| Iron Man | Avatar | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | $38,734,361 / $38,734,361 | $26,752,099 / $26,752,099 |
| 1st Saturday | $37,350,099 / $76,084,460 | $25,529,036 / $52,281,135 |
| 1st Sunday | $26,034,208 / $102,118,668 | $24,744,346 / $77,025,481 |
| 1st Monday | $6,934,568 / $109,053,236 | $16,385,820 / $93,411,301 |
| 1st Tuesday | $6,505,784 / $115,559,020 | $16,086,461 / $109,497,762 |
| 1st Wednesday | $5,747,344 / $121,306,364 | $16,445,291 / $125,943,053 |
| 1st Thursday | $5,328,031 / $126,634,395 | $11,150,998 / $137,094,051 |
| 2nd Friday | $14,873,192 / $141,507,587 | $23,095,046 / $160,189,097 |
| 2nd Saturday | $21,374,629 / $162,882,216 | $28,274,406 / $188,463,503 |
| 2nd Sunday | $14,942,808 / $177,825,024 | $24,247,681 / $212,711,184 |
| 2nd Monday | $3,850,844 / $181,675,868 | $19,418,139 / $232,129,323 |
| 2nd Tuesday | $3,357,146 / $185,033,014 | $18,290,628 / $250,419,951 |
| 2nd Wednesday | $3,082,988 / $188,116,002 | $18,466,123 / $268,886,074 |
| 2nd Thursday | $3,169,387 / $191,285,389 | $14,738,136 / $283,624,210 |
| 3rd Friday | $8,659,239 / $199,944,628 | $25,274,008 / $308,898,218 |
| 3rd Saturday | $13,431,355 / $213,375,983 | $25,835,551 / $334,733,769 |
| 3rd Sunday | $9,748,402 / $223,124,385 | $17,381,129 / $352,114,898 |
| 3rd Monday | $3,072,182 / $226,196,567 | $8,094,554 / $360,209,452 |
| 3rd Tuesday | $2,219,928 / $228,416,495 | $7,327,233 / $367,536,685 |
| 3rd Wednesday | $1,926,258 / $230,342,753 | $6,909,167 / $374,445,852 |
| 3rd Thursday | $1,824,663 / $232,167,416 | $6,094,445 / $380,540,297 |
| 4th Friday | $5,437,126 / $237,604,542 | $13,280,653 / $393,820,950 |
| 4th Saturday | $7,898,842 / $245,503,384 | $21,269,537 / $415,090,487 |
| 4th Sunday | $7,111,285 / $252,614,669 | $15,756,027 / $430,846,514 |
| 4th Monday | $5,663,877 / $258,278,546 | $5,111,193 / $435,957,707 |
| 4th Tuesday | $1,561,073 / $259,839,619 | $5,066,734 / $441,024,441 |
| 4th Wednesday | $1,395,588 / $261,235,207 | $4,743,762 / $445,768,203 |
| 4th Thursday | $1,389,865 / $262,625,072 | $4,698,802 / $450,467,005 |
| 5th Friday | $3,783,237 / $266,408,309 | $10,394,264 / $460,861,269 |
| 5th Saturday | $6,068,126 / $272,476,435 | $17,254,108 / $478,115,377 |
| 5th Sunday | $3,689,901 / $276,166,336 | $15,137,240 / $493,252,617 |
| 5th Monday | $1,230,719 / $277,397,055 | $11,615,834 / $504,868,451 |
| 5th Tuesday | $1,336,009 / $278,733,064 | $4,190,947 / $509,059,398 |
| 5th Wednesday | $1,312,678 / $280,045,742 | $3,792,807 / $512,852,205 |
| 5th Thursday | $1,324,459 / $281,370,201 | $3,945,213 / $516,797,418 |
| 6th Friday | $2,187,329 / $283,557,530 | $9,028,494 / $525,825,912 |
| 6th Saturday | $3,164,558 / $286,722,088 | $16,326,050 / $542,151,962 |
| 6th Sunday | $2,125,552 / $288,847,640 | $9,589,537 / $551,741,499 |
| 6th Monday | $893,971 / $289,741,611 | $3,240,192 / $554,981,691 |
| 6th Tuesday | $859,778 / $290,601,389 | $3,198,046 / $558,179,737 |
| 6th Wednesday | $857,937 / $291,459,326 | $3,137,588 / $561,317,325 |
| 6th Thursday | $838,628 / $292,297,954 | $3,155,062 / $564,472,387 |
| 7th Friday | $1,466,126 / $293,764,080 | $7,439,426 / $571,911,813 |
| 7th Saturday | $2,119,187 / $295,883,267 | $13,783,881 / $585,695,694 |
| 7th Sunday | $2,035,062 / $297,918,329 | $10,056,722 / $595,752,416 |
| 7th Monday | $720,888 / $298,639,217 | $2,700,621 / $598,453,037 |
| 7th Tuesday | $680,253 / $299,319,470 | $2,688,514 / $601,141,551 |
| 7th Wednesday | $723,320 / $300,042,790 | $2,647,797 / $603,789,348 |
| 7th Thursday | $743,079 / $300,785,869 | $2,703,975 / $606,493,323 |
| 8th Friday | $1,130,531 / $301,916,400 | $6,160,319 / $612,653,642 |
| 8th Saturday | $1,644,786 / $303,561,186 | $11,539,798 / $624,193,440 |
| 8th Sunday | $1,254,955 / $304,816,141 | $5,150,764 / $629,344,204 |
| 8th Monday | $552,947 / $305,369,088 | $2,251,567 / $631,595,771 |
| 8th Tuesday | $512,328 / $305,881,416 | $2,025,264 / $633,621,035 |
| 8th Wednesday | $503,165 / $306,384,581 | $1,849,314 / $635,470,349 |
| 8th Thursday | $537,624 / $306,922,205 | $2,135,304 / $637,605,653 |
| 9th Friday | $636,953 / $307,559,158 | $4,540,671 / $642,146,324 |
| 9th Saturday | $928,651 / $308,487,809 | $9,200,438 / $651,346,762 |
| 9th Sunday | $691,509 / $309,179,318 | $9,870,516 / $661,217,278 |
| 9th Monday | $336,907 / $309,516,225 | $5,171,224 / $666,388,502 |
| 9th Tuesday | $244,176 / $309,760,401 | $1,836,327 / $668,224,829 |
| 9th Wednesday | $194,080 / $309,954,481 | $1,711,050 / $669,935,879 |
| 9th Thursday | $294,039 / $310,248,520 | $1,785,275 / $671,721,154 |
| 10th Friday | $405,289 / $310,653,809 | $3,894,018 / $675,615,172 |
| 10th Saturday | $627,496 / $311,281,305 | $7,456,579 / $683,071,751 |
| 10th Sunday | $426,828 / $311,708,133 | $4,890,260 / $687,962,011 |
| 10th Monday | $190,671 / $311,898,804 | $1,275,037 / $689,237,048 |
| 10th Tuesday | $191,766 / $312,090,570 | $1,262,678 / $690,499,726 |
| 10th Wednesday | $193,844 / $312,284,414 | $1,202,184 / $691,701,910 |
| 10th Thursday | $197,477 / $312,481,891 | $1,202,884 / $692,904,794 |
Movie Comparison: Iron Man (2008) vs. Avatar (2009)
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| Iron Man | Avatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | May 2, 2008 | Dec 18, 2009 |
| Production Budget | $186,000,000 | $237,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 4,105 | 3,452 |
| Maximum Theaters | 4,154 | 3,461 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 33,088 | 51,391 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $102,118,668 | $77,025,481 |
| Domestic Box Office | $318,604,126 | $785,221,649 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$478,323,983 | $1,089,388,693 |
| International Box Office | $266,567,421 | $2,138,484,377 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $585,171,547 | $2,923,706,026 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Iron Man | Avatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $102,118,668 / $102,118,668 | $77,025,481 / $77,025,481 |
| 2nd Weekend | $51,190,629 / $177,825,024 | $75,617,133 / $212,711,184 |
| 3rd Weekend | $31,838,996 / $223,124,385 | $68,490,688 / $352,114,898 |
| 4th Weekend | $20,447,253 / $252,614,669 | $50,306,217 / $430,846,514 |
| 5th Weekend | $13,541,264 / $276,166,336 | $42,785,612 / $493,252,617 |
| 6th Weekend | $7,477,439 / $288,847,640 | $34,944,081 / $551,741,499 |
| 7th Weekend | $5,620,375 / $297,918,329 | $31,280,029 / $595,752,416 |
| 8th Weekend | $4,030,272 / $304,816,141 | $22,850,881 / $629,344,204 |
| 9th Weekend | $2,257,113 / $309,179,318 | $23,611,625 / $661,217,278 |
| 10th Weekend | $1,459,613 / $311,708,133 | $16,240,857 / $687,962,011 |
| 11th Weekend | $939,134 / $313,421,025 | $13,655,274 / $706,560,068 |
| 12th Weekend | $451,838 / $314,376,968 | $8,118,102 / $720,607,444 |
| 13th Weekend | $310,654 / $314,925,955 | $6,526,421 / $730,270,443 |
| 14th Weekend | $580,179 / $315,687,768 | $4,027,005 / $736,907,957 |
| 15th Weekend | $426,502 / $316,468,817 | $2,047,475 / $740,440,529 |
| 16th Weekend | $341,178 / $317,058,295 | $980,239 / $742,332,678 |
| 17th Weekend | $243,342 / $317,473,452 | $844,651 / $743,688,973 |
| 18th Weekend | $223,636 / $317,794,156 | $1,002,814 / $745,023,267 |
| 19th Weekend | $126,734 / $318,006,770 | $920,204 / $746,365,137 |
| 20th Weekend | $94,816 / $318,134,740 | $633,124 / $747,292,481 |
| Iron Man | Avatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $126,634,395 / $126,634,395 | $137,094,051 / $137,094,051 |
| 2nd Week | $64,650,994 / $191,285,389 | $146,530,159 / $283,624,210 |
| 3rd Week | $40,882,027 / $232,167,416 | $96,916,087 / $380,540,297 |
| 4th Week | $30,457,656 / $262,625,072 | $69,926,708 / $450,467,005 |
| 5th Week | $18,745,129 / $281,370,201 | $66,330,413 / $516,797,418 |
| 6th Week | $10,927,753 / $292,297,954 | $47,674,969 / $564,472,387 |
| 7th Week | $8,487,915 / $300,785,869 | $42,020,936 / $606,493,323 |
| 8th Week | $6,136,336 / $306,922,205 | $31,112,330 / $637,605,653 |
| 9th Week | $3,326,315 / $310,248,520 | $34,115,501 / $671,721,154 |
| 10th Week | $2,233,371 / $312,481,891 | $21,183,640 / $692,904,794 |
| 11th Week | $1,443,239 / $313,925,130 | $19,584,548 / $712,489,342 |
| 12th Week | $690,171 / $314,615,301 | $11,254,680 / $723,744,022 |
| 13th Week | $492,288 / $315,107,589 | $9,136,930 / $732,880,952 |
| 14th Week | $934,726 / $316,042,315 | $5,512,102 / $738,393,054 |
| 15th Week | $674,802 / $316,717,117 | $2,959,385 / $741,352,439 |
| 16th Week | $512,993 / $317,230,110 | $1,491,883 / $742,844,322 |
| 17th Week | $340,410 / $317,570,520 | $1,176,131 / $744,020,453 |
| 18th Week | $309,516 / $317,880,036 | $1,424,480 / $745,444,933 |
| 19th Week | $159,888 / $318,039,924 | $1,214,424 / $746,659,357 |
| 20th Week | $120,193 / $318,160,117 | $861,973 / $747,521,330 |
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.