Movie Comparison: The Muppet Movie (1979) vs. The Muppets (2011)

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  The Muppet
Movie
The Muppets
Domestic Title The Muppets
Domestic Release Date Jun 22, 1979Nov 23, 2011
Production Budget $8,000,000$45,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,440
Maximum Theaters 3,440
Theatrical Engagements 19,678
Domestic Opening Weekend  $29,239,026
Domestic Box Office $76,657,000$88,625,922
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$329,228,067$120,446,363
International Box Office $72,346,000
Worldwide Box Office $76,657,000$160,971,922
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Muppet
Movie
The Muppets
1st Friday - /
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$12,123,246 /
$24,400,911
1st Saturday - /
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$10,927,021 /
$35,327,932
1st Sunday - /
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$6,188,759 /
$41,516,691
1st Monday - /
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$1,072,282 /
$42,588,973
1st Tuesday - /
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$1,042,471 /
$43,631,444
1st Wednesday - /
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$809,272 /
$44,440,716
1st Thursday - /
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$833,699 /
$45,274,415
2nd Friday - /
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$2,721,975 /
$47,996,390
2nd Saturday - /
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$5,134,456 /
$53,130,846
2nd Sunday - /
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$3,226,324 /
$56,357,170
2nd Monday - /
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$571,567 /
$56,928,737
2nd Tuesday - /
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$682,444 /
$57,611,181
2nd Wednesday - /
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$567,704 /
$58,178,885
2nd Thursday - /
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$584,373 /
$58,763,258
3rd Friday - /
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$1,672,046 /
$60,435,304
3rd Saturday - /
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$3,268,931 /
$63,704,235
3rd Sunday - /
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$2,037,893 /
$65,742,128
3rd Monday - /
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$408,232 /
$66,150,360
3rd Tuesday - /
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$476,100 /
$66,626,460
3rd Wednesday - /
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$419,949 /
$67,046,409
3rd Thursday - /
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$427,236 /
$67,473,645
4th Friday - /
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$854,714 /
$68,328,359
4th Saturday - /
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$1,541,563 /
$69,869,922
4th Sunday - /
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$1,124,649 /
$70,994,571
4th Monday - /
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$588,340 /
$71,582,911
4th Tuesday - /
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$678,834 /
$72,261,745
4th Wednesday - /
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$586,401 /
$72,848,146
4th Thursday - /
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$708,379 /
$73,556,525
5th Friday - /
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$928,676 /
$74,485,201
5th Saturday - /
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$607,133 /
$75,092,334
5th Sunday - /
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$609,953 /
$75,702,287
5th Monday - /
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$1,123,575 /
$76,825,862
5th Tuesday - /
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$1,014,029 /
$77,839,891
5th Wednesday - /
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$1,012,427 /
$78,852,318
5th Thursday - /
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$1,014,943 /
$79,867,261
6th Friday - /
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$1,104,535 /
$80,971,796
6th Saturday - /
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$823,487 /
$81,795,283
6th Sunday - /
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$734,169 /
$82,529,452
6th Monday - /
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$1,031,621 /
$83,561,073
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  The Muppet
Movie
The Muppets
Opening Weekend - /
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$29,239,026 /
$41,516,691
2nd Weekend - /
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$11,082,755 /
$56,357,170
3rd Weekend - /
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$6,978,870 /
$65,742,128
4th Weekend - /
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$3,520,926 /
$70,994,571
5th Weekend - /
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$2,145,762 /
$75,702,287
6th Weekend - /
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$2,662,191 /
$82,529,452
7th Weekend - /
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$1,358,289 /
$85,561,195
8th Weekend - /
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$573,868 /
$86,409,396
9th Weekend - /
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$261,418 /
$87,036,379
10th Weekend - /
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$212,903 /
$87,314,426
11th Weekend - /
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12th Weekend - /
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$271,985 /
$87,777,650
13th Weekend - /
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$207,263 /
$88,067,260
14th Weekend - /
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$145,905 /
$88,355,068
15th Weekend - /
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$79,202 /
$88,479,901
16th Weekend - /
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$41,574 /
$88,542,491
17th Weekend - /
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$21,928 /
$88,586,976
18th Weekend - /
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$12,381 /
$88,605,092
19th Weekend - /
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$8,464 /
$88,625,922
20th Weekend - /
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  The Muppet
Movie
The Muppets
Opening Week - /
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$12,277,665 /
$12,277,665
2nd Week - /
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$32,996,750 /
$45,274,415
3rd Week - /
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$13,488,843 /
$58,763,258
4th Week - /
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$8,710,387 /
$67,473,645
5th Week - /
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$6,082,880 /
$73,556,525
6th Week - /
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$6,310,736 /
$79,867,261
7th Week - /
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$4,335,645 /
$84,202,906
8th Week - /
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$1,632,622 /
$85,835,528
9th Week - /
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$939,433 /
$86,774,961
10th Week - /
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$326,562 /
$87,101,523
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13th Week - /
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$354,332 /
$87,859,997
14th Week - /
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$349,166 /
$88,209,163
15th Week - /
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$191,536 /
$88,400,699
16th Week - /
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$100,218 /
$88,500,917
17th Week - /
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$64,131 /
$88,565,048
18th Week - /
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$27,663 /
$88,592,711
19th Week - /
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$24,747 /
$88,617,458
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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.