Movie Comparison: Men in Black 2 (2002) vs. Independence Day (1996)

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  Men in Black
2
Independence
Day
Domestic Release Date Jul 3, 2002Jul 2, 1996
Production Budget $140,000,000$75,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,5572,882
Maximum Theaters 3,6412,977
Theatrical Engagements 21,87039,368
Domestic Opening Weekend $52,148,751$50,228,264
Domestic Box Office $190,418,803$306,169,255
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$353,307,170$746,720,488
International Box Office $251,349,000$511,231,623
Worldwide Box Office $441,767,803$817,400,878
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Men in Black
2
Independence
Day
1st Friday $19,821,658 /
$54,914,493
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1st Saturday $18,516,005 /
$73,430,498
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1st Sunday $13,811,088 /
$87,241,586
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1st Monday $5,864,000 /
$93,106,000
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1st Tuesday $5,903,000 /
$99,009,000
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1st Wednesday $4,911,000 /
$103,920,000
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1st Thursday $4,358,000 /
$108,278,000
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2nd Friday $7,822,000 /
$116,100,000
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2nd Saturday $10,240,000 /
$126,340,000
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2nd Sunday $7,300,000 /
$132,688,511
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2nd Monday $2,808,000 /
$135,496,000
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2nd Tuesday $2,910,000 /
$138,406,000
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2nd Wednesday $2,523,000 /
$140,928,000
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2nd Thursday $2,617,000 /
$143,575,000
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3rd Friday $4,596,000 /
$148,171,000
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3rd Saturday $6,010,000 /
$154,181,000
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3rd Sunday $4,224,204 /
$158,127,629
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3rd Monday $1,784,000 /
$159,911,000
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3rd Tuesday $1,889,000 /
$161,801,000
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3rd Wednesday $1,646,000 /
$163,447,000
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3rd Thursday $1,457,000 /
$164,904,000
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4th Friday $2,680,000 /
$167,584,000
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4th Saturday $3,621,000 /
$171,205,000
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4th Sunday $2,466,367 /
$173,380,738
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4th Monday $1,006,197 /
$174,386,935
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4th Tuesday $1,038,310 /
$175,425,245
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4th Wednesday $906,157 /
$176,331,402
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4th Thursday $938,907 /
$177,270,309
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5th Friday $1,437,864 /
$178,708,173
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5th Saturday $1,936,577 /
$180,644,750
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5th Sunday $1,432,870 /
$182,077,620
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5th Monday $674,000 /
$182,751,000
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5th Tuesday $626,000 /
$183,377,000
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5th Wednesday $524,000 /
$183,901,000
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5th Thursday $502,000 /
$184,404,000
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6th Friday $638,968 /
$185,042,662
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6th Saturday $867,600 /
$185,910,262
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6th Sunday $551,573 /
$186,461,835
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6th Thursday - /
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7th Friday $304,204 /
$187,804,935
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7th Saturday $442,414 /
$188,247,349
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7th Sunday $257,316 /
$188,504,665
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7th Thursday - /
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8th Friday $165,958 /
$189,118,643
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8th Saturday $244,835 /
$189,363,478
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8th Sunday $142,957 /
$189,506,435
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9th Sunday - /
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9th Monday $148,495 /
$190,418,803
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  Men in Black
2
Independence
Day
Opening Weekend $52,148,751 /
$87,241,586
$50,228,264 /
$96,102,252
2nd Weekend $24,410,311 /
$132,688,511
$35,242,709 /
$160,312,716
3rd Weekend $14,552,335 /
$158,127,629
$21,274,817 /
$199,004,369
4th Weekend $8,477,202 /
$173,380,738
$13,799,097 /
$223,114,893
5th Weekend $4,807,311 /
$182,077,620
$10,996,314 /
$247,874,121
6th Weekend $2,058,141 /
$186,461,835
$8,681,272 /
$256,756,659
7th Weekend $1,003,934 /
$188,504,665
$5,810,981 /
$266,963,804
8th Weekend $553,750 /
$189,506,435
$4,739,170 /
$274,504,698
9th Weekend $541,494 /
$190,418,803
$5,537,238 /
$281,937,276
10th Weekend - /
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$2,848,204 /
$285,620,448
11th Weekend - /
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$2,064,424 /
$288,445,301
12th Weekend - /
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$1,591,751 /
$290,605,002
13th Weekend - /
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$2,550,338 /
$293,617,050
14th Weekend - /
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$1,480,901 /
$295,730,534
15th Weekend - /
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$1,439,753 /
$297,576,603
16th Weekend - /
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$1,344,607 /
$299,213,307
17th Weekend - /
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$1,217,504 /
$300,880,790
18th Weekend - /
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$1,001,723 /
$302,279,158
19th Weekend - /
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$978,214 /
$303,624,796
20th Weekend - /
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$745,473 /
$304,738,610
  Men in Black
2
Independence
Day
Opening Week - /
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2nd Week $73,185,365 /
$108,278,200
$79,196,019 /
$125,070,007
3rd Week $35,297,094 /
$143,575,294
$52,659,545 /
$177,729,552
4th Week $21,328,242 /
$164,903,536
$31,586,244 /
$209,315,796
5th Week $12,366,773 /
$177,270,309
$27,562,011 /
$236,877,807
6th Week $7,133,385 /
$184,403,694
$11,197,580 /
$248,075,387
7th Week $3,097,037 /
$187,500,731
$13,077,436 /
$261,152,823
8th Week $1,451,954 /
$188,952,685
$8,612,705 /
$269,765,528
9th Week $924,624 /
$189,877,309
$6,634,510 /
$276,400,038
10th Week $541,494 /
$190,418,803
$6,372,206 /
$282,772,244
11th Week - /
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$3,608,633 /
$286,380,877
12th Week - /
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$2,632,374 /
$289,013,251
13th Week - /
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$2,053,461 /
$291,066,712
14th Week - /
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$3,182,921 /
$294,249,633
15th Week - /
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$1,887,217 /
$296,136,850
16th Week - /
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$1,731,850 /
$297,868,700
17th Week - /
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$1,794,586 /
$299,663,286
18th Week - /
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$1,614,149 /
$301,277,435
19th Week - /
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$1,369,147 /
$302,646,582
20th Week - /
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$1,346,555 /
$303,993,137

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.