Movie Comparison: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) vs. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

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  The Hobbit:
An Unexpected
Journey
Harry Potter
and the Half-Blood
Prince
Domestic Release Date Dec 14, 2012Jul 15, 2009
Production Budget $200,000,000$250,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 4,0454,325
Maximum Theaters 4,1004,455
Theatrical Engagements 27,71927,206
Domestic Opening Weekend $84,617,303$77,835,727
Domestic Box Office $303,003,568$302,089,278
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$409,239,868$434,016,016
International Box Office $711,934,977$623,979,813
Worldwide Box Office $1,014,938,545$926,069,091
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Hobbit:
An Unexpected
Journey
Harry Potter
and the Half-Blood
Prince
1st Friday $37,125,547 /
$37,125,547
$26,820,572 /
$107,007,199
1st Saturday $27,739,815 /
$64,865,362
$29,234,224 /
$136,241,423
1st Sunday $19,751,941 /
$84,617,303
$21,780,931 /
$158,022,354
1st Monday $7,738,293 /
$92,355,596
$9,924,409 /
$167,946,763
1st Tuesday $7,855,090 /
$100,210,686
$9,511,151 /
$177,457,914
1st Wednesday $6,327,187 /
$106,537,873
$7,518,238 /
$184,976,152
1st Thursday $6,615,027 /
$113,152,900
$6,857,479 /
$191,833,631
2nd Friday $10,078,827 /
$123,231,727
$9,334,221 /
$201,167,852
2nd Saturday $14,160,166 /
$137,391,893
$11,192,996 /
$212,360,848
2nd Sunday $12,649,372 /
$150,041,265
$8,934,970 /
$221,295,818
2nd Monday $6,897,267 /
$156,938,532
$4,023,172 /
$225,318,990
2nd Tuesday $11,238,529 /
$168,177,061
$4,019,368 /
$229,338,358
2nd Wednesday $11,388,229 /
$179,565,290
$4,582,395 /
$233,920,753
2nd Thursday $10,135,524 /
$189,700,814
$3,842,107 /
$237,762,860
3rd Friday $10,619,334 /
$200,320,148
$5,375,629 /
$243,138,489
3rd Saturday $11,588,637 /
$211,908,785
$6,755,356 /
$249,893,845
3rd Sunday $9,718,097 /
$221,626,882
$5,778,400 /
$255,672,245
3rd Monday $6,919,722 /
$228,546,604
$2,518,379 /
$258,190,624
3rd Tuesday $9,454,721 /
$238,001,325
$2,420,240 /
$260,610,864
3rd Wednesday $4,449,012 /
$242,450,337
$2,192,352 /
$262,803,216
3rd Thursday $3,839,170 /
$246,289,507
$2,117,068 /
$264,920,284
4th Friday $5,172,345 /
$251,461,852
$2,581,839 /
$267,502,123
4th Saturday $7,629,018 /
$259,090,870
$3,475,562 /
$270,977,685
4th Sunday $4,744,023 /
$263,834,893
$2,870,948 /
$273,848,633
4th Monday $1,311,112 /
$265,146,005
$1,291,373 /
$275,140,006
4th Tuesday $1,571,276 /
$266,717,281
$1,316,315 /
$276,456,321
4th Wednesday $1,174,496 /
$267,891,777
$1,153,422 /
$277,609,743
4th Thursday $1,152,410 /
$269,044,187
$1,128,210 /
$278,737,953
5th Friday $2,349,056 /
$271,393,243
$1,455,046 /
$280,192,999
5th Saturday $4,190,664 /
$275,583,907
$2,045,072 /
$282,238,071
5th Sunday $2,628,711 /
$278,212,618
$1,640,954 /
$283,879,025
5th Monday $657,165 /
$278,869,783
$737,247 /
$284,616,272
5th Tuesday $819,287 /
$279,689,070
$759,364 /
$285,375,636
5th Wednesday $638,323 /
$280,327,393
$696,426 /
$286,072,062
5th Thursday $662,348 /
$280,989,741
$688,313 /
$286,760,375
6th Friday $1,452,459 /
$282,442,200
$971,679 /
$287,732,054
6th Saturday $2,820,219 /
$285,262,419
$1,435,899 /
$289,167,953
6th Sunday $1,904,263 /
$287,166,682
$1,070,571 /
$290,238,524
6th Monday $1,446,369 /
$288,613,051
$406,226 /
$290,644,750
6th Tuesday $508,007 /
$289,121,058
$406,395 /
$291,051,145
6th Wednesday $409,182 /
$289,530,240
$388,204 /
$291,439,349
6th Thursday $408,230 /
$289,938,470
$352,303 /
$291,791,652
7th Friday $716,795 /
$290,655,265
$639,772 /
$292,431,424
7th Saturday $1,647,767 /
$292,303,032
$1,122,277 /
$293,553,701
7th Sunday $1,020,799 /
$293,323,831
$704,374 /
$294,258,075
7th Monday $239,134 /
$293,562,965
$228,130 /
$294,486,205
7th Tuesday $268,173 /
$293,831,138
$221,140 /
$294,707,345
7th Wednesday $220,342 /
$294,051,480
$197,003 /
$294,904,348
7th Thursday $241,040 /
$294,292,520
$207,770 /
$295,112,118
8th Friday $498,915 /
$294,791,435
$402,844 /
$295,514,962
8th Saturday $1,008,214 /
$295,799,649
$682,469 /
$296,197,431
8th Sunday $394,035 /
$296,193,684
$742,827 /
$296,940,258
8th Monday $155,053 /
$296,348,737
$674,108 /
$297,614,366
8th Tuesday $193,200 /
$296,541,937
$128,230 /
$297,742,596
8th Wednesday $155,033 /
$296,696,970
$97,144 /
$297,839,740
8th Thursday $168,082 /
$296,865,052
$96,478 /
$297,936,218
9th Friday $309,527 /
$297,174,579
$219,124 /
$298,155,342
9th Saturday $702,873 /
$297,877,452
$433,453 /
$298,588,795
9th Sunday $455,974 /
$298,333,426
$255,905 /
$298,844,700
9th Monday $148,366 /
$298,481,792
$71,452 /
$298,916,152
9th Tuesday $128,138 /
$298,609,930
$73,222 /
$298,989,374
9th Wednesday $112,202 /
$298,722,132
$77,408 /
$299,066,782
9th Thursday $162,213 /
$298,884,345
$82,526 /
$299,149,308
10th Friday $217,063 /
$299,101,408
$102,477 /
$299,251,785
10th Saturday $426,396 /
$299,527,804
$204,954 /
$299,456,739
10th Sunday $346,902 /
$299,874,706
$119,556 /
$299,576,295
10th Monday $286,579 /
$300,161,285
$33,476 /
$299,609,771
10th Tuesday $88,138 /
$300,249,423
$31,802 /
$299,641,573
10th Wednesday $73,468 /
$300,322,891
$27,350 /
$299,668,923
10th Thursday $79,005 /
$300,401,896
$27,076 /
$299,695,999
  The Hobbit:
An Unexpected
Journey
Harry Potter
and the Half-Blood
Prince
Opening Weekend $84,617,303 /
$84,617,303
$77,835,727 /
$158,022,354
2nd Weekend $36,888,365 /
$150,041,265
$29,462,187 /
$221,295,818
3rd Weekend $31,926,068 /
$221,626,882
$17,909,385 /
$255,672,245
4th Weekend $17,545,386 /
$263,834,893
$8,928,349 /
$273,848,633
5th Weekend $9,168,431 /
$278,212,618
$5,141,072 /
$283,879,025
6th Weekend $6,176,941 /
$287,166,682
$3,478,149 /
$290,238,524
7th Weekend $3,385,361 /
$293,323,831
$2,466,423 /
$294,258,075
8th Weekend $1,901,164 /
$296,193,684
$1,828,140 /
$296,940,258
9th Weekend $1,468,374 /
$298,333,426
$908,482 /
$298,844,700
10th Weekend $990,361 /
$299,874,706
$426,987 /
$299,576,295
11th Weekend $550,483 /
$300,952,379
$271,830 /
$299,967,829
12th Weekend $267,754 /
$301,402,746
$175,378 /
$300,232,058
13th Weekend $378,936 /
$301,874,933
$408,437 /
$300,699,217
14th Weekend $317,818 /
$302,393,021
$273,341 /
$301,153,382
15th Weekend $178,205 /
$302,695,938
$181,802 /
$301,420,102
16th Weekend $69,568 /
$302,849,493
$102,465 /
$301,577,469
17th Weekend $39,325 /
$302,932,624
$84,726 /
$301,707,444
18th Weekend $30,686 /
$302,975,075
$61,910 /
$301,809,058
19th Weekend $18,817 /
$303,001,229
$35,134 /
$301,865,854
20th Weekend - /
-
$34,824 /
$301,920,409
  The Hobbit:
An Unexpected
Journey
Harry Potter
and the Half-Blood
Prince
Opening Week $113,152,900 /
$113,152,900
$80,186,627 /
$80,186,627
2nd Week $76,547,914 /
$189,700,814
$111,647,004 /
$191,833,631
3rd Week $56,588,693 /
$246,289,507
$45,929,229 /
$237,762,860
4th Week $22,754,680 /
$269,044,187
$27,157,424 /
$264,920,284
5th Week $11,945,554 /
$280,989,741
$13,817,669 /
$278,737,953
6th Week $8,948,729 /
$289,938,470
$8,022,422 /
$286,760,375
7th Week $4,354,050 /
$294,292,520
$5,031,277 /
$291,791,652
8th Week $2,572,532 /
$296,865,052
$3,320,466 /
$295,112,118
9th Week $2,019,293 /
$298,884,345
$2,824,100 /
$297,936,218
10th Week $1,517,551 /
$300,401,896
$1,213,090 /
$299,149,308
11th Week $733,096 /
$301,134,992
$546,691 /
$299,695,999
12th Week $361,005 /
$301,495,997
$360,681 /
$300,056,680
13th Week $579,206 /
$302,075,203
$234,100 /
$300,290,780
14th Week $442,530 /
$302,517,733
$589,261 /
$300,880,041
15th Week $262,192 /
$302,779,925
$358,259 /
$301,238,300
16th Week $113,374 /
$302,893,299
$236,704 /
$301,475,004
17th Week $51,090 /
$302,944,389
$147,714 /
$301,622,718
18th Week $38,023 /
$302,982,412
$124,430 /
$301,747,148
19th Week $21,156 /
$303,003,568
$83,572 /
$301,830,720
20th Week - /
-
$54,865 /
$301,885,585

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.