Movie Comparison: The Theory of Everything (2014) vs. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

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  The Theory
of Everything
Birdman or
(The Unexpected
Virtue of
Ignorance)
Domestic Release Date Nov 7, 2014Oct 17, 2014
Production Budget $15,000,000$18,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 54
Maximum Theaters 1,2201,213
Theatrical Engagements 10,90312,048
Domestic Opening Weekend $208,763$424,397
Domestic Box Office $35,893,537$42,340,598
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$46,907,553$55,131,518
International Box Office $87,434,155$60,585,649
Worldwide Box Office $123,327,692$102,926,247
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Theory
of Everything
Birdman or
(The Unexpected
Virtue of
Ignorance)
1st Friday $60,755 /
$60,755
$135,602 /
$135,602
1st Saturday $85,527 /
$146,282
$158,227 /
$293,829
1st Sunday $62,481 /
$208,763
$130,568 /
$424,397
1st Monday $21,071 /
$229,834
$54,344 /
$478,741
1st Tuesday $29,113 /
$258,947
$51,664 /
$530,405
1st Wednesday $17,828 /
$276,775
$53,162 /
$583,567
1st Thursday $18,697 /
$295,472
$46,874 /
$630,441
2nd Friday $210,467 /
$505,939
$432,596 /
$1,063,037
2nd Saturday $318,086 /
$824,025
$580,449 /
$1,643,486
2nd Sunday $206,845 /
$1,030,870
$366,595 /
$2,010,081
2nd Monday $61,100 /
$1,091,970
$126,830 /
$2,136,911
2nd Tuesday $69,740 /
$1,161,710
$121,902 /
$2,258,813
2nd Wednesday $67,439 /
$1,229,149
$118,175 /
$2,376,988
2nd Thursday $67,028 /
$1,296,177
$117,270 /
$2,494,258
3rd Friday $403,560 /
$1,699,737
$504,582 /
$2,998,840
3rd Saturday $672,194 /
$2,371,931
$1,216,558 /
$4,215,398
3rd Sunday $435,922 /
$2,807,853
$669,237 /
$4,884,635
3rd Monday $150,514 /
$2,958,367
$222,094 /
$5,106,729
3rd Tuesday $214,575 /
$3,172,942
$237,504 /
$5,344,233
3rd Wednesday $621,503 /
$3,794,445
$227,346 /
$5,571,579
3rd Thursday $724,618 /
$4,519,063
$214,673 /
$5,786,252
4th Friday $1,942,911 /
$6,461,974
$675,292 /
$6,461,544
4th Saturday $1,975,566 /
$8,437,540
$1,021,764 /
$7,483,308
4th Sunday $1,092,669 /
$9,530,209
$614,810 /
$8,098,118
4th Monday $313,473 /
$9,843,682
$240,864 /
$8,338,982
4th Tuesday $427,130 /
$10,270,812
$344,565 /
$8,683,547
4th Wednesday $344,762 /
$10,615,574
$224,309 /
$8,907,856
4th Thursday $329,860 /
$10,945,434
$217,511 /
$9,125,367
5th Friday $765,627 /
$11,711,061
$700,276 /
$9,825,643
5th Saturday $1,197,222 /
$12,908,283
$1,122,002 /
$10,947,645
5th Sunday $682,579 /
$13,590,862
$649,193 /
$11,596,838
5th Monday $221,803 /
$13,812,665
$227,720 /
$11,824,558
5th Tuesday $297,969 /
$14,110,634
$281,696 /
$12,106,254
5th Wednesday $246,957 /
$14,357,591
$234,292 /
$12,340,546
5th Thursday $265,592 /
$14,623,183
$211,561 /
$12,552,107
6th Friday $745,579 /
$15,368,762
$505,780 /
$13,057,887
6th Saturday $1,089,065 /
$16,457,827
$855,519 /
$13,913,406
6th Sunday $631,607 /
$17,089,434
$492,365 /
$14,405,771
6th Monday $256,606 /
$17,346,040
$184,004 /
$14,589,775
6th Tuesday $331,226 /
$17,677,266
$236,629 /
$14,826,404
6th Wednesday $275,870 /
$17,953,136
$251,226 /
$15,077,630
6th Thursday $279,437 /
$18,232,573
$268,427 /
$15,346,057
7th Friday $445,753 /
$18,678,326
$741,757 /
$16,087,814
7th Saturday $673,414 /
$19,351,740
$749,308 /
$16,837,122
7th Sunday $492,166 /
$19,843,906
$383,304 /
$17,220,426
7th Monday $310,897 /
$20,154,803
$123,460 /
$17,343,886
7th Tuesday $359,871 /
$20,514,674
$155,390 /
$17,499,276
7th Wednesday $247,236 /
$20,761,910
$139,367 /
$17,638,643
7th Thursday $391,785 /
$21,153,695
$130,852 /
$17,769,495
8th Friday $418,234 /
$21,571,929
$311,949 /
$18,081,444
8th Saturday $446,709 /
$22,018,638
$541,896 /
$18,623,340
8th Sunday $356,318 /
$22,374,956
$296,470 /
$18,919,810
8th Monday $262,776 /
$22,637,732
$112,715 /
$19,032,525
8th Tuesday $284,882 /
$22,922,614
$134,130 /
$19,166,655
8th Wednesday $311,186 /
$23,233,800
$124,285 /
$19,290,940
8th Thursday $432,219 /
$23,666,019
$178,267 /
$19,469,207
9th Friday $409,186 /
$24,075,205
$378,258 /
$19,847,465
9th Saturday $428,614 /
$24,503,819
$596,692 /
$20,444,157
9th Sunday $268,531 /
$24,772,350
$334,808 /
$20,778,965
9th Monday $98,968 /
$24,871,318
$135,815 /
$20,914,780
9th Tuesday $121,074 /
$24,992,392
$158,075 /
$21,072,855
9th Wednesday $110,263 /
$25,102,655
$137,049 /
$21,209,904
9th Thursday $118,373 /
$25,221,028
$129,143 /
$21,339,047
10th Friday $182,162 /
$25,403,190
$226,193 /
$21,565,240
10th Saturday $308,793 /
$25,711,983
$373,922 /
$21,939,162
10th Sunday $182,554 /
$25,894,537
$265,222 /
$22,204,384
10th Monday $84,102 /
$25,978,639
$152,834 /
$22,357,218
10th Tuesday $120,091 /
$26,098,730
$170,368 /
$22,527,586
10th Wednesday $103,675 /
$26,202,405
$146,538 /
$22,674,124
10th Thursday $115,541 /
$26,317,946
$267,311 /
$22,941,435
  The Theory
of Everything
Birdman or
(The Unexpected
Virtue of
Ignorance)
Opening Weekend $208,763 /
$208,763
$424,397 /
$424,397
2nd Weekend $735,398 /
$1,030,870
$1,379,640 /
$2,010,081
3rd Weekend $1,511,676 /
$2,807,853
$2,390,377 /
$4,884,635
4th Weekend $5,011,146 /
$9,530,209
$2,311,866 /
$8,098,118
5th Weekend $2,645,428 /
$13,590,862
$2,471,471 /
$11,596,838
6th Weekend $2,466,251 /
$17,089,434
$1,853,664 /
$14,405,771
7th Weekend $1,611,333 /
$19,843,906
$1,874,369 /
$17,220,426
8th Weekend $1,221,261 /
$22,374,956
$1,150,315 /
$18,919,810
9th Weekend $1,106,331 /
$24,772,350
$1,309,758 /
$20,778,965
10th Weekend $673,509 /
$25,894,537
$865,337 /
$22,204,384
11th Weekend $971,399 /
$27,289,345
$802,180 /
$23,743,615
12th Weekend $1,262,967 /
$29,055,497
$860,582 /
$25,424,568
13th Weekend $983,098 /
$30,583,543
$589,859 /
$26,337,585
14th Weekend $993,809 /
$32,035,483
$1,543,643 /
$28,269,636
15th Weekend $740,821 /
$33,175,524
$1,938,011 /
$30,936,133
16th Weekend $553,819 /
$34,132,997
$1,479,629 /
$33,201,627
17th Weekend $634,562 /
$35,035,090
$1,301,830 /
$35,135,202
18th Weekend $256,626 /
$35,497,009
$857,145 /
$36,457,830
19th Weekend $100,496 /
$35,705,501
$877,586 /
$37,780,892
20th Weekend $48,672 /
$35,802,549
$1,923,460 /
$40,227,624
  The Theory
of Everything
Birdman or
(The Unexpected
Virtue of
Ignorance)
Opening Week $295,472 /
$295,472
$630,441 /
$630,441
2nd Week $1,000,705 /
$1,296,177
$1,863,817 /
$2,494,258
3rd Week $3,222,886 /
$4,519,063
$3,291,994 /
$5,786,252
4th Week $6,426,371 /
$10,945,434
$3,339,115 /
$9,125,367
5th Week $3,677,749 /
$14,623,183
$3,426,740 /
$12,552,107
6th Week $3,609,390 /
$18,232,573
$2,793,950 /
$15,346,057
7th Week $2,921,122 /
$21,153,695
$2,423,438 /
$17,769,495
8th Week $2,512,324 /
$23,666,019
$1,699,712 /
$19,469,207
9th Week $1,555,009 /
$25,221,028
$1,869,840 /
$21,339,047
10th Week $1,096,918 /
$26,317,946
$1,602,388 /
$22,941,435
11th Week $1,474,584 /
$27,792,530
$1,622,551 /
$24,563,986
12th Week $1,807,915 /
$29,600,445
$1,183,740 /
$25,747,726
13th Week $1,441,229 /
$31,041,674
$978,267 /
$26,725,993
14th Week $1,393,029 /
$32,434,703
$2,272,129 /
$28,998,122
15th Week $1,144,475 /
$33,579,178
$2,723,876 /
$31,721,998
16th Week $821,350 /
$34,400,528
$2,111,374 /
$33,833,372
17th Week $839,855 /
$35,240,383
$1,767,313 /
$35,600,685
18th Week $364,622 /
$35,605,005
$1,302,621 /
$36,903,306
19th Week $148,872 /
$35,753,877
$1,400,858 /
$38,304,164
20th Week $71,946 /
$35,825,823
$2,512,663 /
$40,816,827

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.