Movie Comparison: Cloverfield (2008) vs. Arrival (2016)

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  CloverfieldArrival
Domestic Release Date Jan 18, 2008Nov 11, 2016
Production Budget $25,000,000$47,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,4112,317
Maximum Theaters 3,4113,115
Theatrical Engagements 15,12420,118
Domestic Opening Weekend $40,058,229$24,074,047
Domestic Box Office $80,048,433$100,546,139
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$120,184,139$124,933,452
International Box Office $91,253,793$101,695,214
Worldwide Box Office $171,302,226$202,241,353
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  CloverfieldArrival
1st Friday $17,164,536 /
$17,164,536
$9,364,075 /
$9,364,075
1st Saturday $13,865,250 /
$31,029,786
$9,046,470 /
$18,410,545
1st Sunday $9,028,443 /
$40,058,229
$5,663,502 /
$24,074,047
1st Monday $6,088,317 /
$46,146,546
$1,869,054 /
$25,943,101
1st Tuesday $2,115,763 /
$48,262,309
$2,443,506 /
$28,386,607
1st Wednesday $1,667,710 /
$49,930,019
$1,708,312 /
$30,094,919
1st Thursday $1,663,957 /
$51,593,976
$1,475,880 /
$31,570,799
2nd Friday $4,079,957 /
$55,673,933
$3,420,338 /
$34,991,137
2nd Saturday $5,438,034 /
$61,111,967
$5,227,164 /
$40,218,301
2nd Sunday $3,194,143 /
$64,306,110
$3,491,169 /
$43,709,470
2nd Monday $822,528 /
$65,128,638
$1,346,916 /
$45,056,386
2nd Tuesday $705,073 /
$65,833,711
$1,730,914 /
$46,787,300
2nd Wednesday $636,204 /
$66,469,915
$2,102,598 /
$48,889,898
2nd Thursday $603,712 /
$67,073,627
$2,217,665 /
$51,107,563
3rd Friday $1,594,700 /
$68,668,327
$4,493,704 /
$55,601,267
3rd Saturday $2,438,847 /
$71,107,174
$4,476,553 /
$60,077,820
3rd Sunday $808,484 /
$71,915,658
$2,484,165 /
$62,561,985
3rd Monday $389,258 /
$72,304,916
$732,491 /
$63,294,476
3rd Tuesday $344,049 /
$72,648,965
$997,891 /
$64,292,367
3rd Wednesday $303,651 /
$72,952,616
$756,313 /
$65,048,680
3rd Thursday $331,827 /
$73,284,443
$729,834 /
$65,778,514
4th Friday $773,831 /
$74,058,274
$2,065,179 /
$67,843,693
4th Saturday $1,251,645 /
$75,309,919
$3,295,812 /
$71,139,505
4th Sunday $730,986 /
$76,040,905
$1,906,038 /
$73,045,543
4th Monday $199,592 /
$76,240,497
$619,541 /
$73,665,084
4th Tuesday $163,914 /
$76,404,411
$904,547 /
$74,569,631
4th Wednesday $167,750 /
$76,572,161
$650,897 /
$75,220,528
4th Thursday $201,075 /
$76,773,236
$631,180 /
$75,851,708
5th Friday $301,539 /
$77,074,775
$1,601,433 /
$77,453,141
5th Saturday $456,117 /
$77,530,892
$2,532,715 /
$79,985,856
5th Sunday $346,437 /
$77,877,329
$1,452,961 /
$81,438,817
5th Monday $228,054 /
$78,105,383
$530,250 /
$81,969,067
5th Tuesday $97,833 /
$78,203,216
$725,592 /
$82,694,659
5th Wednesday $92,089 /
$78,295,305
$547,743 /
$83,242,402
5th Thursday $95,578 /
$78,390,883
$450,965 /
$83,693,367
6th Friday $112,760 /
$78,503,643
$823,830 /
$84,517,197
6th Saturday $172,536 /
$78,676,179
$1,220,710 /
$85,737,907
6th Sunday $102,754 /
$78,778,933
$928,418 /
$86,666,325
6th Monday $32,794 /
$78,811,727
$487,412 /
$87,153,737
6th Tuesday $32,936 /
$78,844,663
$486,824 /
$87,640,561
6th Wednesday $35,212 /
$78,879,875
$306,638 /
$87,947,199
6th Thursday $34,119 /
$78,913,994
$355,159 /
$88,302,358
7th Friday $59,359 /
$78,973,353
$415,675 /
$88,718,033
7th Saturday $109,631 /
$79,082,984
$259,474 /
$88,977,507
7th Sunday $65,622 /
$79,148,606
$402,331 /
$89,379,838
7th Monday $21,725 /
$79,170,331
$446,467 /
$89,826,305
7th Tuesday $18,792 /
$79,189,123
$343,086 /
$90,169,391
7th Wednesday $18,084 /
$79,207,207
$337,770 /
$90,507,161
7th Thursday $16,617 /
$79,223,824
$325,171 /
$90,832,332
8th Friday $35,404 /
$79,259,228
$457,459 /
$91,289,791
8th Saturday $55,215 /
$79,314,443
$386,308 /
$91,676,099
8th Sunday $37,162 /
$79,351,605
$515,591 /
$92,191,690
8th Monday $11,106 /
$79,362,711
$489,619 /
$92,681,309
8th Tuesday $13,613 /
$79,376,324
$232,413 /
$92,913,722
8th Wednesday $13,410 /
$79,389,734
$188,068 /
$93,101,790
8th Thursday $12,463 /
$79,402,197
$160,732 /
$93,262,522
9th Friday $51,639 /
$79,453,836
$253,828 /
$93,516,350
9th Saturday $78,503 /
$79,532,339
$367,934 /
$93,884,284
9th Sunday $56,862 /
$79,589,201
$244,034 /
$94,128,318
9th Monday $24,138 /
$79,613,339
$85,176 /
$94,213,494
9th Tuesday $27,443 /
$79,640,782
$128,626 /
$94,342,120
9th Wednesday $25,776 /
$79,666,558
$93,208 /
$94,435,328
9th Thursday $31,179 /
$79,697,737
$85,252 /
$94,520,580
10th Friday $34,894 /
$79,732,631
$145,009 /
$94,665,589
10th Saturday $40,872 /
$79,773,503
$234,805 /
$94,900,394
10th Sunday $27,722 /
$79,801,225
$172,446 /
$95,072,840
10th Monday $18,296 /
$79,819,521
$117,904 /
$95,190,744
10th Tuesday $15,357 /
$79,834,878
$65,380 /
$95,256,124
10th Wednesday $16,242 /
$79,851,120
$49,355 /
$95,305,479
10th Thursday $17,410 /
$79,868,530
$44,153 /
$95,349,632
  CloverfieldArrival
Opening Weekend $40,058,229 /
$40,058,229
$24,074,047 /
$24,074,047
2nd Weekend $12,712,134 /
$64,306,110
$12,138,671 /
$43,709,470
3rd Weekend $4,842,031 /
$71,915,658
$11,454,422 /
$62,561,985
4th Weekend $2,756,462 /
$76,040,905
$7,267,029 /
$73,045,543
5th Weekend $1,104,093 /
$77,877,329
$5,587,109 /
$81,438,817
6th Weekend $388,050 /
$78,778,933
$2,972,958 /
$86,666,325
7th Weekend $234,612 /
$79,148,606
$1,077,480 /
$89,379,838
8th Weekend $127,781 /
$79,351,605
$1,359,358 /
$92,191,690
9th Weekend $187,004 /
$79,589,201
$865,796 /
$94,128,318
10th Weekend $103,488 /
$79,801,225
$552,260 /
$95,072,840
11th Weekend $83,724 /
$79,952,254
$321,411 /
$95,671,043
12th Weekend $43,066 /
$80,034,302
$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 - /
-
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-
19th Weekend - /
-
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-
20th Weekend - /
-
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-
  CloverfieldArrival
Opening Week $51,593,976 /
$51,593,976
$31,570,799 /
$31,570,799
2nd Week $15,479,651 /
$67,073,627
$19,536,764 /
$51,107,563
3rd Week $6,210,816 /
$73,284,443
$14,670,951 /
$65,778,514
4th Week $3,488,793 /
$76,773,236
$10,073,194 /
$75,851,708
5th Week $1,617,647 /
$78,390,883
$7,841,659 /
$83,693,367
6th Week $523,111 /
$78,913,994
$4,608,991 /
$88,302,358
7th Week $309,830 /
$79,223,824
$2,529,974 /
$90,832,332
8th Week $178,373 /
$79,402,197
$2,430,190 /
$93,262,522
9th Week $295,540 /
$79,697,737
$1,258,058 /
$94,520,580
10th Week $170,793 /
$79,868,530
$829,052 /
$95,349,632
11th Week $122,706 /
$79,991,236
$505,567 /
$95,855,199
12th Week $57,197 /
$80,048,433
$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.