Movie Comparison: Vanilla Sky (2001) vs. Tropic Thunder (2008)

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  Vanilla SkyTropic Thunder
Domestic Release Date Dec 14, 2001Aug 13, 2008
Production Budget $70,000,000$90,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,7423,319
Maximum Theaters 2,8423,473
Theatrical Engagements 22,98121,731
Domestic Opening Weekend $25,015,518$25,812,796
Domestic Box Office $100,614,858$110,515,313
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$190,669,849$165,926,892
International Box Office $102,111,747$80,629,943
Worldwide Box Office $202,726,605$191,145,256
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Vanilla SkyTropic Thunder
1st Friday $8,408,000 /
$8,408,000
$8,208,800 /
$19,241,592
1st Saturday $9,099,000 /
$17,507,000
$9,582,941 /
$28,824,533
1st Sunday $6,400,000 /
$25,020,000
$8,021,055 /
$36,845,588
1st Monday $2,236,000 /
$27,252,000
$3,590,742 /
$40,436,330
1st Tuesday $2,243,000 /
$29,495,000
$3,527,597 /
$43,963,927
1st Wednesday $1,821,000 /
$31,317,000
$2,905,228 /
$46,869,155
1st Thursday $1,208,000 /
$32,525,000
$2,698,565 /
$49,567,720
2nd Friday $4,075,000 /
$36,600,000
$4,884,338 /
$54,452,058
2nd Saturday $4,016,000 /
$40,616,000
$6,477,403 /
$60,929,461
2nd Sunday $3,704,000 /
$44,320,000
$4,950,454 /
$65,879,915
2nd Monday $1,750,000 /
$46,500,000
$1,897,596 /
$67,777,511
2nd Tuesday $2,950,000 /
$49,493,961
$1,790,558 /
$69,568,069
2nd Wednesday $2,963,000 /
$52,547,000
$1,439,940 /
$71,008,009
2nd Thursday $2,705,000 /
$55,252,000
$1,365,815 /
$72,333,824
3rd Friday $3,518,000 /
$58,770,000
$3,014,038 /
$75,347,862
3rd Saturday $4,302,000 /
$63,072,000
$4,200,171 /
$79,548,033
3rd Sunday $3,623,000 /
$66,695,000
$4,304,402 /
$83,852,435
3rd Monday $2,062,000 /
$68,757,000
$3,083,510 /
$86,935,945
3rd Tuesday $2,775,000 /
$71,395,769
$899,643 /
$87,835,588
3rd Wednesday $1,416,000 /
$72,812,000
$751,881 /
$88,587,469
3rd Thursday $1,143,000 /
$73,955,000
$723,450 /
$89,310,919
4th Friday $2,239,000 /
$76,194,000
$2,103,284 /
$91,414,203
4th Saturday $3,268,000 /
$79,494,000
$3,397,702 /
$94,811,905
4th Sunday $1,585,000 /
$81,080,174
$1,729,724 /
$96,541,629
4th Monday $565,000 /
$81,645,000
$528,967 /
$97,070,596
4th Tuesday $712,000 /
$82,358,000
$641,461 /
$97,712,057
4th Wednesday $559,000 /
$82,917,000
$535,653 /
$98,247,710
4th Thursday $518,000 /
$83,435,000
$542,954 /
$98,790,664
5th Friday $1,513,000 /
$84,948,000
$1,218,010 /
$100,008,674
5th Saturday $2,243,000 /
$87,191,000
$1,901,683 /
$101,910,357
5th Sunday $1,144,000 /
$88,459,249
$1,063,712 /
$102,974,069
5th Monday $379,000 /
$88,838,000
$313,954 /
$103,288,023
5th Tuesday $478,000 /
$89,316,000
$337,887 /
$103,625,910
5th Wednesday $377,000 /
$89,694,000
$305,157 /
$103,931,067
5th Thursday $363,000 /
$90,057,000
$318,414 /
$104,249,481
6th Friday $881,000 /
$90,938,000
$750,102 /
$104,999,583
6th Saturday - /
-
$1,180,366 /
$106,169,366
6th Sunday - /
-
$625,773 /
$106,805,722
6th Monday - /
-
$186,618 /
$106,992,340
6th Tuesday $280,000 /
$93,929,000
$206,938 /
$107,199,278
6th Wednesday $246,000 /
$94,175,000
$192,089 /
$107,391,367
6th Thursday $247,000 /
$94,422,000
$192,348 /
$107,583,715
7th Friday - /
-
$322,800 /
$107,906,515
7th Saturday - /
-
$572,103 /
$108,478,618
7th Sunday - /
-
$290,047 /
$108,768,665
7th Monday - /
-
$91,743 /
$108,860,408
7th Tuesday - /
-
$107,617 /
$108,968,025
7th Wednesday - /
-
$95,181 /
$109,063,206
7th Thursday - /
-
$82,363 /
$109,145,569
8th Friday - /
-
$102,000 /
$109,247,569
8th Saturday - /
-
$142,436 /
$109,390,005
8th Sunday - /
-
$82,157 /
$109,472,162
8th Monday - /
-
$24,141 /
$109,496,303
8th Tuesday - /
-
$27,835 /
$109,524,138
8th Wednesday - /
-
$27,918 /
$109,552,056
8th Thursday - /
-
$28,941 /
$109,580,997
9th Friday - /
-
$47,234 /
$109,628,231
9th Saturday - /
-
$65,284 /
$109,693,515
9th Sunday - /
-
$38,242 /
$109,731,757
9th Monday - /
-
$16,796 /
$109,748,553
9th Tuesday - /
-
$13,540 /
$109,762,093
9th Wednesday - /
-
$11,509 /
$109,773,602
9th Thursday - /
-
$13,266 /
$109,786,868
10th Friday - /
-
$28,752 /
$109,815,620
10th Saturday - /
-
$40,143 /
$109,855,763
10th Sunday - /
-
$20,370 /
$109,876,133
10th Monday - /
-
$7,018 /
$109,883,151
10th Tuesday - /
-
$9,235 /
$109,892,386
10th Wednesday - /
-
$8,522 /
$109,900,908
10th Thursday - /
-
$7,336 /
$109,908,244
  Vanilla SkyTropic Thunder
Opening Weekend $25,015,518 /
$25,015,518
$25,812,796 /
$25,812,796
2nd Weekend $12,076,661 /
$49,493,961
$16,272,195 /
$65,839,915
3rd Weekend $11,515,135 /
$71,395,769
$11,518,611 /
$83,852,435
4th Weekend $7,125,023 /
$81,080,174
$7,230,710 /
$96,541,629
5th Weekend $5,024,693 /
$88,459,249
$4,183,405 /
$102,974,069
6th Weekend $3,115,310 /
$93,648,572
$2,556,241 /
$106,805,722
7th Weekend $1,654,127 /
$96,076,019
$1,184,950 /
$108,768,665
8th Weekend $943,555 /
$97,545,036
$326,593 /
$109,472,162
9th Weekend $527,986 /
$98,467,985
$150,760 /
$109,731,757
10th Weekend $279,148 /
$99,027,224
$89,265 /
$109,876,133
11th Weekend $181,852 /
$99,282,596
$172,005 /
$110,080,249
12th Weekend $104,807 /
$99,445,635
$120,057 /
$110,268,794
13th Weekend $88,071 /
$99,590,479
$95,882 /
$110,416,702
14th Weekend $81,270 /
$99,711,474
- /
-
15th Weekend $78,582 /
$99,846,298
- /
-
16th Weekend $196,119 /
$100,112,194
- /
-
17th Weekend $168,170 /
$100,391,230
- /
-
18th Weekend $77,572 /
$100,538,919
- /
-
19th Weekend $31,391 /
$100,593,564
- /
-
20th Weekend $11,484 /
$100,614,858
- /
-
  Vanilla SkyTropic Thunder
Opening Week $37,417,300 /
$37,417,300
$11,032,792 /
$11,032,792
2nd Week $22,463,334 /
$59,880,634
$49,567,720 /
$49,567,720
3rd Week $14,074,517 /
$73,955,151
$22,766,104 /
$72,333,824
4th Week $9,479,405 /
$83,434,556
$16,977,095 /
$89,310,919
5th Week $7,098,706 /
$90,533,262
$9,479,745 /
$98,790,664
6th Week $3,888,630 /
$94,421,892
$5,458,817 /
$104,249,481
7th Week $2,179,589 /
$96,601,481
$3,334,234 /
$107,583,715
8th Week $1,338,518 /
$97,939,999
$1,561,854 /
$109,145,569
9th Week $808,077 /
$98,748,076
$435,428 /
$109,580,997
10th Week $352,668 /
$99,100,744
$205,871 /
$109,786,868
11th Week $240,084 /
$99,340,828
$121,376 /
$109,908,244
12th Week $161,580 /
$99,502,408
$240,493 /
$110,148,737
13th Week $127,796 /
$99,630,204
$172,083 /
$110,320,820
14th Week $137,512 /
$99,767,716
$140,487 /
$110,461,307
15th Week $148,359 /
$99,916,075
- /
-
16th Week $306,985 /
$100,223,060
- /
-
17th Week $238,287 /
$100,461,347
- /
-
18th Week $100,826 /
$100,562,173
- /
-
19th Week $41,201 /
$100,603,374
- /
-
20th Week $11,484 /
$100,614,858
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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.