Movie Comparison: The Reader (2008) vs. A History of Violence (2005)

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  The ReaderA History
of Violence
Domestic Release Date Dec 10, 2008Sep 23, 2005
Production Budget $32,500,000$32,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 814
Maximum Theaters 1,2031,348
Theatrical Engagements 10,5458,166
Domestic Opening Weekend $168,051$515,992
Domestic Box Office $34,194,407$31,493,782
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$49,376,389$52,953,958
International Box Office $78,770,468$29,984,015
Worldwide Box Office $112,964,875$61,477,797
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The ReaderA History
of Violence
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2nd Friday - /
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$2,600,000 /
$3,400,000
2nd Saturday - /
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$3,400,000 /
$6,800,000
2nd Sunday - /
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$2,100,000 /
$8,871,781
2nd Monday - /
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$720,000 /
$9,592,000
2nd Tuesday - /
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$735,000 /
$10,328,000
2nd Wednesday - /
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$600,000 /
$10,930,000
2nd Thursday $174,778 /
$579,866
$620,000 /
$11,571,684
3rd Friday - /
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$1,500,000 /
$13,000,000
3rd Saturday - /
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$2,200,000 /
$15,200,000
3rd Sunday - /
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$1,400,000 /
$16,638,684
3rd Monday - /
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$730,000 /
$17,369,000
3rd Tuesday - /
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$425,000 /
$17,794,000
3rd Wednesday - /
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$410,000 /
$18,207,000
3rd Thursday - /
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$450,000 /
$18,763,969
4th Friday $530,958 /
$2,486,064
$1,100,000 /
$19,900,000
4th Saturday $653,152 /
$3,139,216
$1,600,000 /
$21,500,000
4th Sunday $414,362 /
$3,553,578
$900,000 /
$22,364,443
4th Monday - /
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$300,000 /
$22,664,000
4th Tuesday - /
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$325,000 /
$22,996,000
4th Wednesday - /
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$285,000 /
$23,278,000
4th Thursday - /
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$310,000 /
$23,600,433
5th Friday - /
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$900,000 /
$24,500,000
5th Saturday - /
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$1,200,000 /
$25,700,000
5th Sunday - /
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$600,000 /
$26,300,395
5th Monday - /
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$230,000 /
$26,530,000
5th Tuesday - /
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$235,000 /
$26,769,000
5th Wednesday - /
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$220,000 /
$26,988,000
5th Thursday - /
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$202,000 /
$27,190,192
6th Friday - /
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6th Saturday - /
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6th Sunday - /
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6th Monday $233,135 /
$7,808,169
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8th Sunday - /
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8th Monday $239,638 /
$12,895,496
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8th Tuesday $278,614 /
$13,174,110
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8th Wednesday $287,287 /
$13,461,397
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8th Thursday $296,184 /
$13,757,581
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9th Friday $603,322 /
$14,360,903
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9th Saturday $1,019,614 /
$15,380,517
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9th Sunday $652,553 /
$16,033,070
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9th Monday $207,071 /
$16,240,141
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9th Tuesday $240,812 /
$16,480,953
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9th Wednesday $235,267 /
$16,716,220
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9th Thursday $231,894 /
$16,948,114
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10th Friday $475,407 /
$17,423,521
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10th Saturday $954,737 /
$18,378,258
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10th Sunday $778,936 /
$19,157,194
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10th Monday $461,757 /
$19,618,951
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10th Tuesday $247,113 /
$19,866,064
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10th Wednesday $240,405 /
$20,106,469
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10th Thursday $262,357 /
$20,368,826
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  The ReaderA History
of Violence
Opening Weekend $168,051 /
$179,970
$515,992 /
$515,992
2nd Weekend $92,790 /
$349,240
$8,103,077 /
$8,871,781
3rd Weekend $664,013 /
$1,243,690
$5,067,000 /
$16,638,684
4th Weekend $1,598,472 /
$3,553,578
$3,600,474 /
$22,364,443
5th Weekend $1,346,742 /
$5,510,453
$2,699,962 /
$26,300,395
6th Weekend $1,285,036 /
$7,575,034
$1,351,883 /
$28,542,075
7th Weekend $1,403,410 /
$9,661,121
$814,257 /
$29,909,243
8th Weekend $2,380,376 /
$12,655,858
$344,222 /
$30,524,394
9th Weekend $2,275,489 /
$16,033,070
$109,352 /
$30,745,328
10th Weekend $2,209,080 /
$19,157,194
$54,568 /
$30,848,006
11th Weekend $2,642,770 /
$23,011,596
$56,596 /
$30,927,547
12th Weekend $2,860,429 /
$26,949,964
$42,716 /
$30,997,278
13th Weekend $1,925,918 /
$29,860,949
$37,054 /
$31,061,904
14th Weekend $1,309,669 /
$31,887,248
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15th Weekend $535,983 /
$32,900,557
$47,038 /
$31,198,508
16th Weekend $308,495 /
$33,484,347
$46,613 /
$31,287,133
17th Weekend $192,085 /
$33,807,465
$42,323 /
$31,350,408
18th Weekend $105,107 /
$34,006,517
$32,334 /
$31,408,459
19th Weekend $55,229 /
$34,111,418
$30,179 /
$31,456,306
20th Weekend $20,822 /
$34,157,651
$22,228 /
$31,493,782
  The ReaderA History
of Violence
Opening Week $11,919 /
$11,919
$768,704 /
$768,704
2nd Week $244,531 /
$256,450
$10,802,980 /
$11,571,684
3rd Week $364,416 /
$579,866
$7,192,285 /
$18,763,969
4th Week $1,375,429 /
$1,955,106
$4,836,464 /
$23,600,433
5th Week $2,208,605 /
$4,163,711
$3,589,759 /
$27,190,192
6th Week $2,126,287 /
$6,289,998
$1,904,794 /
$29,094,986
7th Week $1,967,713 /
$8,257,711
$1,085,186 /
$30,180,172
8th Week $2,017,771 /
$10,275,482
$455,804 /
$30,635,976
9th Week $3,482,099 /
$13,757,581
$157,462 /
$30,793,438
10th Week $3,190,533 /
$16,948,114
$77,513 /
$30,870,951
11th Week $3,420,712 /
$20,368,826
$83,611 /
$30,954,562
12th Week $3,720,709 /
$24,089,535
$70,288 /
$31,024,850
13th Week $3,845,496 /
$27,935,031
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14th Week $2,642,548 /
$30,577,579
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15th Week $1,786,995 /
$32,364,574
$89,050 /
$31,240,520
16th Week $811,278 /
$33,175,852
$67,565 /
$31,308,085
17th Week $439,528 /
$33,615,380
$68,040 /
$31,376,125
18th Week $286,030 /
$33,901,410
$50,002 /
$31,426,127
19th Week $154,779 /
$34,056,189
$45,427 /
$31,471,554
20th Week $80,640 /
$34,136,829
$22,228 /
$31,493,782

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.