Movie Comparison: The Darkness (2005) vs. Don’t Breathe (2016)

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  The DarknessDon’t Breathe
Domestic Release Date May 13, 2016Aug 26, 2016
Production Budget $4,000,000$10,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,7553,051
Maximum Theaters 1,7693,384
Theatrical Engagements 5,01819,498
Domestic Opening Weekend $4,950,859$26,411,706
Domestic Box Office $10,753,574$89,217,875
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$13,401,556$111,187,130
International Box Office $150,921$69,688,475
Worldwide Box Office $10,904,495$158,906,350
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The DarknessDon’t Breathe
1st Friday $2,133,144 /
$2,133,144
$10,033,350 /
$10,033,350
1st Saturday $1,842,575 /
$3,975,719
$9,880,037 /
$19,913,387
1st Sunday $975,140 /
$4,950,859
$6,498,319 /
$26,411,706
1st Monday $297,466 /
$5,248,325
$2,346,558 /
$28,758,264
1st Tuesday $369,367 /
$5,617,692
$2,980,896 /
$31,739,160
1st Wednesday $259,328 /
$5,877,020
$1,853,494 /
$33,592,654
1st Thursday $220,462 /
$6,097,482
$1,831,298 /
$35,423,952
2nd Friday $704,494 /
$6,801,976
$4,181,976 /
$39,605,928
2nd Saturday $1,039,070 /
$7,841,046
$5,947,359 /
$45,553,287
2nd Sunday $529,054 /
$8,370,100
$5,703,888 /
$51,257,175
2nd Monday $182,428 /
$8,552,528
$3,874,704 /
$55,131,879
2nd Tuesday $225,350 /
$8,777,878
$1,527,623 /
$56,659,502
2nd Wednesday $193,930 /
$8,971,808
$1,034,969 /
$57,694,471
2nd Thursday $140,571 /
$9,112,379
$928,687 /
$58,623,158
3rd Friday $209,195 /
$9,321,574
$2,436,304 /
$61,059,462
3rd Saturday $267,529 /
$9,589,103
$3,792,256 /
$64,851,718
3rd Sunday $236,578 /
$9,825,681
$2,021,665 /
$66,873,383
3rd Monday $174,599 /
$10,000,280
$691,471 /
$67,564,854
3rd Tuesday $98,914 /
$10,099,194
$930,962 /
$68,495,816
3rd Wednesday $88,906 /
$10,188,100
$641,189 /
$69,137,005
3rd Thursday $47,707 /
$10,235,807
$591,776 /
$69,728,781
4th Friday $54,326 /
$10,290,133
$1,659,708 /
$71,388,489
4th Saturday $76,607 /
$10,366,740
$2,568,707 /
$73,957,196
4th Sunday $45,253 /
$10,411,993
$1,411,817 /
$75,369,013
4th Monday $23,857 /
$10,435,850
$470,885 /
$75,839,898
4th Tuesday $21,749 /
$10,457,599
$620,814 /
$76,460,712
4th Wednesday $18,524 /
$10,476,123
$431,399 /
$76,892,111
4th Thursday $11,097 /
$10,487,220
$418,697 /
$77,310,808
5th Friday $35,997 /
$10,523,217
$1,102,684 /
$78,413,492
5th Saturday $43,070 /
$10,566,287
$1,757,078 /
$80,170,570
5th Sunday $17,248 /
$10,583,535
$913,464 /
$81,084,034
5th Monday $10,405 /
$10,593,940
$297,633 /
$81,381,667
5th Tuesday $10,301 /
$10,604,241
$407,432 /
$81,789,099
5th Wednesday $7,997 /
$10,612,238
$305,985 /
$82,095,084
5th Thursday $4,116 /
$10,616,354
$264,853 /
$82,359,937
6th Friday $12,527 /
$10,628,881
$676,849 /
$83,036,786
6th Saturday $16,572 /
$10,645,453
$1,115,569 /
$84,152,355
6th Sunday $13,009 /
$10,658,462
$589,351 /
$84,741,706
6th Monday $7,932 /
$10,666,394
$219,646 /
$84,961,352
6th Tuesday $7,840 /
$10,674,234
$249,211 /
$85,210,563
6th Wednesday $7,613 /
$10,681,847
$198,471 /
$85,409,034
6th Thursday $7,430 /
$10,689,277
$162,321 /
$85,571,355
7th Friday $12,918 /
$10,702,195
$389,330 /
$85,960,685
7th Saturday $18,684 /
$10,720,879
$604,409 /
$86,565,094
7th Sunday $11,962 /
$10,732,841
$385,907 /
$86,951,001
7th Monday $5,009 /
$10,737,850
$185,775 /
$87,136,776
7th Tuesday $5,753 /
$10,743,603
$147,652 /
$87,284,428
7th Wednesday $4,996 /
$10,748,599
$119,794 /
$87,404,222
7th Thursday $4,975 /
$10,753,574
$95,964 /
$87,500,186
8th Friday - /
-
$192,090 /
$87,692,276
8th Saturday - /
-
$317,075 /
$88,009,351
8th Sunday - /
-
$168,182 /
$88,177,533
8th Monday - /
-
$61,991 /
$88,239,524
8th Tuesday - /
-
$65,485 /
$88,305,009
8th Wednesday - /
-
$57,758 /
$88,362,767
8th Thursday - /
-
$36,191 /
$88,398,958
9th Friday - /
-
$58,380 /
$88,457,338
9th Saturday - /
-
$83,469 /
$88,540,807
9th Sunday - /
-
$37,098 /
$88,577,905
9th Monday - /
-
$16,371 /
$88,594,276
9th Tuesday - /
-
$18,876 /
$88,613,152
9th Wednesday - /
-
$15,553 /
$88,628,705
9th Thursday - /
-
$17,428 /
$88,646,133
10th Friday - /
-
$69,582 /
$88,715,715
10th Saturday - /
-
$102,050 /
$88,817,765
10th Sunday - /
-
$50,096 /
$88,867,861
10th Monday - /
-
$39,187 /
$88,907,048
10th Tuesday - /
-
$25,059 /
$88,932,107
10th Wednesday - /
-
$20,575 /
$88,952,682
10th Thursday - /
-
$15,766 /
$88,968,448
  The DarknessDon’t Breathe
Opening Weekend $4,950,859 /
$4,950,859
$26,411,706 /
$26,411,706
2nd Weekend $2,272,618 /
$8,370,100
$15,833,223 /
$51,257,175
3rd Weekend $713,302 /
$9,825,681
$8,250,225 /
$66,873,383
4th Weekend $176,186 /
$10,411,993
$5,640,232 /
$75,369,013
5th Weekend $96,315 /
$10,583,535
$3,773,226 /
$81,084,034
6th Weekend $42,108 /
$10,658,462
$2,381,769 /
$84,741,706
7th Weekend $43,564 /
$10,732,841
$1,379,646 /
$86,951,001
8th Weekend - /
-
$677,347 /
$88,177,533
9th Weekend - /
-
$178,947 /
$88,577,905
10th Weekend - /
-
$221,728 /
$88,867,861
11th Weekend - /
-
$38,302 /
$89,006,750
12th Weekend - /
-
$26,172 /
$89,049,804
13th Weekend - /
-
$11,523 /
$89,071,222
14th Weekend - /
-
$6,863 /
$89,084,225
15th Weekend - /
-
$48,810 /
$89,135,363
16th Weekend - /
-
$32,086 /
$89,185,908
17th Weekend - /
-
$11,321 /
$89,210,468
18th Weekend - /
-
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-
19th Weekend - /
-
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-
20th Weekend - /
-
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-
  The DarknessDon’t Breathe
Opening Week $6,097,482 /
$6,097,482
$35,423,952 /
$35,423,952
2nd Week $3,014,897 /
$9,112,379
$23,199,206 /
$58,623,158
3rd Week $1,123,428 /
$10,235,807
$11,105,623 /
$69,728,781
4th Week $251,413 /
$10,487,220
$7,582,027 /
$77,310,808
5th Week $129,134 /
$10,616,354
$5,049,129 /
$82,359,937
6th Week $72,923 /
$10,689,277
$3,211,418 /
$85,571,355
7th Week $64,297 /
$10,753,574
$1,928,831 /
$87,500,186
8th Week - /
-
$898,772 /
$88,398,958
9th Week - /
-
$247,175 /
$88,646,133
10th Week - /
-
$322,315 /
$88,968,448
11th Week - /
-
$55,184 /
$89,023,632
12th Week - /
-
$36,067 /
$89,059,699
13th Week - /
-
$17,663 /
$89,077,362
14th Week - /
-
$9,191 /
$89,086,553
15th Week - /
-
$67,269 /
$89,153,822
16th Week - /
-
$45,325 /
$89,199,147
17th Week - /
-
$18,728 /
$89,217,875
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.