Movie Comparison: Ragtime (1981) vs. The Birth of a Nation (2016)

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  RagtimeThe Birth
of a Nation
Domestic Release Date Nov 20, 1981Oct 7, 2016
Production Budget  $10,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 52,105
Maximum Theaters 5002,105
Theatrical Engagements 3,0815,621
Domestic Opening Weekend $151,351$7,004,254
Domestic Box Office $17,468,158$15,861,566
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$65,818,875$19,767,361
International Box Office $1,029,445
Worldwide Box Office $17,468,158$16,891,011
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  RagtimeThe Birth
of a Nation
1st Friday - /
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$2,619,859 /
$2,619,859
1st Saturday - /
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$2,674,389 /
$5,294,248
1st Sunday - /
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$1,710,006 /
$7,004,254
1st Monday - /
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$952,766 /
$7,957,020
1st Tuesday - /
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$673,520 /
$8,630,540
1st Wednesday - /
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$504,602 /
$9,135,142
1st Thursday - /
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$392,992 /
$9,528,134
2nd Friday - /
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$794,602 /
$10,322,736
2nd Saturday - /
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$1,211,905 /
$11,534,641
2nd Sunday - /
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$741,094 /
$12,275,735
2nd Monday - /
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$268,191 /
$12,543,926
2nd Tuesday - /
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$312,072 /
$12,855,998
2nd Wednesday - /
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$210,273 /
$13,066,271
2nd Thursday - /
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$198,910 /
$13,265,181
3rd Friday - /
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$257,363 /
$13,522,544
3rd Saturday - /
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$399,872 /
$13,922,416
3rd Sunday - /
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$250,739 /
$14,173,155
3rd Monday - /
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$91,763 /
$14,264,918
3rd Tuesday - /
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$97,846 /
$14,362,764
3rd Wednesday - /
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$80,670 /
$14,443,434
3rd Thursday - /
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$83,717 /
$14,527,151
4th Friday - /
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$155,499 /
$14,682,650
4th Saturday - /
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$240,743 /
$14,923,393
4th Sunday - /
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$160,779 /
$15,084,172
4th Monday - /
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$58,578 /
$15,142,750
4th Tuesday - /
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$66,025 /
$15,208,775
4th Wednesday - /
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$58,564 /
$15,267,339
4th Thursday - /
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$44,852 /
$15,312,191
5th Friday - /
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$70,695 /
$15,382,886
5th Saturday - /
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$117,417 /
$15,500,303
5th Sunday - /
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$72,004 /
$15,572,307
5th Monday - /
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$27,850 /
$15,600,157
5th Tuesday - /
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$31,115 /
$15,631,272
5th Wednesday - /
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$22,293 /
$15,653,565
5th Thursday - /
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$22,643 /
$15,676,208
6th Friday - /
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$29,880 /
$15,706,088
6th Saturday - /
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$37,966 /
$15,744,054
6th Sunday - /
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$20,873 /
$15,764,927
6th Monday - /
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$9,852 /
$15,774,779
6th Tuesday - /
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$11,455 /
$15,786,234
6th Wednesday - /
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$8,989 /
$15,795,223
6th Thursday - /
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$8,549 /
$15,803,772
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  RagtimeThe Birth
of a Nation
Opening Weekend $151,351 /
$151,351
$7,004,254 /
$7,004,254
2nd Weekend $160,884 /
$418,359
$2,747,601 /
$12,275,735
3rd Weekend $103,955 /
$594,893
$907,974 /
$14,173,155
4th Weekend - /
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$557,021 /
$15,084,172
5th Weekend - /
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$260,116 /
$15,572,307
6th Weekend - /
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$88,719 /
$15,764,927
7th Weekend $2,045,298 /
$8,382,501
$23,507 /
$15,827,279
8th Weekend $1,508,236 /
$10,741,269
$10,898 /
$15,849,340
9th Weekend $1,403,534 /
$12,631,335
$4,386 /
$15,858,754
10th Weekend $851,000 /
$13,835,000
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11th Weekend $702,905 /
$14,751,152
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12th Weekend $536,245 /
$15,457,026
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13th Weekend $938,641 /
$16,652,108
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14th Weekend $673,959 /
$17,468,158
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  RagtimeThe Birth
of a Nation
Opening Week $257,475 /
$257,475
$9,528,134 /
$9,528,134
2nd Week $233,463 /
$490,938
$3,737,047 /
$13,265,181
3rd Week - /
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$1,261,970 /
$14,527,151
4th Week - /
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$785,040 /
$15,312,191
5th Week - /
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$364,017 /
$15,676,208
6th Week - /
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$127,564 /
$15,803,772
7th Week $2,895,830 /
$9,233,033
$34,670 /
$15,838,442
8th Week $1,994,768 /
$11,227,801
$15,926 /
$15,854,368
9th Week $1,756,199 /
$12,984,000
$7,198 /
$15,861,566
10th Week $1,064,247 /
$14,048,247
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11th Week $872,534 /
$14,920,781
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12th Week $792,686 /
$15,713,467
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13th Week $1,080,732 /
$16,794,199
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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.