Movie Comparison: War of the Worlds (2005) vs. Knowing (2009)

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  War of the
Worlds
Knowing
Domestic Release Date Jun 29, 2005Mar 20, 2009
Production Budget $132,000,000$50,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,9083,332
Maximum Theaters 3,9103,337
Theatrical Engagements 23,66219,727
Domestic Opening Weekend $64,878,725$24,604,751
Domestic Box Office $234,280,354$79,957,634
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$394,000,344$114,925,763
International Box Office $372,556,181$106,492,683
Worldwide Box Office $606,836,535$186,450,317
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  War of the
Worlds
Knowing
1st Friday $21,920,576 /
$57,602,976
$8,969,774 /
$8,969,774
1st Saturday $23,182,200 /
$80,785,176
$9,872,734 /
$18,842,508
1st Sunday $19,775,949 /
$100,561,125
$5,762,243 /
$24,604,751
1st Monday $12,183,228 /
$112,744,353
$1,820,529 /
$26,425,280
1st Tuesday $8,453,028 /
$121,197,381
$1,857,291 /
$28,282,571
1st Wednesday $7,124,191 /
$128,321,572
$1,586,671 /
$29,869,242
1st Thursday $6,187,592 /
$134,509,164
$1,645,770 /
$31,515,012
2nd Friday $9,713,727 /
$144,222,891
$4,607,824 /
$36,122,836
2nd Saturday $12,291,809 /
$156,514,700
$6,360,181 /
$42,483,017
2nd Sunday $8,463,582 /
$164,978,282
$3,734,182 /
$46,217,199
2nd Monday $3,278,467 /
$168,256,749
$966,111 /
$47,183,310
2nd Tuesday $3,077,922 /
$171,334,671
$1,050,535 /
$48,233,845
2nd Wednesday $2,984,767 /
$174,319,438
$899,553 /
$49,133,398
2nd Thursday $2,871,735 /
$177,191,173
$940,216 /
$50,073,614
3rd Friday $4,400,956 /
$181,592,129
$2,751,331 /
$52,824,945
3rd Saturday $6,234,094 /
$187,826,223
$3,438,906 /
$56,263,851
3rd Sunday $4,600,699 /
$192,426,922
$1,955,919 /
$58,219,770
3rd Monday $1,918,597 /
$194,345,519
$661,514 /
$58,881,284
3rd Tuesday $1,814,028 /
$196,159,547
$800,437 /
$59,681,721
3rd Wednesday $1,648,974 /
$197,817,521
$737,672 /
$60,419,393
3rd Thursday $1,687,517 /
$199,505,038
$916,724 /
$61,336,117
4th Friday $2,619,985 /
$202,125,023
$2,325,276 /
$63,661,393
4th Saturday $3,711,420 /
$205,836,443
$2,560,950 /
$66,222,343
4th Sunday $2,594,200 /
$208,430,643
$1,547,207 /
$67,769,550
4th Monday $1,156,578 /
$209,587,221
$725,884 /
$68,495,434
4th Tuesday $1,183,426 /
$210,770,647
$648,237 /
$69,143,671
4th Wednesday $1,078,232 /
$211,848,879
$546,781 /
$69,690,452
4th Thursday $1,048,146 /
$212,897,025
$530,104 /
$70,220,556
5th Friday $1,570,038 /
$214,467,063
$1,100,134 /
$71,320,690
5th Saturday $2,260,836 /
$216,727,899
$1,551,381 /
$72,872,071
5th Sunday $1,650,365 /
$218,378,264
$923,212 /
$73,795,283
5th Monday $731,123 /
$219,109,387
$265,590 /
$74,060,873
5th Tuesday $682,414 /
$219,791,801
$292,472 /
$74,353,345
5th Wednesday $632,235 /
$220,424,036
$243,904 /
$74,597,249
5th Thursday $642,707 /
$221,066,743
$240,101 /
$74,837,350
6th Friday $1,037,323 /
$222,104,066
$569,937 /
$75,407,287
6th Saturday $1,461,787 /
$223,565,853
$876,881 /
$76,284,168
6th Sunday $1,049,185 /
$224,615,038
$496,336 /
$76,780,504
6th Monday $452,612 /
$225,067,650
$135,972 /
$76,916,476
6th Tuesday $477,978 /
$225,545,628
$158,275 /
$77,074,751
6th Wednesday $441,047 /
$225,986,675
$148,175 /
$77,222,926
6th Thursday $425,324 /
$226,411,999
$141,839 /
$77,364,765
7th Friday - /
-
$167,550 /
$77,532,315
7th Saturday - /
-
$255,606 /
$77,787,921
7th Sunday - /
-
$144,940 /
$77,932,861
7th Monday - /
-
$41,710 /
$77,974,571
7th Tuesday - /
-
$44,048 /
$78,018,619
7th Wednesday - /
-
$44,750 /
$78,063,369
7th Thursday - /
-
$34,965 /
$78,098,334
8th Friday - /
-
$86,998 /
$78,185,332
8th Saturday - /
-
$126,498 /
$78,311,830
8th Sunday - /
-
$89,801 /
$78,401,631
8th Monday - /
-
$23,597 /
$78,425,228
8th Tuesday - /
-
$26,248 /
$78,451,476
8th Wednesday - /
-
$23,508 /
$78,474,984
8th Thursday - /
-
$24,474 /
$78,499,458
9th Friday - /
-
$95,719 /
$78,595,177
9th Saturday - /
-
$153,848 /
$78,749,025
9th Sunday - /
-
$87,441 /
$78,836,466
9th Monday - /
-
$37,635 /
$78,874,101
9th Tuesday - /
-
$35,746 /
$78,909,847
9th Wednesday - /
-
$33,720 /
$78,943,567
9th Thursday - /
-
$27,154 /
$78,970,721
10th Friday - /
-
$50,782 /
$79,021,503
10th Saturday - /
-
$74,347 /
$79,095,850
10th Sunday - /
-
$70,215 /
$79,166,065
10th Monday $106,229 /
$232,606,871
$43,640 /
$79,209,705
10th Tuesday - /
-
$18,691 /
$79,228,396
10th Wednesday - /
-
$17,624 /
$79,246,020
10th Thursday - /
-
$21,152 /
$79,267,172
  War of the
Worlds
Knowing
Opening Weekend $64,878,725 /
$100,561,125
$24,604,751 /
$24,604,751
2nd Weekend $30,469,118 /
$164,978,282
$14,702,187 /
$46,217,199
3rd Weekend $15,244,749 /
$192,435,922
$8,146,156 /
$58,219,770
4th Weekend $8,925,605 /
$208,430,643
$6,433,433 /
$67,769,550
5th Weekend $5,481,239 /
$218,378,264
$3,574,727 /
$73,795,283
6th Weekend $3,548,295 /
$224,615,038
$1,943,154 /
$76,780,504
7th Weekend $2,158,694 /
$228,570,693
$568,096 /
$77,932,861
8th Weekend $1,057,340 /
$230,614,825
$303,297 /
$78,401,631
9th Weekend $758,139 /
$231,806,280
$337,008 /
$78,836,466
10th Weekend $447,055 /
$232,500,642
$195,344 /
$79,166,065
11th Weekend $226,697 /
$232,901,322
$127,943 /
$79,395,115
12th Weekend $149,127 /
$233,122,751
$93,035 /
$79,545,127
13th Weekend $87,068 /
$233,250,863
$73,565 /
$79,674,604
14th Weekend $55,744 /
$233,331,057
$99,144 /
$79,819,993
15th Weekend $222,138 /
$233,575,986
$35,261 /
$79,911,877
16th Weekend $172,668 /
$233,846,752
$14,472 /
$79,948,113
17th Weekend $119,841 /
$234,043,462
- /
-
18th Weekend $62,056 /
$234,141,872
- /
-
19th Weekend $39,898 /
$234,206,993
- /
-
20th Weekend $26,802 /
$234,249,189
- /
-
  War of the
Worlds
Knowing
Opening Week - /
-
$31,515,012 /
$31,515,012
2nd Week $98,826,764 /
$134,509,164
$18,558,602 /
$50,073,614
3rd Week $42,682,009 /
$177,191,173
$11,262,503 /
$61,336,117
4th Week $22,313,865 /
$199,505,038
$8,884,439 /
$70,220,556
5th Week $13,391,987 /
$212,897,025
$4,616,794 /
$74,837,350
6th Week $8,169,718 /
$221,066,743
$2,527,415 /
$77,364,765
7th Week $5,345,256 /
$226,411,999
$733,569 /
$78,098,334
8th Week $3,145,486 /
$229,557,485
$401,124 /
$78,499,458
9th Week $1,490,656 /
$231,048,141
$471,263 /
$78,970,721
10th Week $1,005,446 /
$232,053,587
$296,451 /
$79,267,172
11th Week $621,038 /
$232,674,625
$184,920 /
$79,452,092
12th Week $298,999 /
$232,973,624
$148,947 /
$79,601,039
13th Week $190,171 /
$233,163,795
$119,810 /
$79,720,849
14th Week $111,518 /
$233,275,313
$155,767 /
$79,876,616
15th Week $78,535 /
$233,353,848
$57,025 /
$79,933,641
16th Week $320,236 /
$233,674,084
$23,993 /
$79,957,634
17th Week $249,537 /
$233,923,621
- /
-
18th Week $156,195 /
$234,079,816
- /
-
19th Week $87,279 /
$234,167,095
- /
-
20th Week $55,292 /
$234,222,387
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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.