Movie Comparison: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) vs. Aquaman (2018)

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  Guardians
of the Galaxy
Aquaman
Domestic Release Date Aug 1, 2014Dec 21, 2018
Production Budget $170,000,000$160,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 4,0804,125
Maximum Theaters 4,0884,184
Theatrical Engagements 39,72531,526
Domestic Opening Weekend $94,320,883$67,873,522
Domestic Box Office $333,714,112$335,061,807
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$440,239,450$395,605,216
International Box Office $437,168,283$796,787,895
Worldwide Box Office $770,882,395$1,131,849,702
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Guardians
of the Galaxy
Aquaman
1st Friday $37,845,336 /
$37,845,336
$27,733,155 /
$32,433,155
1st Saturday $30,989,857 /
$68,835,193
$21,346,634 /
$53,779,789
1st Sunday $25,485,690 /
$94,320,883
$18,793,733 /
$72,573,522
1st Monday $11,722,356 /
$106,043,239
$10,851,928 /
$83,425,450
1st Tuesday $11,907,821 /
$117,951,060
$21,982,419 /
$105,407,869
1st Wednesday $8,808,382 /
$126,759,442
$16,903,518 /
$122,311,387
1st Thursday $7,631,397 /
$134,390,839
$14,622,228 /
$136,933,615
2nd Friday $12,312,683 /
$146,703,522
$17,041,113 /
$153,974,728
2nd Saturday $16,947,112 /
$163,650,634
$18,632,907 /
$172,607,635
2nd Sunday $12,865,127 /
$176,515,761
$16,440,551 /
$189,048,186
2nd Monday $5,343,905 /
$181,859,666
$10,011,638 /
$199,059,824
2nd Tuesday $6,609,534 /
$188,469,200
$16,377,779 /
$215,437,603
2nd Wednesday $4,849,881 /
$193,319,081
$7,379,476 /
$222,817,079
2nd Thursday $4,226,740 /
$197,545,821
$6,203,801 /
$229,020,880
3rd Friday $6,940,576 /
$204,486,397
$9,388,082 /
$238,408,962
3rd Saturday $10,353,882 /
$214,840,279
$13,053,690 /
$251,462,652
3rd Sunday $7,821,106 /
$222,661,385
$8,561,508 /
$260,024,160
3rd Monday $2,884,902 /
$225,546,287
$2,583,295 /
$262,607,455
3rd Tuesday $3,511,416 /
$229,057,703
$3,852,619 /
$266,460,074
3rd Wednesday $2,623,129 /
$231,680,832
$2,134,441 /
$268,594,515
3rd Thursday $2,573,025 /
$234,253,857
$2,002,266 /
$270,596,781
4th Friday $4,818,549 /
$239,072,406
$4,556,191 /
$275,152,972
4th Saturday $7,480,888 /
$246,553,294
$7,747,528 /
$282,900,500
4th Sunday $4,902,775 /
$251,456,069
$5,047,415 /
$287,947,915
4th Monday $1,662,402 /
$253,118,471
$1,421,575 /
$289,369,490
4th Tuesday $2,109,302 /
$255,227,773
$2,268,757 /
$291,638,247
4th Wednesday $1,507,039 /
$256,734,812
$1,277,372 /
$292,915,619
4th Thursday $1,562,456 /
$258,297,268
$1,091,229 /
$294,006,848
5th Friday $3,846,423 /
$262,143,691
$2,533,388 /
$296,540,236
5th Saturday $6,220,274 /
$268,363,965
$4,441,834 /
$300,982,070
5th Sunday $7,015,565 /
$275,379,530
$3,200,845 /
$304,182,915
5th Monday $5,824,589 /
$281,204,119
$2,569,092 /
$306,752,007
5th Tuesday $1,387,915 /
$282,592,034
$1,101,903 /
$307,853,910
5th Wednesday $974,670 /
$283,566,704
$662,552 /
$308,516,462
5th Thursday $841,150 /
$284,407,854
$687,612 /
$309,204,074
6th Friday $2,707,279 /
$287,115,133
$1,710,559 /
$310,914,633
6th Saturday $5,050,351 /
$292,165,484
$3,424,398 /
$314,339,031
6th Sunday $2,599,715 /
$294,765,199
$2,130,166 /
$316,469,197
6th Monday $721,759 /
$295,486,958
$481,467 /
$316,950,664
6th Tuesday $941,747 /
$296,428,705
$744,573 /
$317,695,237
6th Wednesday $728,882 /
$297,157,587
$495,595 /
$318,190,832
6th Thursday $727,245 /
$297,884,832
$551,408 /
$318,742,240
7th Friday $2,114,165 /
$299,998,997
$1,272,562 /
$320,014,802
7th Saturday $3,905,201 /
$303,904,198
$2,596,347 /
$322,611,149
7th Sunday $2,082,992 /
$305,987,190
$1,011,229 /
$323,622,378
7th Monday $578,865 /
$306,566,055
$377,778 /
$324,000,156
7th Tuesday $778,903 /
$307,344,958
$585,973 /
$324,586,129
7th Wednesday $586,451 /
$307,931,409
$356,515 /
$324,942,644
7th Thursday $557,622 /
$308,489,031
$304,398 /
$325,247,042
8th Friday $1,382,821 /
$309,871,852
$743,380 /
$325,990,422
8th Saturday $2,475,953 /
$312,347,805
$1,555,455 /
$327,545,877
8th Sunday $1,383,512 /
$313,731,317
$902,818 /
$328,448,695
8th Monday $364,039 /
$314,095,356
$240,960 /
$328,689,655
8th Tuesday $448,190 /
$314,543,546
$306,567 /
$328,996,222
8th Wednesday $382,862 /
$314,926,408
$157,544 /
$329,153,766
8th Thursday $476,867 /
$315,403,275
$332,336 /
$329,486,102
9th Friday $1,025,002 /
$316,428,277
$422,226 /
$329,908,328
9th Saturday $1,771,534 /
$318,199,811
$816,792 /
$330,725,120
9th Sunday $969,405 /
$319,169,216
$611,514 /
$331,336,634
9th Monday $284,311 /
$319,453,527
$413,580 /
$331,750,214
9th Tuesday $341,097 /
$319,794,624
$187,137 /
$331,937,351
9th Wednesday $273,729 /
$320,068,353
$126,004 /
$332,063,355
9th Thursday $258,051 /
$320,326,404
$112,192 /
$332,175,547
10th Friday $801,532 /
$321,127,936
$190,298 /
$332,365,845
10th Saturday $1,461,506 /
$322,589,442
$363,114 /
$332,728,959
10th Sunday $742,045 /
$323,331,487
$206,303 /
$332,935,262
10th Monday $214,336 /
$323,545,823
$55,494 /
$332,990,756
10th Tuesday $270,901 /
$323,816,724
$85,346 /
$333,076,102
10th Wednesday $228,921 /
$324,045,645
$64,531 /
$333,140,633
10th Thursday $224,259 /
$324,269,904
$59,446 /
$333,200,079
  Guardians
of the Galaxy
Aquaman
Opening Weekend $94,320,883 /
$94,320,883
$67,873,522 /
$72,573,522
2nd Weekend $42,124,922 /
$176,515,761
$52,114,571 /
$189,048,186
3rd Weekend $25,115,564 /
$222,661,385
$31,003,280 /
$260,024,160
4th Weekend $17,202,212 /
$251,456,069
$17,351,134 /
$287,947,915
5th Weekend $17,082,262 /
$275,379,530
$10,176,067 /
$304,182,915
6th Weekend $10,357,345 /
$294,765,199
$7,265,123 /
$316,469,197
7th Weekend $8,102,358 /
$305,987,190
$4,880,138 /
$323,622,378
8th Weekend $5,242,286 /
$313,731,317
$3,201,653 /
$328,448,695
9th Weekend $3,765,941 /
$319,169,216
$1,850,532 /
$331,336,634
10th Weekend $3,005,083 /
$323,331,487
$759,715 /
$332,935,262
11th Weekend $1,824,863 /
$326,094,767
$458,206 /
$333,658,285
12th Weekend $959,912 /
$327,792,643
$200,033 /
$334,036,292
13th Weekend $554,531 /
$328,650,120
$292,701 /
$334,427,957
14th Weekend $563,687 /
$329,390,224
$228,302 /
$334,776,596
15th Weekend $415,000 /
$329,805,224
$141,069 /
$335,012,133
16th Weekend $292,787 /
$330,487,141
- /
-
17th Weekend $471,000 /
$331,041,783
- /
-
18th Weekend $461,937 /
$331,855,381
- /
-
19th Weekend $266,761 /
$332,226,145
- /
-
20th Weekend $180,906 /
$332,490,182
- /
-
  Guardians
of the Galaxy
Aquaman
Opening Week $134,390,839 /
$134,390,839
$132,233,615 /
$136,933,615
2nd Week $63,154,982 /
$197,545,821
$92,087,265 /
$229,020,880
3rd Week $36,708,036 /
$234,253,857
$41,575,901 /
$270,596,781
4th Week $24,043,411 /
$258,297,268
$23,410,067 /
$294,006,848
5th Week $26,110,586 /
$284,407,854
$15,197,226 /
$309,204,074
6th Week $13,476,978 /
$297,884,832
$9,538,166 /
$318,742,240
7th Week $10,604,199 /
$308,489,031
$6,504,802 /
$325,247,042
8th Week $6,914,244 /
$315,403,275
$4,239,060 /
$329,486,102
9th Week $4,923,129 /
$320,326,404
$2,689,445 /
$332,175,547
10th Week $3,943,500 /
$324,269,904
$1,024,532 /
$333,200,079
11th Week $2,562,827 /
$326,832,731
$636,180 /
$333,836,259
12th Week $1,262,858 /
$328,095,589
$298,997 /
$334,135,256
13th Week $730,948 /
$328,826,537
$413,038 /
$334,548,294
14th Week - /
-
$322,770 /
$334,871,064
15th Week $804,130 /
$330,194,354
$190,743 /
$335,061,807
16th Week $376,429 /
$330,570,783
- /
-
17th Week $822,661 /
$331,393,444
- /
-
18th Week $565,940 /
$331,959,384
- /
-
19th Week $349,892 /
$332,309,276
- /
-
20th Week $243,069 /
$332,552,345
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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.