Movie Comparison: 12 Years a Slave (2013) vs. The Shape of Water (2017)

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  12 Years
a Slave
The Shape
of Water
Domestic Release Date Oct 18, 2013Dec 1, 2017
Production Budget $20,000,000$19,500,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 192
Maximum Theaters 1,4742,341
Theatrical Engagements 16,07015,406
Domestic Opening Weekend $923,715$166,564
Domestic Box Office $56,671,993$63,859,435
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$75,026,245$75,855,238
International Box Office $124,093,068$131,931,359
Worldwide Box Office $180,765,061$195,790,794
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  12 Years
a Slave
The Shape
of Water
1st Friday $273,882 /
$273,882
$55,468 /
$55,468
1st Saturday $381,712 /
$655,594
$58,788 /
$114,256
1st Sunday $268,121 /
$923,715
$52,308 /
$166,564
1st Monday $90,213 /
$1,013,928
$16,090 /
$182,654
1st Tuesday $84,809 /
$1,098,737
$16,808 /
$199,462
1st Wednesday $83,358 /
$1,182,095
$17,404 /
$216,866
1st Thursday $77,848 /
$1,259,943
$14,142 /
$231,008
2nd Friday $621,889 /
$1,881,832
$402,848 /
$633,856
2nd Saturday $926,549 /
$2,808,381
$413,387 /
$1,047,243
2nd Sunday $585,887 /
$3,394,268
$325,311 /
$1,372,554
2nd Monday $195,188 /
$3,589,456
$126,981 /
$1,499,535
2nd Tuesday $213,882 /
$3,803,338
$147,500 /
$1,647,035
2nd Wednesday $186,272 /
$3,989,610
$132,959 /
$1,779,994
2nd Thursday $170,714 /
$4,160,324
$102,570 /
$1,882,564
3rd Friday $1,272,416 /
$5,432,740
$491,496 /
$2,374,060
3rd Saturday $2,172,146 /
$7,604,886
$673,690 /
$3,047,750
3rd Sunday $1,347,652 /
$8,952,538
$545,625 /
$3,593,375
3rd Monday $448,732 /
$9,401,270
$247,246 /
$3,840,621
3rd Tuesday $522,207 /
$9,923,477
$273,569 /
$4,114,190
3rd Wednesday $425,757 /
$10,349,234
$238,223 /
$4,352,413
3rd Thursday $396,347 /
$10,745,581
$213,252 /
$4,565,665
4th Friday $1,857,890 /
$12,603,471
$1,157,571 /
$5,723,236
4th Saturday $2,871,251 /
$15,474,722
$1,116,320 /
$6,839,556
4th Sunday $1,946,590 /
$17,421,312
$726,599 /
$7,566,155
4th Monday $1,127,622 /
$18,548,934
$1,419,891 /
$8,986,046
4th Tuesday $652,564 /
$19,201,498
$1,140,599 /
$10,126,645
4th Wednesday $537,442 /
$19,738,940
$1,013,193 /
$11,139,838
4th Thursday $509,845 /
$20,248,785
$1,000,317 /
$12,140,155
5th Friday $1,338,504 /
$21,587,289
$1,177,068 /
$13,317,223
5th Saturday $2,085,392 /
$23,672,681
$1,356,747 /
$14,673,970
5th Sunday $1,180,810 /
$24,853,491
$996,207 /
$15,670,177
5th Monday $412,646 /
$25,266,137
$1,193,283 /
$16,863,460
5th Tuesday $530,373 /
$25,796,510
$662,921 /
$17,526,381
5th Wednesday $429,531 /
$26,226,041
$558,932 /
$18,085,313
5th Thursday $367,271 /
$26,593,312
$468,151 /
$18,553,464
6th Friday $803,774 /
$27,397,086
$844,339 /
$19,397,803
6th Saturday $1,269,179 /
$28,666,265
$1,352,904 /
$20,750,707
6th Sunday $760,682 /
$29,426,947
$941,841 /
$21,692,548
6th Monday $301,896 /
$29,728,843
$451,108 /
$22,143,656
6th Tuesday $389,303 /
$30,118,146
$609,545 /
$22,753,201
6th Wednesday $356,606 /
$30,474,752
$521,946 /
$23,275,147
6th Thursday $375,452 /
$30,850,204
$446,745 /
$23,721,892
7th Friday $901,375 /
$31,751,579
$741,469 /
$24,463,361
7th Saturday $915,167 /
$32,666,746
$1,118,554 /
$25,581,915
7th Sunday $488,496 /
$33,155,242
$975,436 /
$26,557,351
7th Monday $158,756 /
$33,313,998
$616,408 /
$27,173,759
7th Tuesday $201,277 /
$33,515,275
$308,726 /
$27,482,485
7th Wednesday $176,761 /
$33,692,036
$266,804 /
$27,749,289
7th Thursday $180,084 /
$33,872,120
$259,758 /
$28,009,047
8th Friday $315,785 /
$34,187,905
$617,104 /
$28,626,151
8th Saturday $525,285 /
$34,713,190
$970,085 /
$29,596,236
8th Sunday $305,889 /
$35,019,079
$599,122 /
$30,195,358
8th Monday $130,374 /
$35,149,453
$245,846 /
$30,441,204
8th Tuesday $165,203 /
$35,314,656
$502,702 /
$30,943,906
8th Wednesday $140,972 /
$35,455,628
$536,079 /
$31,479,985
8th Thursday $176,060 /
$35,631,688
$498,760 /
$31,978,745
9th Friday $205,376 /
$35,837,064
$1,598,307 /
$33,577,052
9th Saturday $302,239 /
$36,139,303
$2,516,840 /
$36,093,892
9th Sunday $225,210 /
$36,364,513
$1,807,406 /
$37,901,298
9th Monday $93,801 /
$36,458,314
$564,228 /
$38,465,526
9th Tuesday $100,109 /
$36,558,423
$716,126 /
$39,181,652
9th Wednesday $77,113 /
$36,635,536
$563,369 /
$39,745,021
9th Thursday $74,690 /
$36,710,226
$535,029 /
$40,280,050
10th Friday $92,328 /
$36,802,554
$1,321,550 /
$41,601,600
10th Saturday $152,223 /
$36,954,777
$2,236,488 /
$43,838,088
10th Sunday $125,539 /
$37,080,316
$890,482 /
$44,728,570
10th Monday $83,909 /
$37,164,225
$448,287 /
$45,176,857
10th Tuesday $73,820 /
$37,238,045
$661,561 /
$45,838,418
10th Wednesday $85,066 /
$37,323,111
$475,694 /
$46,314,112
10th Thursday $102,873 /
$37,425,984
$451,579 /
$46,765,691
  12 Years
a Slave
The Shape
of Water
Opening Weekend $923,715 /
$923,715
$166,564 /
$166,564
2nd Weekend $2,134,325 /
$3,394,268
$1,141,546 /
$1,372,554
3rd Weekend $4,792,214 /
$8,952,538
$1,710,811 /
$3,593,375
4th Weekend $6,675,731 /
$17,421,312
$3,000,490 /
$7,566,155
5th Weekend $4,604,706 /
$24,853,491
$3,530,022 /
$15,670,177
6th Weekend $2,833,635 /
$29,426,947
$3,139,084 /
$21,692,548
7th Weekend $2,305,038 /
$33,155,242
$2,835,459 /
$26,557,351
8th Weekend $1,146,959 /
$35,019,079
$2,186,311 /
$30,195,358
9th Weekend $732,825 /
$36,364,513
$5,922,553 /
$37,901,298
10th Weekend $370,090 /
$37,080,316
$4,448,520 /
$44,728,570
11th Weekend $372,979 /
$37,798,963
$3,177,255 /
$49,942,946
12th Weekend $328,744 /
$38,472,086
$1,660,921 /
$53,239,635
13th Weekend $270,760 /
$38,904,535
$1,311,276 /
$55,497,120
14th Weekend $1,539,838 /
$40,644,136
$1,479,352 /
$57,609,421
15th Weekend $2,031,316 /
$43,560,133
$2,347,664 /
$61,085,147
16th Weekend $1,442,164 /
$45,850,559
$793,617 /
$62,826,599
17th Weekend $816,563 /
$47,347,837
$261,997 /
$63,434,497
18th Weekend $562,764 /
$48,214,740
$95,774 /
$63,644,828
19th Weekend $522,497 /
$49,077,220
$53,458 /
$63,752,486
20th Weekend $975,931 /
$50,336,296
$34,293 /
$63,814,637
  12 Years
a Slave
The Shape
of Water
Opening Week $1,259,943 /
$1,259,943
$231,008 /
$231,008
2nd Week $2,900,381 /
$4,160,324
$1,651,556 /
$1,882,564
3rd Week $6,585,257 /
$10,745,581
$2,683,101 /
$4,565,665
4th Week $9,503,204 /
$20,248,785
$7,574,490 /
$12,140,155
5th Week $6,344,527 /
$26,593,312
$6,413,309 /
$18,553,464
6th Week $4,256,892 /
$30,850,204
$5,168,428 /
$23,721,892
7th Week $3,021,916 /
$33,872,120
$4,287,155 /
$28,009,047
8th Week $1,759,568 /
$35,631,688
$3,969,698 /
$31,978,745
9th Week $1,078,538 /
$36,710,226
$8,301,305 /
$40,280,050
10th Week $715,758 /
$37,425,984
$6,485,641 /
$46,765,691
11th Week $717,358 /
$38,143,342
$4,813,023 /
$51,578,714
12th Week $490,433 /
$38,633,775
$2,607,130 /
$54,185,844
13th Week $470,523 /
$39,104,298
$1,944,225 /
$56,130,069
14th Week $2,424,519 /
$41,528,817
$2,607,414 /
$58,737,483
15th Week $2,879,578 /
$44,408,395
$3,295,499 /
$62,032,982
16th Week $2,122,879 /
$46,531,274
$1,139,518 /
$63,172,500
17th Week $1,120,702 /
$47,651,976
$376,554 /
$63,549,054
18th Week $902,747 /
$48,554,723
$149,974 /
$63,699,028
19th Week $805,642 /
$49,360,365
$81,316 /
$63,780,344
20th Week $1,571,670 /
$50,932,035
$48,308 /
$63,828,652

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.