Movie Comparison: A History of Violence (2005) vs. The Reader (2008)

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  A History
of Violence
The Reader
Domestic Release Date Sep 23, 2005Dec 10, 2008
Production Budget $32,000,000$32,500,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 148
Maximum Theaters 1,3481,203
Theatrical Engagements 8,16610,545
Domestic Opening Weekend $515,992$168,051
Domestic Box Office $31,493,782$34,194,407
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$52,953,958$49,376,389
International Box Office $29,984,015$78,770,468
Worldwide Box Office $61,477,797$112,964,875
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  A History
of Violence
The Reader
1st Friday - /
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1st Saturday - /
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1st Wednesday - /
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1st Thursday - /
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2nd Friday $2,600,000 /
$3,400,000
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2nd Saturday $3,400,000 /
$6,800,000
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2nd Sunday $2,100,000 /
$8,871,781
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2nd Monday $720,000 /
$9,592,000
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2nd Tuesday $735,000 /
$10,328,000
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2nd Wednesday $600,000 /
$10,930,000
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2nd Thursday $620,000 /
$11,571,684
$174,778 /
$579,866
3rd Friday $1,500,000 /
$13,000,000
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3rd Saturday $2,200,000 /
$15,200,000
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3rd Sunday $1,400,000 /
$16,638,684
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3rd Monday $730,000 /
$17,369,000
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3rd Tuesday $425,000 /
$17,794,000
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3rd Wednesday $410,000 /
$18,207,000
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3rd Thursday $450,000 /
$18,763,969
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4th Friday $1,100,000 /
$19,900,000
$530,958 /
$2,486,064
4th Saturday $1,600,000 /
$21,500,000
$653,152 /
$3,139,216
4th Sunday $900,000 /
$22,364,443
$414,362 /
$3,553,578
4th Monday $300,000 /
$22,664,000
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4th Tuesday $325,000 /
$22,996,000
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4th Wednesday $285,000 /
$23,278,000
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4th Thursday $310,000 /
$23,600,433
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5th Friday $900,000 /
$24,500,000
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5th Saturday $1,200,000 /
$25,700,000
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5th Sunday $600,000 /
$26,300,395
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5th Monday $230,000 /
$26,530,000
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5th Tuesday $235,000 /
$26,769,000
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5th Wednesday $220,000 /
$26,988,000
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5th Thursday $202,000 /
$27,190,192
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6th Friday - /
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6th Saturday - /
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6th Sunday - /
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6th Monday - /
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$233,135 /
$7,808,169
6th Tuesday - /
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6th Wednesday - /
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6th Thursday - /
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7th Friday - /
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7th Saturday - /
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7th Sunday - /
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7th Monday - /
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8th Friday - /
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8th Saturday - /
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8th Sunday - /
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8th Monday - /
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$239,638 /
$12,895,496
8th Tuesday - /
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$278,614 /
$13,174,110
8th Wednesday - /
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$287,287 /
$13,461,397
8th Thursday - /
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$296,184 /
$13,757,581
9th Friday - /
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$603,322 /
$14,360,903
9th Saturday - /
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$1,019,614 /
$15,380,517
9th Sunday - /
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$652,553 /
$16,033,070
9th Monday - /
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$207,071 /
$16,240,141
9th Tuesday - /
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$240,812 /
$16,480,953
9th Wednesday - /
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$235,267 /
$16,716,220
9th Thursday - /
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$231,894 /
$16,948,114
10th Friday - /
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$475,407 /
$17,423,521
10th Saturday - /
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$954,737 /
$18,378,258
10th Sunday - /
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$778,936 /
$19,157,194
10th Monday - /
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$461,757 /
$19,618,951
10th Tuesday - /
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$247,113 /
$19,866,064
10th Wednesday - /
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$240,405 /
$20,106,469
10th Thursday - /
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$262,357 /
$20,368,826
  A History
of Violence
The Reader
Opening Weekend $515,992 /
$515,992
$168,051 /
$179,970
2nd Weekend $8,103,077 /
$8,871,781
$92,790 /
$349,240
3rd Weekend $5,067,000 /
$16,638,684
$664,013 /
$1,243,690
4th Weekend $3,600,474 /
$22,364,443
$1,598,472 /
$3,553,578
5th Weekend $2,699,962 /
$26,300,395
$1,346,742 /
$5,510,453
6th Weekend $1,351,883 /
$28,542,075
$1,285,036 /
$7,575,034
7th Weekend $814,257 /
$29,909,243
$1,403,410 /
$9,661,121
8th Weekend $344,222 /
$30,524,394
$2,380,376 /
$12,655,858
9th Weekend $109,352 /
$30,745,328
$2,275,489 /
$16,033,070
10th Weekend $54,568 /
$30,848,006
$2,209,080 /
$19,157,194
11th Weekend $56,596 /
$30,927,547
$2,642,770 /
$23,011,596
12th Weekend $42,716 /
$30,997,278
$2,860,429 /
$26,949,964
13th Weekend $37,054 /
$31,061,904
$1,925,918 /
$29,860,949
14th Weekend - /
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$1,309,669 /
$31,887,248
15th Weekend $47,038 /
$31,198,508
$535,983 /
$32,900,557
16th Weekend $46,613 /
$31,287,133
$308,495 /
$33,484,347
17th Weekend $42,323 /
$31,350,408
$192,085 /
$33,807,465
18th Weekend $32,334 /
$31,408,459
$105,107 /
$34,006,517
19th Weekend $30,179 /
$31,456,306
$55,229 /
$34,111,418
20th Weekend $22,228 /
$31,493,782
$20,822 /
$34,157,651
  A History
of Violence
The Reader
Opening Week $768,704 /
$768,704
$11,919 /
$11,919
2nd Week $10,802,980 /
$11,571,684
$244,531 /
$256,450
3rd Week $7,192,285 /
$18,763,969
$364,416 /
$579,866
4th Week $4,836,464 /
$23,600,433
$1,375,429 /
$1,955,106
5th Week $3,589,759 /
$27,190,192
$2,208,605 /
$4,163,711
6th Week $1,904,794 /
$29,094,986
$2,126,287 /
$6,289,998
7th Week $1,085,186 /
$30,180,172
$1,967,713 /
$8,257,711
8th Week $455,804 /
$30,635,976
$2,017,771 /
$10,275,482
9th Week $157,462 /
$30,793,438
$3,482,099 /
$13,757,581
10th Week $77,513 /
$30,870,951
$3,190,533 /
$16,948,114
11th Week $83,611 /
$30,954,562
$3,420,712 /
$20,368,826
12th Week $70,288 /
$31,024,850
$3,720,709 /
$24,089,535
13th Week - /
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$3,845,496 /
$27,935,031
14th Week - /
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$2,642,548 /
$30,577,579
15th Week $89,050 /
$31,240,520
$1,786,995 /
$32,364,574
16th Week $67,565 /
$31,308,085
$811,278 /
$33,175,852
17th Week $68,040 /
$31,376,125
$439,528 /
$33,615,380
18th Week $50,002 /
$31,426,127
$286,030 /
$33,901,410
19th Week $45,427 /
$31,471,554
$154,779 /
$34,056,189
20th Week $22,228 /
$31,493,782
$80,640 /
$34,136,829

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.