81,090,684
8th Weekend $10,898 /
$15,849,340
$427,443 /
$81,896,310
9th Weekend $4,386 /
$15,858,754
$403,218 /
$82,506,587
10th Weekend - /
-
$171,411 /
$82,818,978
11th Weekend - /
-
$95,510 /
$82,999,919
12th Weekend - /
-
$70,439 /
$83,157,357
13th Weekend - /
-
$60,932 /
$83,257,299
14th Weekend - /
-
$50,220 /
$83,343,604
15th Weekend - /
-
$33,909 /
$83,410,922
16th Weekend - /
-
$20,869 /
$83,453,796
17th Weekend - /
-
$7,410 /
$83,477,269
18th Weekend - /
-
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-
19th Weekend - /
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20th Weekend - /
-
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  The Birth
of a Nation
I Can Only
Imagine
Opening Week $9,528,134 /
$9,528,134
$24,479,491 /
$24,479,491
2nd Week $3,737,047 /
$13,265,181
$20,345,846 /
$44,825,337
3rd Week $1,261,970 /
$14,527,151
$15,901,865 /
$60,727,202
4th Week $785,040 /
$15,312,191
$10,424,363 /
$71,151,565
5th Week $364,017 /
$15,676,208
$5,812,337 /
$76,963,902
6th Week $127,564 /
$15,803,772
$3,342,683 /
$80,306,585
7th Week $34,670 /
$15,838,442
$1,162,282 /
$81,468,867
8th Week $15,926 /
$15,854,368
$634,502 /
$82,103,369
9th Week $7,198 /
$15,861,566
$544,198 /
$82,647,567
10th Week - /
-
$256,842 /
$82,904,409
11th Week - /
-
$182,509 /
$83,086,918
12th Week - /
-
$109,449 /
$83,196,367
13th Week - /
-
$97,017 /
$83,293,384
14th Week - /
-
$83,629 /
$83,377,013
15th Week - /
-
$55,914 /
$83,432,927
16th Week - /
-
$36,932 /
$83,469,859
17th Week - /
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$12,493 /
$83,482,352
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.