Movie Comparison: Paper Towns (2015) vs. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

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  Paper TownsThe Perks
of Being
a Wallflower
Domestic Release Date Jul 24, 2015Sep 21, 2012
Production Budget $12,000,000$13,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,0314
Maximum Theaters 3,031745
Theatrical Engagements 9,2415,620
Domestic Opening Weekend $12,650,140$228,359
Domestic Box Office $32,000,304$17,742,948
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$40,920,912$24,021,279
International Box Office $53,450,180$15,326,355
Worldwide Box Office $85,450,484$33,069,303
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Paper TownsThe Perks
of Being
a Wallflower
1st Friday $6,328,167 /
$6,328,167
$84,916 /
$84,916
1st Saturday $3,517,483 /
$9,845,650
$86,619 /
$171,535
1st Sunday $2,804,490 /
$12,650,140
$56,824 /
$228,359
1st Monday $1,813,785 /
$14,463,925
$18,621 /
$246,980
1st Tuesday $2,005,035 /
$16,468,960
$25,091 /
$272,071
1st Wednesday $1,414,821 /
$17,883,781
$34,696 /
$306,767
1st Thursday $1,332,658 /
$19,216,439
$18,072 /
$324,839
2nd Friday $1,638,686 /
$20,855,125
$373,126 /
$697,965
2nd Saturday $1,679,288 /
$22,534,413
$467,150 /
$1,165,115
2nd Sunday $1,319,920 /
$23,854,333
$263,670 /
$1,428,785
2nd Monday $944,607 /
$24,798,940
$82,628 /
$1,511,413
2nd Tuesday $1,101,135 /
$25,900,075
$93,446 /
$1,604,859
2nd Wednesday $809,334 /
$26,709,409
$79,499 /
$1,684,358
2nd Thursday $644,955 /
$27,354,364
$97,981 /
$1,782,339
3rd Friday $503,432 /
$27,857,796
$483,328 /
$2,265,667
3rd Saturday $550,373 /
$28,408,169
$634,027 /
$2,899,694
3rd Sunday $415,964 /
$28,824,133
$449,171 /
$3,348,865
3rd Monday $272,692 /
$29,096,825
$227,214 /
$3,576,079
3rd Tuesday $307,420 /
$29,404,245
$143,137 /
$3,719,216
3rd Wednesday $225,958 /
$29,630,203
$129,430 /
$3,848,646
3rd Thursday $185,797 /
$29,816,000
$136,799 /
$3,985,445
4th Friday $189,864 /
$30,005,864
$691,325 /
$4,676,770
4th Saturday $241,602 /
$30,247,466
$926,213 /
$5,602,983
4th Sunday $157,442 /
$30,404,908
$532,526 /
$6,135,509
4th Monday $96,903 /
$30,501,811
$189,695 /
$6,325,204
4th Tuesday $107,522 /
$30,609,333
$212,804 /
$6,538,008
4th Wednesday $84,128 /
$30,693,461
$200,749 /
$6,738,757
4th Thursday $70,423 /
$30,763,884
$231,868 /
$6,970,625
5th Friday $106,697 /
$30,870,581
$712,329 /
$7,682,954
5th Saturday $149,167 /
$31,019,748
$936,287 /
$8,619,241
5th Sunday $85,315 /
$31,105,063
$504,631 /
$9,123,872
5th Monday $35,390 /
$31,140,453
$146,817 /
$9,270,689
5th Tuesday $40,511 /
$31,180,964
$191,326 /
$9,462,015
5th Wednesday $28,101 /
$31,209,065
$160,436 /
$9,622,451
5th Thursday $24,550 /
$31,233,615
$185,228 /
$9,807,679
6th Friday $49,456 /
$31,283,071
$489,627 /
$10,297,306
6th Saturday $89,745 /
$31,372,816
$602,875 /
$10,900,181
6th Sunday $48,734 /
$31,421,550
$356,991 /
$11,257,172
6th Monday $15,934 /
$31,437,484
$92,811 /
$11,349,983
6th Tuesday $17,471 /
$31,454,955
$153,716 /
$11,503,699
6th Wednesday $12,792 /
$31,467,747
$127,114 /
$11,630,813
6th Thursday $13,572 /
$31,481,319
$186,537 /
$11,817,350
7th Friday $39,194 /
$31,520,513
$384,884 /
$12,202,234
7th Saturday $66,724 /
$31,587,237
$565,539 /
$12,767,773
7th Sunday $65,213 /
$31,652,450
$291,447 /
$13,059,220
7th Monday $46,296 /
$31,698,746
$108,811 /
$13,168,031
7th Tuesday $8,911 /
$31,707,657
$118,481 /
$13,286,512
7th Wednesday $7,963 /
$31,715,620
$84,652 /
$13,371,164
7th Thursday $7,967 /
$31,723,587
$110,682 /
$13,481,846
8th Friday $23,609 /
$31,747,196
$333,087 /
$13,814,933
8th Saturday $43,809 /
$31,791,005
$478,286 /
$14,293,219
8th Sunday $25,273 /
$31,816,278
$321,551 /
$14,614,770
8th Monday $6,336 /
$31,822,614
$154,634 /
$14,769,404
8th Tuesday $7,886 /
$31,830,500
$83,069 /
$14,852,473
8th Wednesday $5,864 /
$31,836,364
$71,038 /
$14,923,511
8th Thursday $5,635 /
$31,841,999
$63,593 /
$14,987,104
9th Friday $20,582 /
$31,862,581
$176,041 /
$15,163,145
9th Saturday $34,380 /
$31,896,961
$256,403 /
$15,419,548
9th Sunday $14,623 /
$31,911,584
$152,735 /
$15,572,283
9th Monday $3,289 /
$31,914,873
$83,082 /
$15,655,365
9th Tuesday $4,396 /
$31,919,269
$132,678 /
$15,788,043
9th Wednesday $4,177 /
$31,923,446
$86,272 /
$15,874,315
9th Thursday $4,064 /
$31,927,510
$56,456 /
$15,930,771
10th Friday - /
-
$156,582 /
$16,087,353
10th Saturday - /
-
$160,085 /
$16,247,438
10th Sunday - /
-
$76,099 /
$16,323,537
10th Monday - /
-
$23,486 /
$16,347,023
10th Tuesday - /
-
$27,175 /
$16,374,198
10th Wednesday - /
-
$25,068 /
$16,399,266
10th Thursday - /
-
$29,293 /
$16,428,559
  Paper TownsThe Perks
of Being
a Wallflower
Opening Weekend $12,650,140 /
$12,650,140
$228,359 /
$228,359
2nd Weekend $4,637,894 /
$23,854,333
$1,103,946 /
$1,428,785
3rd Weekend $1,469,769 /
$28,824,133
$1,566,526 /
$3,348,865
4th Weekend $588,908 /
$30,404,908
$2,150,064 /
$6,135,509
5th Weekend $341,179 /
$31,105,063
$2,153,247 /
$9,123,872
6th Weekend $187,935 /
$31,421,550
$1,449,493 /
$11,257,172
7th Weekend $171,131 /
$31,652,450
$1,241,870 /
$13,059,220
8th Weekend $92,691 /
$31,816,278
$1,132,924 /
$14,614,770
9th Weekend $69,585 /
$31,911,584
$585,179 /
$15,572,283
10th Weekend $20,251 /
$31,947,761
$392,766 /
$16,323,537
11th Weekend $17,739 /
$31,971,695
$212,501 /
$16,641,060
12th Weekend $8,389 /
$31,990,064
$138,498 /
$16,858,393
13th Weekend - /
-
$87,459 /
$17,008,013
14th Weekend - /
-
$77,094 /
$17,146,730
15th Weekend - /
-
$92,988 /
$17,311,829
16th Weekend - /
-
$80,738 /
$17,479,028
17th Weekend - /
-
$66,712 /
$17,581,481
18th Weekend - /
-
$51,430 /
$17,659,369
19th Weekend - /
-
$29,782 /
$17,713,838
20th Weekend - /
-
$14,322 /
$17,738,570
  Paper TownsThe Perks
of Being
a Wallflower
Opening Week $19,216,439 /
$19,216,439
$324,839 /
$324,839
2nd Week $8,137,925 /
$27,354,364
$1,457,500 /
$1,782,339
3rd Week $2,461,636 /
$29,816,000
$2,203,106 /
$3,985,445
4th Week $947,884 /
$30,763,884
$2,985,180 /
$6,970,625
5th Week $469,731 /
$31,233,615
$2,837,054 /
$9,807,679
6th Week $247,704 /
$31,481,319
$2,009,671 /
$11,817,350
7th Week $242,268 /
$31,723,587
$1,664,496 /
$13,481,846
8th Week $118,412 /
$31,841,999
$1,505,258 /
$14,987,104
9th Week $85,511 /
$31,927,510
$943,667 /
$15,930,771
10th Week $26,446 /
$31,953,956
$497,788 /
$16,428,559
11th Week $27,719 /
$31,981,675
$291,336 /
$16,719,895
12th Week $18,629 /
$32,000,304
$200,659 /
$16,920,554
13th Week - /
-
$149,082 /
$17,069,636
14th Week - /
-
$149,205 /
$17,218,841
15th Week - /
-
$179,449 /
$17,398,290
16th Week - /
-
$116,479 /
$17,514,769
17th Week - /
-
$93,170 /
$17,607,939
18th Week - /
-
$76,117 /
$17,684,056
19th Week - /
-
$40,192 /
$17,724,248
20th Week - /
-
$18,700 /
$17,742,948

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.