Movie Comparison: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) vs. Ghostbusters (2016)

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  Ghostbusters:
Afterlife
Ghostbusters
Domestic Release Date Nov 19, 2021Jul 15, 2016
Production Budget $75,000,000$144,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 4,3153,963
Maximum Theaters 4,3153,963
Theatrical Engagements 29,92518,792
Domestic Opening Weekend $44,008,406$46,018,755
Domestic Box Office $129,360,575$128,350,574
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$136,866,653$159,955,968
International Box Office $74,179,602$100,658,084
Worldwide Box Office $203,540,177$229,008,658
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Ghostbusters:
Afterlife
Ghostbusters
1st Friday $16,652,383 /
$16,652,383
$17,129,166 /
$17,129,166
1st Saturday $16,437,835 /
$33,090,218
$16,395,482 /
$33,524,648
1st Sunday $10,918,188 /
$44,008,406
$12,494,107 /
$46,018,755
1st Monday $3,847,490 /
$47,855,896
$4,906,793 /
$50,925,548
1st Tuesday $4,652,233 /
$52,508,129
$6,319,332 /
$57,244,880
1st Wednesday $5,483,554 /
$57,991,683
$4,253,349 /
$61,498,229
1st Thursday $5,322,828 /
$63,314,511
$3,758,510 /
$65,256,739
2nd Friday $9,727,709 /
$73,042,220
$6,242,039 /
$71,498,778
2nd Saturday $9,330,728 /
$82,372,948
$8,568,933 /
$80,067,711
2nd Sunday $5,141,950 /
$87,514,898
$6,198,859 /
$86,266,570
2nd Monday $1,075,218 /
$88,590,116
$2,548,880 /
$88,815,450
2nd Tuesday $1,360,003 /
$89,950,119
$3,251,216 /
$92,066,666
2nd Wednesday $951,392 /
$90,901,511
$2,251,502 /
$94,318,168
2nd Thursday $940,083 /
$91,841,594
$2,053,303 /
$96,371,471
3rd Friday $2,702,823 /
$94,544,417
$2,948,966 /
$99,320,437
3rd Saturday $4,742,314 /
$99,286,731
$3,996,176 /
$103,316,613
3rd Sunday $2,913,314 /
$102,200,045
$3,180,593 /
$106,497,206
3rd Monday $622,375 /
$102,822,420
$1,384,547 /
$107,881,753
3rd Tuesday $850,944 /
$103,673,364
$1,742,365 /
$109,624,118
3rd Wednesday $635,521 /
$104,308,885
$1,257,082 /
$110,881,200
3rd Thursday $595,396 /
$104,904,281
$1,030,736 /
$111,911,936
4th Friday $1,741,611 /
$106,645,892
$1,338,573 /
$113,250,509
4th Saturday $3,402,543 /
$110,048,435
$1,978,344 /
$115,228,853
4th Sunday $1,958,019 /
$112,006,454
$1,359,275 /
$116,588,128
4th Monday $450,628 /
$112,457,082
$651,831 /
$117,239,959
4th Tuesday $585,379 /
$113,042,461
$859,700 /
$118,099,659
4th Wednesday $475,893 /
$113,518,354
$714,350 /
$118,814,009
4th Thursday $331,530 /
$113,849,884
$594,993 /
$119,409,002
5th Friday $941,777 /
$114,791,661
$646,553 /
$120,055,555
5th Saturday $1,416,190 /
$116,207,851
$982,777 /
$121,038,332
5th Sunday $1,055,996 /
$117,263,847
$642,876 /
$121,681,208
5th Monday $524,790 /
$117,788,637
$303,563 /
$121,984,771
5th Tuesday $620,861 /
$118,409,498
$390,374 /
$122,375,145
5th Wednesday $385,562 /
$118,795,060
$272,062 /
$122,647,207
5th Thursday $430,127 /
$119,225,187
$213,227 /
$122,860,434
6th Friday $265,146 /
$119,490,333
$314,141 /
$123,174,575
6th Saturday $500,091 /
$119,990,424
$477,945 /
$123,652,520
6th Sunday $451,586 /
$120,442,010
$280,552 /
$123,933,072
6th Monday $358,370 /
$120,800,380
$116,963 /
$124,050,035
6th Tuesday $378,139 /
$121,178,519
$142,709 /
$124,192,744
6th Wednesday $369,564 /
$121,548,083
$111,717 /
$124,304,461
6th Thursday $395,358 /
$121,943,441
$98,160 /
$124,402,621
7th Friday $435,519 /
$122,378,960
$152,820 /
$124,555,441
7th Saturday $630,888 /
$123,009,848
$252,643 /
$124,808,084
7th Sunday $410,184 /
$123,420,032
$148,069 /
$124,956,153
7th Monday $185,136 /
$123,605,168
$52,583 /
$125,008,736
7th Tuesday $140,495 /
$123,745,663
$62,828 /
$125,071,564
7th Wednesday $95,523 /
$123,841,186
$53,318 /
$125,124,882
7th Thursday $82,939 /
$123,924,125
$49,745 /
$125,174,627
8th Friday $266,805 /
$124,190,930
$251,672 /
$125,426,299
8th Saturday $545,731 /
$124,736,661
$423,436 /
$125,849,735
8th Sunday $302,993 /
$125,039,654
$406,901 /
$126,256,636
8th Monday $70,328 /
$125,109,982
$283,528 /
$126,540,164
8th Tuesday $96,270 /
$125,206,252
$66,379 /
$126,606,543
8th Wednesday $72,078 /
$125,278,330
$48,333 /
$126,654,876
8th Thursday $60,919 /
$125,339,249
$48,019 /
$126,702,895
9th Friday $175,344 /
$125,514,593
$73,399 /
$126,776,294
9th Saturday $349,586 /
$125,864,179
$140,609 /
$126,916,903
9th Sunday $240,357 /
$126,104,536
$67,749 /
$126,984,652
9th Monday $185,541 /
$126,290,077
$18,181 /
$127,002,833
9th Tuesday $65,174 /
$126,355,251
$22,307 /
$127,025,140
9th Wednesday $50,062 /
$126,405,313
$18,290 /
$127,043,430
9th Thursday $47,226 /
$126,452,539
$16,157 /
$127,059,587
10th Friday $154,925 /
$126,607,464
$54,088 /
$127,113,675
10th Saturday $323,704 /
$126,931,168
$98,561 /
$127,212,236
10th Sunday $175,413 /
$127,106,581
$51,864 /
$127,264,100
10th Monday $40,693 /
$127,147,274
$11,909 /
$127,276,009
10th Tuesday $53,327 /
$127,200,601
$14,931 /
$127,290,940
10th Wednesday $41,188 /
$127,241,789
$13,025 /
$127,303,965
10th Thursday $47,108 /
$127,288,897
$12,019 /
$127,315,984
  Ghostbusters:
Afterlife
Ghostbusters
Opening Weekend $44,008,406 /
$44,008,406
$46,018,755 /
$46,018,755
2nd Weekend $24,200,387 /
$87,514,898
$21,009,831 /
$86,266,570
3rd Weekend $10,358,451 /
$102,200,045
$10,125,735 /
$106,497,206
4th Weekend $7,102,173 /
$112,006,454
$4,676,192 /
$116,588,128
5th Weekend $3,413,963 /
$117,263,847
$2,272,206 /
$121,681,208
6th Weekend $1,216,823 /
$120,442,010
$1,072,638 /
$123,933,072
7th Weekend $1,476,591 /
$123,420,032
$553,532 /
$124,956,153
8th Weekend $1,115,529 /
$125,039,654
$1,082,009 /
$126,256,636
9th Weekend $765,287 /
$126,104,536
$281,757 /
$126,984,652
10th Weekend $654,042 /
$127,106,581
$204,513 /
$127,264,100
11th Weekend $776,451 /
$128,065,348
$132,208 /
$127,448,192
12th Weekend $523,387 /
$128,771,046
$227,075 /
$127,711,314
13th Weekend $177,745 /
$129,063,011
$176,857 /
$127,960,612
14th Weekend $90,549 /
$129,217,194
$117,233 /
$128,150,608
15th Weekend $58,595 /
$129,314,508
$70,514 /
$128,254,492
16th Weekend $21,084 /
$129,352,455
$40,002 /
$128,312,763
17th Weekend - /
-
$18,977 /
$128,344,089
18th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
19th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
20th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
  Ghostbusters:
Afterlife
Ghostbusters
Opening Week $63,314,511 /
$63,314,511
$65,256,739 /
$65,256,739
2nd Week $28,527,083 /
$91,841,594
$31,114,732 /
$96,371,471
3rd Week $13,062,687 /
$104,904,281
$15,540,465 /
$111,911,936
4th Week $8,945,603 /
$113,849,884
$7,497,066 /
$119,409,002
5th Week $5,375,303 /
$119,225,187
$3,451,432 /
$122,860,434
6th Week $2,718,254 /
$121,943,441
$1,542,187 /
$124,402,621
7th Week $1,980,684 /
$123,924,125
$772,006 /
$125,174,627
8th Week $1,415,124 /
$125,339,249
$1,528,268 /
$126,702,895
9th Week $1,113,290 /
$126,452,539
$356,692 /
$127,059,587
10th Week $836,358 /
$127,288,897
$256,397 /
$127,315,984
11th Week $958,762 /
$128,247,659
$168,255 /
$127,484,239
12th Week $637,607 /
$128,885,266
$299,516 /
$127,783,755
13th Week $241,379 /
$129,126,645
$249,620 /
$128,033,375
14th Week $129,268 /
$129,255,913
$150,603 /
$128,183,978
15th Week $75,458 /
$129,331,371
$88,783 /
$128,272,761
16th Week $29,204 /
$129,360,575
$52,351 /
$128,325,112
17th Week - /
-
$25,462 /
$128,350,574
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.