Movie Comparison: Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) vs. The Big Short (2015)

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  Memoirs of
a Geisha
The Big Short
Domestic Release Date Dec 9, 2005Dec 11, 2015
Production Budget $85,000,000$28,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 88
Maximum Theaters 1,6542,529
Theatrical Engagements 10,29613,031
Domestic Opening Weekend $682,504$705,527
Domestic Box Office $57,010,853$70,259,870
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$94,840,909$88,635,930
International Box Office $104,500,000$62,364,811
Worldwide Box Office $161,510,853$132,624,681
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Memoirs of
a Geisha
The Big Short
1st Friday - /
-
$221,931 /
$221,931
1st Saturday - /
-
$275,331 /
$497,262
1st Sunday - /
-
$208,265 /
$705,527
1st Monday - /
-
$66,330 /
$771,857
1st Tuesday - /
-
$58,349 /
$830,206
1st Wednesday - /
-
$59,655 /
$889,861
1st Thursday - /
-
$51,543 /
$941,404
2nd Friday - /
-
$100,867 /
$1,042,271
2nd Saturday - /
-
$146,630 /
$1,188,901
2nd Sunday - /
-
$130,788 /
$1,319,689
2nd Monday - /
-
$79,653 /
$1,399,342
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$71,113 /
$1,470,455
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$2,304,377 /
$3,774,832
2nd Thursday - /
-
$1,716,616 /
$5,491,448
3rd Friday $2,651,550 /
$5,741,185
$3,776,422 /
$9,267,870
3rd Saturday $1,480,436 /
$7,221,621
$3,847,481 /
$13,115,351
3rd Sunday $2,619,743 /
$9,841,364
$2,907,123 /
$16,022,474
3rd Monday $3,413,385 /
$13,254,749
$1,965,271 /
$17,987,745
3rd Tuesday $2,436,744 /
$15,691,493
$1,955,372 /
$19,943,117
3rd Wednesday $2,369,988 /
$18,029,000
$1,943,678 /
$21,886,795
3rd Thursday $2,356,007 /
$20,417,488
$2,108,383 /
$23,995,178
4th Friday $2,787,391 /
$23,204,879
$3,414,901 /
$27,410,079
4th Saturday $2,119,005 /
$25,323,884
$3,693,804 /
$31,103,883
4th Sunday $2,840,023 /
$28,163,907
$1,951,598 /
$33,055,481
4th Monday $2,469,496 /
$30,633,403
$810,561 /
$33,866,042
4th Tuesday $1,082,758 /
$31,716,161
$1,023,365 /
$34,889,407
4th Wednesday $976,978 /
$32,693,139
$869,511 /
$35,758,918
4th Thursday $1,057,527 /
$33,750,666
$790,919 /
$36,549,837
5th Friday $1,846,330 /
$35,596,996
$1,847,865 /
$38,397,702
5th Saturday $2,584,842 /
$38,181,838
$2,800,497 /
$41,198,199
5th Sunday $1,680,021 /
$39,861,859
$1,526,141 /
$42,724,340
5th Monday $533,609 /
$40,395,468
$506,381 /
$43,230,721
5th Tuesday $612,674 /
$41,008,142
$737,003 /
$43,967,724
5th Wednesday $594,799 /
$41,602,941
$645,842 /
$44,613,566
5th Thursday $601,189 /
$42,204,130
$707,316 /
$45,320,882
6th Friday - /
-
$1,510,056 /
$46,830,938
6th Saturday - /
-
$2,155,836 /
$48,986,774
6th Sunday - /
-
$1,636,947 /
$50,623,721
6th Monday $802,159 /
$47,314,182
$1,136,702 /
$51,760,423
6th Tuesday $389,580 /
$47,703,762
$573,329 /
$52,333,752
6th Wednesday $391,902 /
$48,095,664
$438,262 /
$52,772,014
6th Thursday $411,493 /
$48,507,157
$441,827 /
$53,213,841
7th Friday - /
-
$987,156 /
$54,200,997
7th Saturday - /
-
$1,515,539 /
$55,716,536
7th Sunday - /
-
$673,834 /
$56,390,370
7th Monday - /
-
$295,514 /
$56,685,884
7th Tuesday $282,175 /
$51,707,000
$428,935 /
$57,114,819
7th Wednesday $267,196 /
$51,980,000
$400,634 /
$57,515,453
7th Thursday - /
-
$385,024 /
$57,900,477
8th Friday - /
-
$792,773 /
$58,693,250
8th Saturday - /
-
$1,406,972 /
$60,100,222
8th Sunday - /
-
$863,475 /
$60,963,697
8th Monday - /
-
$227,503 /
$61,191,200
8th Tuesday - /
-
$281,504 /
$61,472,704
8th Wednesday - /
-
$244,943 /
$61,717,647
8th Thursday - /
-
$232,829 /
$61,950,476
9th Friday - /
-
$517,395 /
$62,467,871
9th Saturday - /
-
$954,930 /
$63,422,801
9th Sunday - /
-
$237,880 /
$63,660,681
9th Monday - /
-
$161,841 /
$63,822,522
9th Tuesday - /
-
$190,735 /
$64,013,257
9th Wednesday - /
-
$173,837 /
$64,187,094
9th Thursday - /
-
$144,743 /
$64,331,837
10th Friday - /
-
$283,412 /
$64,615,249
10th Saturday - /
-
$554,756 /
$65,170,005
10th Sunday - /
-
$506,903 /
$65,676,908
10th Monday - /
-
$250,396 /
$65,927,304
10th Tuesday - /
-
$112,487 /
$66,039,791
10th Wednesday - /
-
$102,567 /
$66,142,358
10th Thursday - /
-
$105,383 /
$66,247,741
  Memoirs of
a Geisha
The Big Short
Opening Weekend $682,504 /
$682,504
$705,527 /
$705,527
2nd Weekend $1,302,331 /
$2,274,320
$378,285 /
$1,319,689
3rd Weekend $6,751,729 /
$9,841,364
$10,531,026 /
$16,022,474
4th Weekend $7,746,419 /
$28,163,907
$9,060,303 /
$33,055,481
5th Weekend $6,111,193 /
$39,861,859
$6,174,503 /
$42,724,340
6th Weekend $4,307,893 /
$46,512,023
$5,302,839 /
$50,623,721
7th Weekend $2,684,497 /
$51,191,654
$3,176,529 /
$56,390,370
8th Weekend $1,557,916 /
$53,819,922
$3,063,220 /
$60,963,697
9th Weekend $888,751 /
$55,347,182
$1,710,205 /
$63,660,681
10th Weekend $341,929 /
$56,070,640
$1,345,071 /
$65,676,908
11th Weekend $197,041 /
$56,443,308
$893,550 /
$67,141,291
12th Weekend $130,636 /
$56,678,628
$1,009,722 /
$68,520,574
13th Weekend $89,428 /
$56,826,414
$503,566 /
$69,352,683
14th Weekend $116,783 /
$57,010,853
$294,096 /
$69,815,957
15th Weekend - /
-
$138,652 /
$70,057,836
16th Weekend - /
-
$47,160 /
$70,154,926
17th Weekend - /
-
$57,704 /
$70,235,322
18th Weekend - /
-
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-
19th Weekend - /
-
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-
20th Weekend - /
-
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-
  Memoirs of
a Geisha
The Big Short
Opening Week $971,989 /
$971,989
$941,404 /
$941,404
2nd Week $2,117,646 /
$3,089,635
$4,550,044 /
$5,491,448
3rd Week $17,327,853 /
$20,417,488
$18,503,730 /
$23,995,178
4th Week $13,333,178 /
$33,750,666
$12,554,659 /
$36,549,837
5th Week $8,453,464 /
$42,204,130
$8,771,045 /
$45,320,882
6th Week $6,303,027 /
$48,507,157
$7,892,959 /
$53,213,841
7th Week $3,754,849 /
$52,262,006
$4,686,636 /
$57,900,477
8th Week $2,196,425 /
$54,458,431
$4,049,999 /
$61,950,476
9th Week $1,270,280 /
$55,728,711
$2,381,361 /
$64,331,837
10th Week $517,556 /
$56,246,267
$1,915,904 /
$66,247,741
11th Week $301,725 /
$56,547,992
$1,263,111 /
$67,510,852
12th Week $188,994 /
$56,736,986
$1,338,265 /
$68,849,117
13th Week $157,084 /
$56,894,070
$672,744 /
$69,521,861
14th Week $116,783 /
$57,010,853
$397,323 /
$69,919,184
15th Week - /
-
$188,582 /
$70,107,766
16th Week - /
-
$69,852 /
$70,177,618
17th Week - /
-
$82,252 /
$70,259,870
18th Week - /
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-
19th Week - /
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20th Week - /
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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.