Movie Comparison: Contact (1997) vs. Solaris (2002)

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  ContactSolaris
Domestic Release Date Jul 11, 1997Nov 27, 2002
Production Budget $90,000,000$47,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,9232,406
Maximum Theaters 2,3142,406
Theatrical Engagements 19,0146,071
Domestic Opening Weekend $20,584,908$6,752,722
Domestic Box Office $100,920,329$14,970,038
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$237,019,849$27,768,558
International Box Office $64,979,671
Worldwide Box Office $165,900,000$14,970,038
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  ContactSolaris
1st Friday $6,543,925 /
$6,543,925
$2,872,000 /
$5,686,000
1st Saturday $7,703,374 /
$14,247,299
$2,775,000 /
$8,461,000
1st Sunday $6,337,609 /
$20,584,908
$1,301,863 /
$9,418,664
1st Monday $2,760,142 /
$23,345,050
$374,000 /
$9,793,000
1st Tuesday $2,928,724 /
$26,273,774
$418,000 /
$10,211,000
1st Wednesday $2,562,169 /
$28,835,943
$344,000 /
$10,555,000
1st Thursday $2,457,938 /
$31,293,881
$313,000 /
$10,867,000
2nd Friday $4,814,669 /
$36,108,550
$741,000 /
$11,608,000
2nd Saturday $6,570,700 /
$42,679,250
$1,046,000 /
$12,654,000
2nd Sunday $4,729,264 /
$47,408,514
$588,000 /
$13,222,112
2nd Monday $2,011,783 /
$49,420,297
$191,000 /
$13,414,000
2nd Tuesday $2,118,547 /
$51,538,844
$229,000 /
$13,643,000
2nd Wednesday $1,871,663 /
$53,410,507
$198,000 /
$13,840,000
2nd Thursday $1,857,558 /
$55,268,065
$189,000 /
$14,029,000
3rd Friday $2,811,435 /
$58,079,500
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3rd Saturday $3,934,969 /
$62,014,469
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3rd Sunday $2,958,545 /
$64,973,014
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3rd Monday $1,136,271 /
$66,109,285
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3rd Tuesday $1,242,199 /
$67,351,484
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3rd Wednesday $1,036,393 /
$68,387,877
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3rd Thursday $1,004,772 /
$69,392,649
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4th Friday $1,746,883 /
$71,139,532
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4th Saturday $2,557,466 /
$73,696,998
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4th Sunday $1,945,071 /
$75,642,069
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4th Monday $824,796 /
$76,466,865
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4th Tuesday $887,853 /
$77,354,718
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4th Wednesday $769,914 /
$78,124,632
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4th Thursday $753,390 /
$78,878,022
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5th Friday $1,241,092 /
$80,119,114
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5th Saturday $1,887,344 /
$82,006,458
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5th Sunday $1,350,317 /
$83,356,775
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5th Monday $567,171 /
$83,923,946
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5th Tuesday $667,064 /
$84,591,010
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5th Wednesday $615,171 /
$85,206,181
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5th Thursday $502,366 /
$85,708,547
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6th Friday $806,160 /
$86,514,707
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6th Saturday $1,211,757 /
$87,726,464
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6th Sunday $854,958 /
$88,581,422
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6th Monday $337,863 /
$88,919,285
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6th Tuesday $385,311 /
$89,304,596
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6th Wednesday $377,425 /
$89,682,021
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6th Thursday $359,851 /
$90,041,872
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7th Friday $597,745 /
$90,639,617
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7th Saturday $908,785 /
$91,548,402
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7th Sunday $603,473 /
$92,151,875
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7th Monday $207,025 /
$92,358,900
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7th Tuesday $243,488 /
$92,602,388
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7th Wednesday $207,894 /
$92,810,282
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7th Thursday $211,970 /
$93,022,252
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8th Friday $408,205 /
$93,430,457
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8th Saturday $602,586 /
$94,033,043
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8th Sunday $533,138 /
$94,566,181
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8th Monday $411,061 /
$94,977,242
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8th Tuesday $122,586 /
$95,099,828
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8th Wednesday $107,542 /
$95,207,370
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8th Thursday $102,769 /
$95,310,139
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9th Friday $242,932 /
$95,553,071
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9th Saturday $402,283 /
$95,955,354
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9th Sunday $212,322 /
$96,167,676
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9th Monday $68,949 /
$96,236,625
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9th Tuesday $84,066 /
$96,320,691
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9th Wednesday $79,408 /
$96,400,099
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9th Thursday $81,292 /
$96,481,391
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10th Sunday - /
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10th Monday - /
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  ContactSolaris
Opening Weekend $20,584,908 /
$20,584,908
$6,752,722 /
$9,418,664
2nd Weekend $16,114,633 /
$47,408,514
$2,354,888 /
$13,222,112
3rd Weekend $9,704,949 /
$64,973,014
$540,606 /
$14,569,893
4th Weekend $6,249,420 /
$75,642,069
$50,341 /
$14,780,776
5th Weekend $4,478,753 /
$83,356,776
$22,183 /
$14,830,374
6th Weekend $2,872,875 /
$88,581,422
$16,629 /
$14,864,114
7th Weekend $2,110,003 /
$92,151,875
$11,657 /
$14,882,916
8th Weekend $1,954,990 /
$94,977,242
$8,106 /
$14,895,981
9th Weekend $857,537 /
$96,167,676
$8,903 /
$14,906,981
10th Weekend $640,757 /
$97,122,148
$31,883 /
$14,942,785
11th Weekend $427,210 /
$97,796,286
$14,963 /
$14,970,038
12th Weekend $226,363 /
$98,161,955
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13th Weekend $795,612 /
$99,040,239
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14th Weekend $623,450 /
$99,954,136
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15th Weekend $357,439 /
$100,476,316
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16th Weekend $178,446 /
$100,769,177
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  ContactSolaris
Opening Week $31,293,881 /
$31,293,881
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2nd Week $23,974,184 /
$55,268,065
$8,201,282 /
$10,867,224
3rd Week $14,124,584 /
$69,392,649
$3,162,063 /
$14,029,287
4th Week $9,485,374 /
$78,878,023
$701,148 /
$14,730,435
5th Week $6,830,524 /
$85,708,547
$77,756 /
$14,808,191
6th Week $4,333,325 /
$90,041,872
$39,294 /
$14,847,485
7th Week $2,980,380 /
$93,022,252
$23,774 /
$14,871,259
8th Week $2,287,887 /
$95,310,139
$16,616 /
$14,887,875
9th Week $1,171,252 /
$96,481,391
$10,203 /
$14,898,078
10th Week $887,685 /
$97,369,076
$12,824 /
$14,910,902
11th Week $566,516 /
$97,935,592
$44,173 /
$14,955,075
12th Week $309,035 /
$98,244,627
$14,963 /
$14,970,038
13th Week $1,086,059 /
$99,330,686
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14th Week $788,191 /
$100,118,877
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15th Week $471,854 /
$100,590,731
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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.