Movie Comparison: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) vs. Darkest Hour (2017)

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  Mandela:
Long Walk
to Freedom
Darkest Hour
Domestic Release Date Nov 29, 2013Nov 22, 2017
Production Budget $35,000,000$30,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 44
Maximum Theaters 1,0101,733
Theatrical Engagements 2,91913,308
Domestic Opening Weekend $84,283$175,006
Domestic Box Office $8,323,085$56,443,120
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$11,027,821$67,124,872
International Box Office $21,567,317$94,364,510
Worldwide Box Office $29,890,402$150,807,630
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Mandela:
Long Walk
to Freedom
Darkest Hour
1st Friday $30,700 /
$30,700
$61,229 /
$132,984
1st Saturday $36,670 /
$67,370
$65,596 /
$198,580
1st Sunday $16,913 /
$84,283
$48,181 /
$246,761
1st Monday $4,984 /
$89,267
$14,236 /
$260,997
1st Tuesday $4,398 /
$93,665
$13,503 /
$274,500
1st Wednesday $3,938 /
$97,603
$14,691 /
$289,191
1st Thursday $8,113 /
$105,716
$14,290 /
$303,481
2nd Friday $19,562 /
$125,278
$24,336 /
$327,817
2nd Saturday $33,194 /
$158,472
$48,150 /
$375,967
2nd Sunday $22,638 /
$181,110
$35,886 /
$411,853
2nd Monday $6,600 /
$187,710
$10,966 /
$422,819
2nd Tuesday $5,615 /
$193,325
$9,974 /
$432,793
2nd Wednesday $6,002 /
$199,327
$10,476 /
$443,269
2nd Thursday $6,668 /
$205,995
$11,639 /
$454,908
3rd Friday $9,927 /
$215,922
$209,643 /
$664,551
3rd Saturday $12,872 /
$228,794
$315,300 /
$979,851
3rd Sunday $12,285 /
$241,079
$216,474 /
$1,196,325
3rd Monday $3,811 /
$244,890
$69,500 /
$1,265,825
3rd Tuesday $3,277 /
$248,167
$79,235 /
$1,345,060
3rd Wednesday $8,326 /
$256,493
$76,366 /
$1,421,426
3rd Thursday $7,269 /
$263,762
$69,422 /
$1,490,848
4th Friday $9,049 /
$272,811
$211,889 /
$1,702,737
4th Saturday $10,499 /
$283,310
$368,094 /
$2,070,831
4th Sunday $9,683 /
$292,993
$267,542 /
$2,338,373
4th Monday - /
-
$116,303 /
$2,454,676
4th Tuesday - /
-
$135,996 /
$2,590,672
4th Wednesday - /
-
$132,410 /
$2,723,082
4th Thursday - /
-
$129,995 /
$2,853,077
5th Friday $800,256 /
$3,109,724
$1,424,005 /
$4,277,082
5th Saturday $901,124 /
$4,010,848
$1,530,290 /
$5,807,372
5th Sunday $539,365 /
$4,550,213
$937,650 /
$6,745,022
5th Monday $361,072 /
$4,911,285
$1,622,510 /
$8,367,532
5th Tuesday $324,835 /
$5,236,120
$1,518,300 /
$9,885,832
5th Wednesday $545,346 /
$5,781,466
$1,381,400 /
$11,267,232
5th Thursday $224,352 /
$6,005,818
$1,380,055 /
$12,647,287
6th Friday $337,961 /
$6,343,779
$1,747,800 /
$14,395,087
6th Saturday $485,424 /
$6,829,203
$1,965,850 /
$16,360,937
6th Sunday $232,384 /
$7,061,587
$1,771,920 /
$18,132,857
6th Monday $94,236 /
$7,155,823
$1,525,195 /
$19,658,052
6th Tuesday $124,017 /
$7,279,840
$936,070 /
$20,594,122
6th Wednesday $104,075 /
$7,383,915
$778,545 /
$21,372,667
6th Thursday $101,288 /
$7,485,203
$663,440 /
$22,036,107
7th Friday $76,968 /
$7,562,171
$1,826,740 /
$23,862,847
7th Saturday $120,233 /
$7,682,404
$2,605,260 /
$26,468,107
7th Sunday $77,866 /
$7,760,270
$1,618,225 /
$28,086,332
7th Monday $30,161 /
$7,790,431
$611,940 /
$28,698,272
7th Tuesday $38,322 /
$7,828,753
$974,805 /
$29,673,077
7th Wednesday $31,993 /
$7,860,746
$797,270 /
$30,470,347
7th Thursday $35,640 /
$7,896,386
$745,205 /
$31,215,552
8th Friday $27,281 /
$7,923,667
$1,245,030 /
$32,460,582
8th Saturday $30,872 /
$7,954,539
$1,821,915 /
$34,282,497
8th Sunday $22,338 /
$7,976,877
$1,395,795 /
$35,678,292
8th Monday $26,103 /
$8,002,980
$952,980 /
$36,631,272
8th Tuesday $10,772 /
$8,013,752
$526,445 /
$37,157,717
8th Wednesday $8,703 /
$8,022,455
$438,450 /
$37,596,167
8th Thursday $8,997 /
$8,031,452
$467,010 /
$38,063,177
9th Friday $11,852 /
$8,043,304
$802,925 /
$38,866,102
9th Saturday $20,347 /
$8,063,651
$1,328,905 /
$40,195,007
9th Sunday $16,220 /
$8,079,871
$597,980 /
$40,792,987
9th Monday $4,384 /
$8,084,255
$292,970 /
$41,085,957
9th Tuesday $6,056 /
$8,090,311
$447,495 /
$41,533,452
9th Wednesday $5,254 /
$8,095,565
$385,905 /
$41,919,357
9th Thursday $8,302 /
$8,103,867
$393,050 /
$42,312,407
10th Friday $14,051 /
$8,117,918
$756,075 /
$43,068,482
10th Saturday $17,232 /
$8,135,150
$1,253,240 /
$44,321,722
10th Sunday $5,935 /
$8,141,085
$877,520 /
$45,199,242
10th Monday $3,924 /
$8,145,009
$284,540 /
$45,483,782
10th Tuesday $8,573 /
$8,153,582
$352,370 /
$45,836,152
10th Wednesday $4,504 /
$8,158,086
$290,445 /
$46,126,597
10th Thursday $7,324 /
$8,165,410
$296,560 /
$46,423,157
  Mandela:
Long Walk
to Freedom
Darkest Hour
Opening Weekend $84,283 /
$84,283
$175,006 /
$246,761
2nd Weekend $77,652 /
$183,368
$108,372 /
$411,853
3rd Weekend $35,084 /
$241,079
$741,417 /
$1,196,325
4th Weekend $29,231 /
$292,993
$847,525 /
$2,338,373
5th Weekend $2,240,745 /
$4,550,213
$3,891,945 /
$6,745,022
6th Weekend $1,055,769 /
$7,061,587
$5,485,570 /
$18,132,857
7th Weekend $275,067 /
$7,760,270
$6,050,225 /
$28,086,332
8th Weekend $80,491 /
$7,976,877
$4,462,740 /
$35,678,292
9th Weekend $48,419 /
$8,079,871
$2,729,810 /
$40,792,987
10th Weekend $37,218 /
$8,141,085
$2,886,835 /
$45,199,242
11th Weekend $19,802 /
$8,185,212
$2,362,975 /
$48,786,132
12th Weekend $16,584 /
$8,217,512
$1,604,995 /
$51,485,087
13th Weekend $9,047 /
$8,242,536
$927,190 /
$53,168,882
14th Weekend $18,094 /
$8,271,237
$745,625 /
$54,465,467
15th Weekend $8,683 /
$8,294,320
$696,160 /
$55,550,377
16th Weekend $7,256 /
$8,307,231
$265,545 /
$56,088,295
17th Weekend $4,236 /
$8,316,027
$102,595 /
$56,309,040
18th Weekend - /
-
$41,480 /
$56,402,780
19th Weekend - /
-
$14,935 /
$56,443,120
20th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
  Mandela:
Long Walk
to Freedom
Darkest Hour
Opening Week $105,716 /
$105,716
$71,755 /
$71,755
2nd Week $100,279 /
$205,995
$231,726 /
$303,481
3rd Week $57,767 /
$263,762
$151,427 /
$454,908
4th Week $2,045,706 /
$2,309,468
$1,035,940 /
$1,490,848
5th Week $3,696,350 /
$6,005,818
$1,362,229 /
$2,853,077
6th Week $1,479,385 /
$7,485,203
$9,794,210 /
$12,647,287
7th Week $411,183 /
$7,896,386
$9,388,820 /
$22,036,107
8th Week $135,066 /
$8,031,452
$9,179,445 /
$31,215,552
9th Week $72,415 /
$8,103,867
$6,847,625 /
$38,063,177
10th Week $61,543 /
$8,165,410
$4,249,230 /
$42,312,407
11th Week $35,518 /
$8,200,928
$4,110,750 /
$46,423,157
12th Week $32,561 /
$8,233,489
$3,456,935 /
$49,880,092
13th Week $19,654 /
$8,253,143
$2,361,600 /
$52,241,692
14th Week $32,494 /
$8,285,637
$1,478,150 /
$53,719,842
15th Week $14,338 /
$8,299,975
$1,134,375 /
$54,854,217
16th Week $11,816 /
$8,311,791
$968,533 /
$55,822,750
17th Week $11,294 /
$8,323,085
$383,695 /
$56,206,445
18th Week - /
-
$154,855 /
$56,361,300
19th Week - /
-
$66,885 /
$56,428,185
20th Week - /
-
- /
-

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.