Movie Comparison: Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓) (1988) vs. Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し) (2001)

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  Grave of
the Fireflies
(火垂るの墓)
Spirited
Away (千と千尋の神隠し)
Domestic Title Spirited
Away
Domestic Release Date TBD/NASep 20, 2002
Production Budget  $19,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 26
Maximum Theaters 714
Theatrical Engagements 3,534
Domestic Opening Weekend  $449,839
Domestic Box Office $10,049,886
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$18,336,219
International Box Office $2,475$373,920,836
Worldwide Box Office $2,475$383,970,722
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Grave of
the Fireflies
(火垂るの墓)
Spirited
Away (千と千尋の神隠し)
1st Friday - /
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$125,272 /
$125,272
1st Saturday - /
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$184,957 /
$310,229
1st Sunday - /
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$139,610 /
$449,839
1st Monday - /
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1st Tuesday - /
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2nd Friday - /
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$132,160 /
$715,000
2nd Saturday - /
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$220,867 /
$935,867
2nd Sunday - /
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$174,692 /
$1,110,559
2nd Monday - /
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3rd Friday - /
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$157,173 /
$1,401,423
3rd Saturday - /
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$265,776 /
$1,667,199
3rd Sunday - /
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$188,098 /
$1,855,297
3rd Monday - /
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4th Friday - /
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$148,559 /
$2,182,249
4th Saturday - /
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$270,938 /
$2,453,187
4th Sunday - /
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$215,404 /
$2,668,591
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  Grave of
the Fireflies
(火垂るの墓)
Spirited
Away (千と千尋の神隠し)
Opening Weekend - /
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$449,839 /
$449,839
2nd Weekend - /
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$527,719 /
$1,110,559
3rd Weekend - /
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$611,047 /
$1,855,297
4th Weekend - /
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$634,901 /
$2,668,591
5th Weekend - /
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$519,252 /
$3,424,435
6th Weekend - /
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$415,924 /
$3,997,219
7th Weekend - /
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$312,224 /
$4,417,007
8th Weekend - /
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$269,983 /
$4,787,610
9th Weekend - /
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$128,418 /
$5,025,619
10th Weekend - /
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$67,420 /
$5,134,260
11th Weekend - /
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$57,706 /
$5,220,569
12th Weekend - /
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$36,309 /
$5,273,241
13th Weekend - /
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$27,243 /
$5,315,997
14th Weekend - /
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$15,481 /
$5,344,088
15th Weekend - /
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$30,141 /
$5,392,006
16th Weekend - /
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$24,305 /
$5,462,320
17th Weekend - /
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$20,683 /
$5,494,035
18th Weekend - /
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$16,033 /
$5,523,342
19th Weekend - /
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$10,784 /
$5,538,482
20th Weekend - /
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$7,954 /
$5,551,020
  Grave of
the Fireflies
(火垂るの墓)
Spirited
Away (千と千尋の神隠し)
Opening Week - /
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$582,840 /
$582,840
2nd Week - /
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$661,410 /
$1,244,250
3rd Week - /
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$789,440 /
$2,033,690
4th Week - /
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$871,493 /
$2,905,183
5th Week - /
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$676,112 /
$3,581,295
6th Week - /
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$523,488 /
$4,104,783
7th Week - /
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$412,844 /
$4,517,627
8th Week - /
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$379,574 /
$4,897,201
9th Week - /
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$169,639 /
$5,066,840
10th Week - /
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$96,023 /
$5,162,863
11th Week - /
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$74,069 /
$5,236,932
12th Week - /
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$51,822 /
$5,288,754
13th Week - /
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$39,853 /
$5,328,607
14th Week - /
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$33,258 /
$5,361,865
15th Week - /
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$76,150 /
$5,438,015
16th Week - /
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$35,337 /
$5,473,352
17th Week - /
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$33,957 /
$5,507,309
18th Week - /
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$20,389 /
$5,527,698
19th Week - /
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$15,368 /
$5,543,066
20th Week - /
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$14,308 /
$5,557,374

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.