Movie Comparison: Pay it Forward (2000) vs. Lions for Lambs (2007)

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  Pay it ForwardLions for
Lambs
Domestic Release Date Oct 20, 2000Nov 9, 2007
Production Budget $40,000,000$35,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,1302,215
Maximum Theaters 2,1302,216
Theatrical Engagements 12,1657,432
Domestic Opening Weekend $9,631,359$6,702,434
Domestic Box Office $33,508,922$14,998,070
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$66,966,039$23,495,959
International Box Office $22,187,783$48,213,018
Worldwide Box Office $55,696,705$63,211,088
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Pay it ForwardLions for
Lambs
1st Friday $3,115,000 /
$3,115,000
$2,204,530 /
$2,204,530
1st Saturday $4,032,000 /
$7,147,000
$2,749,160 /
$4,953,690
1st Sunday $2,391,000 /
$9,631,359
$1,748,744 /
$6,702,434
1st Monday $638,817 /
$10,270,176
$747,782 /
$7,450,216
1st Tuesday $710,379 /
$10,980,555
$463,783 /
$7,913,999
1st Wednesday $618,343 /
$11,598,898
$407,270 /
$8,321,269
1st Thursday $632,598 /
$12,231,496
$365,000 /
$8,686,000
2nd Friday $2,026,923 /
$14,258,419
$862,486 /
$9,550,231
2nd Saturday $2,935,941 /
$17,194,360
$1,292,602 /
$10,842,833
2nd Sunday $1,696,000 /
$19,035,000
$741,506 /
$11,584,339
2nd Monday $395,810 /
$19,431,032
$249,456 /
$11,833,795
2nd Tuesday $485,048 /
$19,916,080
$289,287 /
$12,123,082
2nd Wednesday $457,263 /
$20,373,343
$236,007 /
$12,359,089
2nd Thursday $474,627 /
$20,847,970
$273,358 /
$12,632,447
3rd Friday $1,231,000 /
$22,079,000
$447,049 /
$13,079,496
3rd Saturday $1,873,000 /
$23,951,000
$461,738 /
$13,541,234
3rd Sunday $1,006,000 /
$25,126,486
$254,337 /
$13,795,571
3rd Monday $262,612 /
$25,389,098
$82,836 /
$13,878,407
3rd Tuesday $333,366 /
$25,722,464
$80,567 /
$13,958,974
3rd Wednesday $264,426 /
$25,986,890
$78,851 /
$14,037,825
3rd Thursday $351,543 /
$26,338,433
$71,277 /
$14,109,102
4th Friday $776,000 /
$27,114,000
$125,652 /
$14,234,754
4th Saturday $993,000 /
$28,107,000
$170,382 /
$14,405,136
4th Sunday $737,000 /
$29,363,880
$105,005 /
$14,510,141
4th Monday $159,891 /
$29,523,771
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4th Tuesday $203,297 /
$29,727,068
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4th Wednesday $171,105 /
$29,898,173
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4th Thursday $172,493 /
$30,070,666
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5th Sunday $267,000 /
$31,146,175
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5th Monday $74,873 /
$31,221,048
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5th Tuesday $116,620 /
$31,337,668
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6th Monday $26,498 /
$32,085,657
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6th Tuesday $32,877 /
$32,118,534
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6th Wednesday $32,349 /
$32,150,883
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6th Thursday $30,485 /
$32,181,368
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7th Sunday $80,000 /
$32,549,288
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7th Monday $27,789 /
$32,577,077
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7th Tuesday $34,661 /
$32,611,738
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7th Wednesday $30,120 /
$32,641,858
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7th Thursday $31,218 /
$32,673,076
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$14,935,362
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  Pay it ForwardLions for
Lambs
Opening Weekend $9,631,359 /
$9,631,359
$6,702,434 /
$6,702,434
2nd Weekend $6,803,726 /
$19,035,222
$2,896,594 /
$11,584,339
3rd Weekend $4,278,516 /
$25,126,486
$1,163,124 /
$13,795,571
4th Weekend $3,025,447 /
$29,363,880
$401,039 /
$14,510,141
5th Weekend $1,075,509 /
$31,146,175
$136,738 /
$14,799,972
6th Weekend $564,236 /
$32,059,159
$32,670 /
$14,894,306
7th Weekend $367,920 /
$32,549,288
$11,382 /
$14,927,651
8th Weekend $127,953 /
$32,801,029
$2,847 /
$14,934,551
9th Weekend $53,498 /
$32,901,836
$2,173 /
$14,938,321
10th Weekend $10,770 /
$32,940,895
$526 /
$14,939,738
11th Weekend $12,118 /
$32,966,043
$26,883 /
$14,966,978
12th Weekend $12,952 /
$32,987,504
$9,187 /
$14,991,014
13th Weekend $169,173 /
$33,161,987
$2,905 /
$14,998,070
14th Weekend $115,486 /
$33,319,245
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15th Weekend $77,426 /
$33,443,457
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16th Weekend $32,683 /
$33,508,922
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  Pay it ForwardLions for
Lambs
Opening Week $12,231,496 /
$12,231,496
$8,687,745 /
$8,687,745
2nd Week $8,616,474 /
$20,847,970
$3,944,702 /
$12,632,447
3rd Week $5,490,463 /
$26,338,433
$1,476,655 /
$14,109,102
4th Week $3,732,233 /
$30,070,666
$554,132 /
$14,663,234
5th Week $1,424,257 /
$31,494,923
$198,402 /
$14,861,636
6th Week $686,445 /
$32,181,368
$54,633 /
$14,916,269
7th Week $491,708 /
$32,673,076
$17,382 /
$14,933,651
8th Week $175,262 /
$32,848,338
$4,444 /
$14,936,148
9th Week $81,787 /
$32,930,125
$3,064 /
$14,939,212
10th Week $23,800 /
$32,953,925
$883 /
$14,940,095
11th Week $20,627 /
$32,974,552
$41,732 /
$14,981,827
12th Week $18,262 /
$32,992,814
$13,338 /
$14,995,165
13th Week $210,945 /
$33,203,759
$2,905 /
$14,998,070
14th Week $162,272 /
$33,366,031
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15th Week $110,208 /
$33,476,239
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16th Week $32,683 /
$33,508,922
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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.