Movie Comparison: Paycheck (2003) vs. The Happening (2008)

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  PaycheckThe Happening
Domestic Release Date Dec 25, 2003Jun 13, 2008
Production Budget $60,000,000$60,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,7622,986
Maximum Theaters 2,7622,986
Theatrical Engagements 12,83811,662
Domestic Opening Weekend $13,462,374$30,517,109
Domestic Box Office $53,789,313$64,506,874
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$93,163,996$94,604,089
International Box Office $45,030,476$98,271,510
Worldwide Box Office $98,819,789$162,778,384
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  PaycheckThe Happening
1st Friday $5,000,000 /
$10,200,000
$13,091,901 /
$13,091,901
1st Saturday $4,832,992 /
$14,926,581
$10,336,648 /
$23,428,549
1st Sunday $3,688,691 /
$18,615,272
$7,088,560 /
$30,517,109
1st Monday $2,203,000 /
$20,819,000
$3,131,387 /
$33,648,496
1st Tuesday $2,215,000 /
$23,033,000
$2,450,829 /
$36,099,325
1st Wednesday $2,100,000 /
$25,100,000
$2,185,793 /
$38,285,118
1st Thursday $3,962,000 /
$29,062,000
$1,982,231 /
$40,267,349
2nd Friday $3,900,000 /
$33,000,000
$3,270,084 /
$43,537,433
2nd Saturday $3,952,751 /
$36,569,432
$3,984,231 /
$47,521,664
2nd Sunday $2,075,020 /
$38,644,452
$3,227,831 /
$50,749,495
2nd Monday $742,000 /
$39,386,000
$1,297,044 /
$52,046,539
2nd Tuesday $669,000 /
$40,055,000
$1,150,044 /
$53,196,583
2nd Wednesday $635,000 /
$40,690,000
$1,018,964 /
$54,215,547
2nd Thursday $607,000 /
$41,297,000
$997,359 /
$55,212,906
3rd Friday $1,600,000 /
$42,900,000
$1,184,856 /
$56,397,762
3rd Saturday $2,285,490 /
$45,204,793
$1,533,302 /
$57,931,064
3rd Sunday $1,238,311 /
$46,443,104
$1,189,790 /
$59,120,854
3rd Monday $374,000 /
$46,817,000
$549,173 /
$59,670,027
3rd Tuesday $401,000 /
$47,218,000
$392,716 /
$60,062,743
3rd Wednesday $349,000 /
$47,567,000
$238,963 /
$60,301,706
3rd Thursday $361,000 /
$47,927,000
$313,134 /
$60,614,840
4th Friday - /
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$348,318 /
$60,963,158
4th Saturday - /
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$629,632 /
$61,592,790
4th Sunday - /
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$460,939 /
$62,053,729
4th Monday $460,080 /
$50,894,692
$222,523 /
$62,276,252
4th Tuesday - /
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$221,657 /
$62,497,909
4th Wednesday - /
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$213,185 /
$62,711,094
4th Thursday - /
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$198,906 /
$62,910,000
5th Friday - /
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$139,393 /
$63,049,393
5th Saturday - /
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$181,388 /
$63,230,781
5th Sunday - /
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$125,689 /
$63,356,470
5th Monday - /
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$57,035 /
$63,413,505
5th Tuesday - /
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$56,713 /
$63,470,218
5th Wednesday - /
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$55,005 /
$63,525,223
5th Thursday - /
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$45,532 /
$63,570,755
6th Friday - /
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$55,578 /
$63,626,333
6th Saturday - /
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$63,841 /
$63,690,174
6th Sunday - /
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$46,351 /
$63,736,525
6th Monday - /
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$20,715 /
$63,757,240
6th Tuesday - /
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$20,808 /
$63,778,048
6th Wednesday - /
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$20,046 /
$63,798,094
6th Thursday - /
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$20,485 /
$63,818,579
7th Friday - /
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$42,930 /
$63,861,509
7th Saturday - /
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$55,162 /
$63,916,671
7th Sunday - /
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$40,412 /
$63,957,083
7th Monday - /
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$17,347 /
$63,974,430
7th Tuesday - /
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$18,218 /
$63,992,648
7th Wednesday - /
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$18,426 /
$64,011,074
7th Thursday - /
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$17,004 /
$64,028,078
8th Friday - /
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$24,071 /
$64,052,149
8th Saturday - /
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$34,613 /
$64,086,762
8th Sunday - /
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$56,663 /
$64,143,425
8th Monday $5,863 /
$53,392,194
$14,525 /
$64,157,950
8th Tuesday - /
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$13,878 /
$64,171,828
8th Wednesday - /
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$11,935 /
$64,183,763
8th Thursday - /
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$12,365 /
$64,196,128
9th Friday - /
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$25,173 /
$64,221,301
9th Saturday - /
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$31,362 /
$64,252,663
9th Sunday - /
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$23,388 /
$64,276,051
9th Monday - /
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$12,411 /
$64,288,462
9th Tuesday - /
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$12,346 /
$64,300,808
9th Wednesday - /
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$10,864 /
$64,311,672
9th Thursday - /
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$11,840 /
$64,323,512
10th Friday - /
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$22,537 /
$64,346,049
10th Saturday - /
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$25,773 /
$64,371,822
10th Sunday - /
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$13,119 /
$64,384,941
10th Monday - /
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$6,968 /
$64,391,909
10th Tuesday - /
-
$6,359 /
$64,398,268
10th Wednesday - /
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$6,200 /
$64,404,468
10th Thursday - /
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$5,944 /
$64,410,412
  PaycheckThe Happening
Opening Weekend $13,462,374 /
$18,615,272
$30,517,109 /
$30,517,109
2nd Weekend $9,837,313 /
$38,644,452
$10,482,146 /
$50,749,495
3rd Weekend $5,146,378 /
$46,443,104
$3,907,948 /
$59,120,854
4th Weekend $2,507,336 /
$50,434,612
$1,438,889 /
$62,053,729
5th Weekend $1,176,378 /
$52,558,091
$446,470 /
$63,356,470
6th Weekend $267,567 /
$53,147,310
$165,770 /
$63,736,525
7th Weekend $67,317 /
$53,314,141
$138,504 /
$63,957,083
8th Weekend $46,898 /
$53,386,331
$115,347 /
$64,143,425
9th Weekend $25,210 /
$53,428,301
$79,923 /
$64,276,051
10th Weekend $122,480 /
$53,557,367
$61,429 /
$64,384,941
11th Weekend $72,161 /
$53,681,119
$27,710 /
$64,438,122
12th Weekend $34,413 /
$53,749,830
$36,275 /
$64,485,596
13th Weekend $12,613 /
$53,781,103
$11,660 /
$64,501,694
14th Weekend $3,558 /
$53,789,313
$1,975 /
$64,505,912
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  PaycheckThe Happening
Opening Week - /
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$40,267,349 /
$40,267,349
2nd Week $23,654,241 /
$28,807,139
$14,945,557 /
$55,212,906
3rd Week $12,489,587 /
$41,296,726
$5,401,934 /
$60,614,840
4th Week $6,630,550 /
$47,927,276
$2,295,160 /
$62,910,000
5th Week $3,454,437 /
$51,381,713
$660,755 /
$63,570,755
6th Week $1,498,030 /
$52,879,743
$247,824 /
$63,818,579
7th Week $367,081 /
$53,246,824
$209,499 /
$64,028,078
8th Week $92,609 /
$53,339,433
$168,050 /
$64,196,128
9th Week $63,658 /
$53,403,091
$127,384 /
$64,323,512
10th Week $31,796 /
$53,434,887
$86,900 /
$64,410,412
11th Week $174,071 /
$53,608,958
$38,909 /
$64,449,321
12th Week $106,459 /
$53,715,417
$40,713 /
$64,490,034
13th Week $53,073 /
$53,768,490
$13,903 /
$64,503,937
14th Week $17,265 /
$53,785,755
$2,937 /
$64,506,874
15th Week $3,558 /
$53,789,313
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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.