| Paranormal Activity | Paranormal Activity 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | $36,146 / $36,146 | $20,109,273 / $20,109,273 |
| 1st Saturday | $34,492 / $70,638 | $13,040,274 / $33,149,547 |
| 1st Sunday | $7,235 / $77,873 | $7,528,877 / $40,678,424 |
| 1st Monday | $5,562 / $83,435 | $2,426,747 / $43,105,171 |
| 1st Tuesday | $6,020 / $89,455 | $2,208,039 / $45,313,210 |
| 1st Wednesday | $6,828 / $96,283 | $1,865,776 / $47,178,986 |
| 1st Thursday | $148,238 / $244,521 | $1,978,879 / $49,157,865 |
| 2nd Friday | $203,493 / $448,014 | $5,799,725 / $54,957,590 |
| 2nd Saturday | $233,308 / $681,322 | $6,488,577 / $61,446,167 |
| 2nd Sunday | $95,441 / $776,763 | $4,219,805 / $65,665,972 |
| 2nd Monday | $73,994 / $850,757 | $1,334,823 / $67,000,795 |
| 2nd Tuesday | $82,323 / $933,080 | $1,185,059 / $68,185,854 |
| 2nd Wednesday | $100,548 / $1,033,628 | $847,286 / $69,033,140 |
| 2nd Thursday | $179,613 / $1,213,241 | $891,982 / $69,925,122 |
| 3rd Friday | $2,659,296 / $3,872,537 | $2,365,719 / $72,290,841 |
| 3rd Saturday | $2,855,733 / $6,728,270 | $3,208,479 / $75,499,320 |
| 3rd Sunday | $2,385,666 / $9,113,936 | $1,460,544 / $76,959,864 |
| 3rd Monday | $1,317,025 / $10,430,961 | $396,394 / $77,356,258 |
| 3rd Tuesday | $1,071,196 / $11,502,157 | $410,352 / $77,766,610 |
| 3rd Wednesday | $990,790 / $12,492,947 | $509,162 / $78,275,772 |
| 3rd Thursday | $1,061,146 / $13,554,093 | $674,684 / $78,950,456 |
| 4th Friday | $6,768,833 / $20,322,926 | $1,049,780 / $80,000,236 |
| 4th Saturday | $7,744,963 / $28,067,889 | $1,312,469 / $81,312,705 |
| 4th Sunday | $5,103,854 / $33,171,743 | $617,952 / $81,930,657 |
| 4th Monday | $1,967,921 / $35,139,664 | $178,516 / $82,109,173 |
| 4th Tuesday | $1,785,846 / $36,925,510 | $204,291 / $82,313,464 |
| 4th Wednesday | $1,639,240 / $38,564,750 | $167,532 / $82,480,996 |
| 4th Thursday | $1,911,768 / $40,476,518 | $156,774 / $82,637,770 |
| 5th Friday | $7,572,457 / $48,048,975 | $301,969 / $82,939,739 |
| 5th Saturday | $8,638,987 / $56,687,962 | $427,093 / $83,366,832 |
| 5th Sunday | $4,892,626 / $61,580,588 | $216,398 / $83,583,230 |
| 5th Monday | $1,853,291 / $63,433,879 | $94,932 / $83,678,162 |
| 5th Tuesday | $1,705,132 / $65,139,011 | $120,561 / $83,798,723 |
| 5th Wednesday | $1,466,211 / $66,605,222 | $44,190 / $83,842,913 |
| 5th Thursday | $1,634,823 / $68,240,045 | $42,640 / $83,885,553 |
| 6th Friday | $6,003,786 / $74,243,831 | $88,401 / $83,973,954 |
| 6th Saturday | $6,576,554 / $80,820,385 | $92,767 / $84,066,721 |
| 6th Sunday | $3,806,987 / $84,627,372 | $38,940 / $84,105,661 |
| 6th Monday | $1,186,492 / $85,813,864 | $13,128 / $84,118,789 |
| 6th Tuesday | $1,130,405 / $86,944,269 | $13,095 / $84,131,884 |
| 6th Wednesday | $903,305 / $87,847,574 | $12,190 / $84,144,074 |
| 6th Thursday | $982,296 / $88,829,870 | $12,385 / $84,156,459 |
| 7th Friday | $2,863,817 / $91,693,687 | $32,553 / $84,189,012 |
| 7th Saturday | $3,684,031 / $95,377,718 | $44,524 / $84,233,536 |
| 7th Sunday | $1,730,757 / $97,108,475 | $23,952 / $84,257,488 |
| 7th Monday | $520,252 / $97,628,727 | $7,460 / $84,264,948 |
| 7th Tuesday | $745,720 / $98,374,447 | $7,804 / $84,272,752 |
| 7th Wednesday | $820,700 / $99,195,147 | $8,489 / $84,281,241 |
| 7th Thursday | $451,620 / $99,646,767 | $7,508 / $84,288,749 |
| 8th Friday | $1,498,580 / $101,145,347 | $14,729 / $84,303,478 |
| 8th Saturday | $1,738,942 / $102,884,289 | $18,975 / $84,322,453 |
| 8th Sunday | $805,895 / $103,690,184 | $11,606 / $84,334,059 |
| 8th Monday | $258,488 / $103,948,672 | $5,773 / $84,339,832 |
| 8th Tuesday | $271,853 / $104,220,525 | $4,655 / $84,344,487 |
| 8th Wednesday | $239,348 / $104,459,873 | $5,075 / $84,349,562 |
| 8th Thursday | $221,937 / $104,681,810 | $4,878 / $84,354,440 |
| 9th Friday | $502,793 / $105,184,603 | $22,064 / $84,376,504 |
| 9th Saturday | $601,331 / $105,785,934 | $32,619 / $84,409,123 |
| 9th Sunday | $296,988 / $106,082,922 | $27,855 / $84,436,978 |
| 9th Monday | $141,506 / $106,224,428 | $16,630 / $84,453,608 |
| 9th Tuesday | $183,267 / $106,407,695 | $17,869 / $84,471,477 |
| 9th Wednesday | $101,721 / $106,509,416 | $13,405 / $84,484,882 |
| 9th Thursday | $117,606 / $106,627,022 | $13,017 / $84,497,899 |
| 10th Friday | $200,907 / $106,827,929 | $4,225 / $84,502,124 |
| 10th Saturday | $203,092 / $107,031,021 | $14,647 / $84,516,771 |
| 10th Sunday | $82,191 / $107,113,212 | $21,072 / $84,537,843 |
| 10th Monday | $33,287 / $107,146,499 | $16,102 / $84,553,945 |
| 10th Tuesday | $36,843 / $107,183,342 | $15,537 / $84,569,482 |
| 10th Wednesday | $36,340 / $107,219,682 | $16,570 / $84,586,052 |
| 10th Thursday | $35,469 / $107,255,151 | $17,436 / $84,603,488 |
Movie Comparison: Paranormal Activity (2009) vs. Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
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| Paranormal Activity | Paranormal Activity 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Sep 25, 2009 | Oct 20, 2010 |
| Production Budget | $450,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 12 | 3,216 |
| Maximum Theaters | 2,712 | 3,239 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 14,399 | 14,325 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $77,873 | $40,678,424 |
| Domestic Box Office | $107,918,810 | $84,752,907 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$155,110,747 | $115,796,108 |
| International Box Office | $86,264,224 | $92,759,125 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $194,183,034 | $177,512,032 |
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| Paranormal Activity | Paranormal Activity 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $77,873 / $77,873 | $40,678,424 / $40,678,424 |
| 2nd Weekend | $532,242 / $776,763 | $16,508,107 / $65,665,972 |
| 3rd Weekend | $7,900,695 / $9,113,936 | $7,034,742 / $76,959,864 |
| 4th Weekend | $19,617,650 / $33,171,743 | $2,980,201 / $81,930,657 |
| 5th Weekend | $21,104,070 / $61,580,588 | $945,460 / $83,583,230 |
| 6th Weekend | $16,387,327 / $84,627,372 | $220,108 / $84,105,661 |
| 7th Weekend | $8,278,605 / $97,108,475 | $101,029 / $84,257,488 |
| 8th Weekend | $4,043,417 / $103,690,184 | $45,310 / $84,334,059 |
| 9th Weekend | $1,401,112 / $106,082,922 | $82,538 / $84,436,978 |
| 10th Weekend | $486,190 / $107,113,212 | $39,944 / $84,537,843 |
| 11th Weekend | $122,055 / $107,377,206 | $57,160 / $84,660,648 |
| 12th Weekend | $61,704 / $107,484,801 | $34,132 / $84,723,156 |
| 13th Weekend | $88,715 / $107,603,100 | $13,542 / $84,747,727 |
| 14th Weekend | $71,724 / $107,736,981 | - / - |
| 15th Weekend | $61,751 / $107,854,596 | - / - |
| 16th Weekend | $27,023 / $107,901,736 | - / - |
| 17th Weekend | $5,524 / $107,916,659 | - / - |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| Paranormal Activity | Paranormal Activity 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $244,521 / $244,521 | $49,157,865 / $49,157,865 |
| 2nd Week | $968,720 / $1,213,241 | $20,767,257 / $69,925,122 |
| 3rd Week | $12,340,852 / $13,554,093 | $9,025,334 / $78,950,456 |
| 4th Week | $26,922,425 / $40,476,518 | $3,687,314 / $82,637,770 |
| 5th Week | $27,763,527 / $68,240,045 | $1,247,783 / $83,885,553 |
| 6th Week | $20,589,825 / $88,829,870 | $270,906 / $84,156,459 |
| 7th Week | $10,816,897 / $99,646,767 | $132,290 / $84,288,749 |
| 8th Week | $5,035,043 / $104,681,810 | $65,691 / $84,354,440 |
| 9th Week | $1,945,212 / $106,627,022 | $143,459 / $84,497,899 |
| 10th Week | $628,129 / $107,255,151 | $105,589 / $84,603,488 |
| 11th Week | $167,946 / $107,423,097 | $85,536 / $84,689,024 |
| 12th Week | $91,288 / $107,514,385 | $45,161 / $84,734,185 |
| 13th Week | $150,872 / $107,665,257 | $18,722 / $84,752,907 |
| 14th Week | $127,588 / $107,792,845 | - / - |
| 15th Week | $81,868 / $107,874,713 | - / - |
| 16th Week | $36,422 / $107,911,135 | - / - |
| 17th Week | $7,675 / $107,918,810 | - / - |
| 18th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Week | - / - | - / - |
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.