Movie Comparison: Spotlight (2015) vs. Trumbo (2015)

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  SpotlightTrumbo
Domestic Release Date Nov 6, 2015Nov 6, 2015
Production Budget $20,000,000$15,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 55
Maximum Theaters 1,2271,187
Theatrical Engagements 14,0812,961
Domestic Opening Weekend $295,009$74,177
Domestic Box Office $45,055,776$7,857,741
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$57,032,107$10,020,808
International Box Office $46,846,662$5,442,440
Worldwide Box Office $91,902,438$13,300,181
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  SpotlightTrumbo
1st Friday $89,387 /
$89,387
$22,697 /
$22,697
1st Saturday $118,272 /
$207,659
$32,136 /
$54,833
1st Sunday $87,350 /
$295,009
$19,344 /
$74,177
1st Monday $35,108 /
$330,117
$6,966 /
$81,143
1st Tuesday $33,370 /
$363,487
$7,096 /
$88,239
1st Wednesday $53,126 /
$416,613
$10,672 /
$98,911
1st Thursday $30,157 /
$446,770
$7,046 /
$105,957
2nd Friday $390,951 /
$837,721
$40,366 /
$146,323
2nd Saturday $575,688 /
$1,413,409
$64,665 /
$210,988
2nd Sunday $386,991 /
$1,800,400
$51,606 /
$262,594
2nd Monday $120,839 /
$1,921,239
$16,706 /
$279,300
2nd Tuesday $125,187 /
$2,046,426
$16,122 /
$295,422
2nd Wednesday $121,068 /
$2,167,494
$17,336 /
$312,758
2nd Thursday $108,617 /
$2,276,111
$15,994 /
$328,752
3rd Friday $1,025,097 /
$3,301,208
$69,608 /
$398,360
3rd Saturday $1,517,144 /
$4,818,352
$111,933 /
$510,293
3rd Sunday $986,143 /
$5,804,495
$77,275 /
$587,568
3rd Monday $355,011 /
$6,159,506
$31,433 /
$619,001
3rd Tuesday $461,514 /
$6,621,020
$33,269 /
$652,270
3rd Wednesday $652,981 /
$7,274,001
$188,726 /
$840,996
3rd Thursday $577,888 /
$7,851,889
$200,693 /
$1,041,689
4th Friday $1,657,861 /
$9,509,750
$572,051 /
$1,613,740
4th Saturday $1,740,754 /
$11,250,504
$646,551 /
$2,260,291
4th Sunday $1,009,637 /
$12,260,141
$394,795 /
$2,655,086
4th Monday $333,180 /
$12,593,321
$136,101 /
$2,791,187
4th Tuesday $410,895 /
$13,004,216
$163,281 /
$2,954,468
4th Wednesday $361,588 /
$13,365,804
$134,479 /
$3,088,947
4th Thursday $339,893 /
$13,705,697
$124,485 /
$3,213,432
5th Friday $830,428 /
$14,536,125
$274,568 /
$3,488,000
5th Saturday $1,270,555 /
$15,806,680
$433,382 /
$3,921,382
5th Sunday $699,025 /
$16,505,705
$243,118 /
$4,164,500
5th Monday $286,600 /
$16,792,305
$100,883 /
$4,265,383
5th Tuesday $372,580 /
$17,164,885
$134,102 /
$4,399,485
5th Wednesday $312,967 /
$17,477,852
$116,158 /
$4,515,643
5th Thursday $316,097 /
$17,793,949
$122,224 /
$4,637,867
6th Friday $711,126 /
$18,505,075
$232,211 /
$4,870,078
6th Saturday $1,123,579 /
$19,628,654
$378,903 /
$5,248,981
6th Sunday $674,148 /
$20,302,802
$224,425 /
$5,473,406
6th Monday $269,659 /
$20,572,461
$92,751 /
$5,566,157
6th Tuesday $312,804 /
$20,885,265
$109,481 /
$5,675,638
6th Wednesday $278,396 /
$21,163,661
$100,388 /
$5,776,026
6th Thursday $214,365 /
$21,378,026
$82,203 /
$5,858,229
7th Friday $355,889 /
$21,733,915
$102,192 /
$5,960,421
7th Saturday $644,159 /
$22,378,074
$187,568 /
$6,147,989
7th Sunday $425,145 /
$22,803,219
$122,134 /
$6,270,123
7th Monday $238,081 /
$23,041,300
$58,899 /
$6,329,022
7th Tuesday $276,174 /
$23,317,474
$69,834 /
$6,398,856
7th Wednesday $251,318 /
$23,568,792
$56,937 /
$6,455,793
7th Thursday $246,291 /
$23,815,083
$68,332 /
$6,524,125
8th Friday $322,037 /
$24,137,120
$54,529 /
$6,578,654
8th Saturday $418,648 /
$24,555,768
$69,467 /
$6,648,121
8th Sunday $343,291 /
$24,899,059
$53,981 /
$6,702,102
8th Monday $243,737 /
$25,142,796
$32,307 /
$6,734,409
8th Tuesday $246,174 /
$25,388,970
$33,034 /
$6,767,443
8th Wednesday $263,502 /
$25,652,472
$33,781 /
$6,801,224
8th Thursday $271,407 /
$25,923,879
$41,726 /
$6,842,950
9th Friday $426,538 /
$26,350,417
$60,025 /
$6,902,975
9th Saturday $486,253 /
$26,836,670
$74,232 /
$6,977,207
9th Sunday $272,302 /
$27,108,972
$38,021 /
$7,015,228
9th Monday $114,365 /
$27,223,337
$15,858 /
$7,031,086
9th Tuesday $131,521 /
$27,354,858
$19,203 /
$7,050,289
9th Wednesday $131,565 /
$27,486,423
$19,094 /
$7,069,383
9th Thursday $131,583 /
$27,618,006
$19,663 /
$7,089,046
10th Friday $246,724 /
$27,864,730
$27,103 /
$7,116,149
10th Saturday $434,234 /
$28,298,964
$55,453 /
$7,171,602
10th Sunday $247,513 /
$28,546,477
$32,044 /
$7,203,646
10th Monday $89,105 /
$28,635,582
$10,335 /
$7,213,981
10th Tuesday $103,362 /
$28,738,944
$13,378 /
$7,227,359
10th Wednesday $106,463 /
$28,845,407
$12,629 /
$7,239,988
10th Thursday $127,756 /
$28,973,163
$15,515 /
$7,255,503
  SpotlightTrumbo
Opening Weekend $295,009 /
$295,009
$74,177 /
$74,177
2nd Weekend $1,353,630 /
$1,800,400
$156,637 /
$262,594
3rd Weekend $3,528,384 /
$5,804,495
$258,816 /
$587,568
4th Weekend $4,408,252 /
$12,260,141
$1,613,397 /
$2,655,086
5th Weekend $2,800,008 /
$16,505,705
$951,068 /
$4,164,500
6th Weekend $2,508,853 /
$20,302,802
$835,539 /
$5,473,406
7th Weekend $1,425,193 /
$22,803,219
$411,894 /
$6,270,123
8th Weekend $1,083,976 /
$24,899,059
$177,977 /
$6,702,102
9th Weekend $1,185,093 /
$27,108,972
$172,278 /
$7,015,228
10th Weekend $928,471 /
$28,546,477
$114,600 /
$7,203,646
11th Weekend $1,650,133 /
$30,623,296
$86,101 /
$7,341,604
12th Weekend $1,273,626 /
$32,902,971
$94,526 /
$7,489,034
13th Weekend $1,200,039 /
$34,765,827
$79,497 /
$7,630,772
14th Weekend $835,514 /
$36,104,348
$38,909 /
$7,707,294
15th Weekend $698,951 /
$37,204,863
$42,477 /
$7,773,855
16th Weekend $522,353 /
$38,102,424
$19,752 /
$7,817,557
17th Weekend $735,999 /
$39,121,520
$16,863 /
$7,850,210
18th Weekend $1,766,212 /
$41,562,351
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19th Weekend $931,412 /
$43,187,686
- /
-
20th Weekend $423,465 /
$44,000,003
- /
-
  SpotlightTrumbo
Opening Week $446,770 /
$446,770
$105,957 /
$105,957
2nd Week $1,829,341 /
$2,276,111
$222,795 /
$328,752
3rd Week $5,575,778 /
$7,851,889
$712,937 /
$1,041,689
4th Week $5,853,808 /
$13,705,697
$2,171,743 /
$3,213,432
5th Week $4,088,252 /
$17,793,949
$1,424,435 /
$4,637,867
6th Week $3,584,077 /
$21,378,026
$1,220,362 /
$5,858,229
7th Week $2,437,057 /
$23,815,083
$665,896 /
$6,524,125
8th Week $2,108,796 /
$25,923,879
$318,825 /
$6,842,950
9th Week $1,694,127 /
$27,618,006
$246,096 /
$7,089,046
10th Week $1,355,157 /
$28,973,163
$166,457 /
$7,255,503
11th Week $2,656,182 /
$31,629,345
$139,005 /
$7,394,508
12th Week $1,936,443 /
$33,565,788
$156,767 /
$7,551,275
13th Week $1,703,046 /
$35,268,834
$117,110 /
$7,668,385
14th Week $1,237,078 /
$36,505,912
$62,993 /
$7,731,378
15th Week $1,074,159 /
$37,580,071
$66,427 /
$7,797,805
16th Week $805,450 /
$38,385,521
$35,542 /
$7,833,347
17th Week $1,410,618 /
$39,796,139
$24,394 /
$7,857,741
18th Week $2,460,135 /
$42,256,274
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-
19th Week $1,320,264 /
$43,576,538
- /
-
20th Week $604,300 /
$44,180,838
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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.