Movie Comparison: Life as a House (2001) vs. The Descendants (2011)

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  Life as a
House
The Descendants
Domestic Release Date Oct 26, 2001Nov 16, 2011
Production Budget $18,000,000$20,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2929
Maximum Theaters 1,2882,038
Theatrical Engagements 6,47216,123
Domestic Opening Weekend $294,056$1,190,096
Domestic Box Office $15,652,637$82,624,961
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$29,811,907$112,103,171
International Box Office $8,236,521$92,882,839
Worldwide Box Office $23,889,158$175,507,800
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Life as a
House
The Descendants
1st Friday - /
-
$318,639 /
$397,839
1st Saturday - /
-
$493,704 /
$891,543
1st Sunday - /
-
$377,753 /
$1,269,296
1st Monday - /
-
$113,525 /
$1,382,821
1st Tuesday - /
-
$123,073 /
$1,505,894
1st Wednesday - /
-
$980,177 /
$2,486,071
1st Thursday - /
-
$1,055,161 /
$3,541,232
2nd Friday - /
-
$2,703,756 /
$6,244,988
2nd Saturday - /
-
$2,976,845 /
$9,221,833
2nd Sunday - /
-
$1,665,119 /
$10,886,952
2nd Monday - /
-
$485,880 /
$11,372,832
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$584,378 /
$11,957,210
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$476,808 /
$12,434,018
2nd Thursday - /
-
$453,312 /
$12,887,330
3rd Friday $1,110,000 /
$2,350,000
$1,437,336 /
$14,324,666
3rd Saturday $1,640,000 /
$3,980,000
$2,226,643 /
$16,551,309
3rd Sunday $1,080,000 /
$5,060,246
$1,125,762 /
$17,677,071
3rd Monday $414,000 /
$5,474,000
$353,076 /
$18,030,147
3rd Tuesday $311,000 /
$5,784,000
$465,361 /
$18,495,508
3rd Wednesday $280,000 /
$6,064,000
$378,813 /
$18,874,321
3rd Thursday $267,000 /
$6,352,000
$376,102 /
$19,250,423
4th Friday $790,000 /
$7,110,000
$1,318,017 /
$20,568,440
4th Saturday $1,140,000 /
$8,250,000
$2,008,132 /
$22,576,572
4th Sunday $680,000 /
$8,970,000
$1,053,989 /
$23,630,561
4th Monday $209,000 /
$9,208,000
$420,304 /
$24,050,865
4th Tuesday $293,000 /
$9,506,000
$490,422 /
$24,541,287
4th Wednesday - /
-
$405,151 /
$24,946,438
4th Thursday - /
-
$431,114 /
$25,377,552
5th Friday $761,000 /
$10,830,000
$928,759 /
$26,306,311
5th Saturday $865,000 /
$11,695,000
$1,469,079 /
$27,775,390
5th Sunday $495,000 /
$12,220,980
$870,519 /
$28,645,909
5th Monday $119,000 /
$12,340,000
$398,316 /
$29,044,225
5th Tuesday $148,000 /
$12,488,000
$445,784 /
$29,490,009
5th Wednesday $133,000 /
$12,621,000
$384,822 /
$29,874,831
5th Thursday $134,000 /
$12,755,000
$416,721 /
$30,291,552
6th Friday - /
-
$619,725 /
$30,911,277
6th Saturday - /
-
$445,663 /
$31,356,940
6th Sunday - /
-
$1,007,983 /
$32,364,923
6th Monday $86,000 /
$13,919,000
$1,198,609 /
$33,563,532
6th Tuesday $116,000 /
$14,035,000
$829,963 /
$34,393,495
6th Wednesday - /
-
$805,549 /
$35,199,044
6th Thursday - /
-
$825,602 /
$36,024,646
7th Friday - /
-
$1,098,787 /
$37,123,433
7th Saturday - /
-
$1,251,598 /
$38,375,031
7th Sunday - /
-
$1,045,744 /
$39,420,775
7th Monday $60,000 /
$14,907,000
$894,890 /
$40,315,665
7th Tuesday $79,000 /
$14,986,000
$371,550 /
$40,687,215
7th Wednesday $71,000 /
$15,057,000
$340,267 /
$41,027,482
7th Thursday $74,000 /
$15,138,000
$349,081 /
$41,376,563
8th Friday - /
-
$749,113 /
$42,125,676
8th Saturday - /
-
$1,186,409 /
$43,312,085
8th Sunday - /
-
$648,615 /
$43,960,700
8th Monday - /
-
$191,765 /
$44,152,465
8th Tuesday - /
-
$299,635 /
$44,452,100
8th Wednesday - /
-
$292,764 /
$44,744,864
8th Thursday - /
-
$259,332 /
$45,004,196
9th Friday - /
-
$554,602 /
$45,558,798
9th Saturday - /
-
$877,162 /
$46,435,960
9th Sunday - /
-
$668,492 /
$47,104,452
9th Monday - /
-
$823,730 /
$47,928,182
9th Tuesday - /
-
$350,466 /
$48,278,648
9th Wednesday - /
-
$303,051 /
$48,581,699
9th Thursday - /
-
$305,661 /
$48,887,360
10th Friday - /
-
$651,847 /
$49,539,207
10th Saturday - /
-
$1,198,634 /
$50,737,841
10th Sunday - /
-
$521,817 /
$51,259,658
10th Monday - /
-
$193,349 /
$51,453,007
10th Tuesday - /
-
$287,691 /
$51,740,698
10th Wednesday - /
-
$271,058 /
$52,011,756
10th Thursday - /
-
$286,258 /
$52,298,014
  Life as a
House
The Descendants
Opening Weekend $294,056 /
$294,056
$1,190,096 /
$1,269,296
2nd Weekend $584,715 /
$976,407
$7,345,720 /
$10,886,952
3rd Weekend $3,818,623 /
$5,060,246
$4,789,741 /
$17,677,071
4th Weekend $2,646,422 /
$8,998,627
$4,380,138 /
$23,630,561
5th Weekend $2,121,159 /
$12,220,980
$3,268,357 /
$28,645,909
6th Weekend $1,096,158 /
$13,833,668
$2,073,371 /
$32,364,923
7th Weekend $639,486 /
$14,846,545
$3,396,129 /
$39,420,775
8th Weekend $274,239 /
$15,412,701
$2,584,137 /
$43,960,700
9th Weekend $43,277 /
$15,561,627
$2,100,256 /
$47,104,452
10th Weekend $30,916 /
$15,652,637
$2,372,298 /
$51,259,658
11th Weekend - /
-
$6,405,285 /
$58,703,299
12th Weekend - /
-
$4,552,943 /
$65,475,595
13th Weekend - /
-
$3,441,676 /
$70,671,289
14th Weekend - /
-
$2,932,824 /
$75,015,594
15th Weekend - /
-
$2,133,442 /
$78,460,135
16th Weekend - /
-
$1,291,817 /
$80,392,543
17th Weekend - /
-
$676,862 /
$81,454,624
18th Weekend - /
-
$291,231 /
$81,996,042
19th Weekend - /
-
$145,849 /
$82,278,717
20th Weekend - /
-
$87,802 /
$82,436,578
  Life as a
House
The Descendants
Opening Week $391,692 /
$391,692
- /
-
2nd Week $849,931 /
$1,241,623
$3,462,032 /
$3,541,232
3rd Week $5,110,582 /
$6,352,205
$9,346,098 /
$12,887,330
4th Week $3,747,616 /
$10,099,821
$6,363,093 /
$19,250,423
5th Week $2,637,689 /
$12,737,510
$6,127,129 /
$25,377,552
6th Week $1,469,549 /
$14,207,059
$4,914,000 /
$30,291,552
7th Week $931,403 /
$15,138,462
$5,733,094 /
$36,024,646
8th Week $379,888 /
$15,518,350
$5,351,917 /
$41,376,563
9th Week $103,371 /
$15,621,721
$3,627,633 /
$45,004,196
10th Week $30,916 /
$15,652,637
$3,883,164 /
$48,887,360
11th Week - /
-
$3,410,654 /
$52,298,014
12th Week - /
-
$8,624,638 /
$60,922,652
13th Week - /
-
$6,306,961 /
$67,229,613
14th Week - /
-
$4,853,157 /
$72,082,770
15th Week - /
-
$4,243,923 /
$76,326,693
16th Week - /
-
$2,774,033 /
$79,100,726
17th Week - /
-
$1,677,036 /
$80,777,762
18th Week - /
-
$927,049 /
$81,704,811
19th Week - /
-
$428,057 /
$82,132,868
20th Week - /
-
$215,908 /
$82,348,776

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.