Movie Comparison: Lake Placid (1999) vs. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

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  Lake PlacidThe Day After
Tomorrow
Domestic Release Date Jul 16, 1999May 28, 2004
Production Budget $27,000,000$125,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,0953,425
Maximum Theaters 2,1023,444
Theatrical Engagements 9,20419,933
Domestic Opening Weekend $10,974,145$68,743,584
Domestic Box Office $31,770,413$186,740,799
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$67,418,314$324,165,186
International Box Office $369,099,318
Worldwide Box Office $31,770,413$555,840,117
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Lake PlacidThe Day After
Tomorrow
1st Friday $3,505,000 /
$3,505,000
$24,700,000 /
$24,700,000
1st Saturday $4,105,000 /
$7,610,000
$23,789,623 /
$47,294,053
1st Sunday $3,247,000 /
$10,974,000
$21,449,531 /
$68,743,584
1st Monday $1,332,067 /
$12,306,212
$17,063,757 /
$85,807,341
1st Tuesday $1,301,544 /
$13,607,756
$5,848,000 /
$91,656,000
1st Wednesday $1,097,824 /
$14,705,580
$4,809,000 /
$96,465,000
1st Thursday $1,071,911 /
$15,777,491
$4,144,000 /
$100,609,000
2nd Friday $1,635,000 /
$17,412,000
$8,400,000 /
$109,000,000
2nd Saturday $2,235,000 /
$19,647,000
$11,286,951 /
$120,434,052
2nd Sunday $1,641,000 /
$21,370,207
$8,044,792 /
$128,478,844
2nd Monday $718,006 /
$22,088,213
$2,601,000 /
$131,080,000
2nd Tuesday $768,558 /
$22,856,771
$2,503,000 /
$133,582,000
2nd Wednesday $541,054 /
$23,397,825
$2,520,000 /
$136,102,000
2nd Thursday $529,484 /
$23,927,309
$2,504,000 /
$138,607,000
3rd Friday $710,000 /
$24,637,000
$4,600,000 /
$143,200,000
3rd Saturday $1,020,000 /
$25,657,000
$5,997,078 /
$149,272,353
3rd Sunday - /
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$3,872,461 /
$153,144,814
3rd Monday $338,909 /
$26,945,297
$1,975,000 /
$154,819,000
3rd Tuesday $349,644 /
$27,294,941
$1,507,000 /
$156,326,000
3rd Wednesday $300,047 /
$27,594,988
$1,436,000 /
$157,762,000
3rd Thursday $287,629 /
$27,882,617
$1,444,000 /
$159,206,000
4th Friday - /
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$2,300,000 /
$161,500,000
4th Saturday - /
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$3,267,849 /
$164,832,717
4th Sunday $267,000 /
$28,749,158
$2,477,550 /
$167,310,267
4th Monday $107,220 /
$28,856,378
$965,000 /
$168,275,000
4th Tuesday $106,815 /
$28,963,193
$1,018,000 /
$169,294,000
4th Wednesday $93,340 /
$29,056,533
$775,000 /
$170,069,000
4th Thursday $98,351 /
$29,154,884
$803,000 /
$170,871,000
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  Lake PlacidThe Day After
Tomorrow
Opening Weekend $10,974,145 /
$10,974,145
$68,743,584 /
$68,743,584
2nd Weekend $5,592,716 /
$21,370,207
$27,869,665 /
$128,478,844
3rd Weekend $2,679,079 /
$26,606,388
$14,538,226 /
$153,144,814
4th Weekend $866,541 /
$28,749,158
$8,104,100 /
$167,310,267
5th Weekend $405,420 /
$29,560,304
$4,755,505 /
$175,626,913
6th Weekend $415,384 /
$30,133,865
$2,033,557 /
$179,546,080
7th Weekend $303,875 /
$30,617,693
$1,078,274 /
$182,109,550
8th Weekend $360,251 /
$31,091,658
$617,208 /
$183,304,973
9th Weekend $186,441 /
$31,330,504
$464,114 /
$184,110,900
10th Weekend $110,855 /
$31,497,268
$294,469 /
$184,674,202
11th Weekend $47,366 /
$31,580,852
$323,656 /
$185,220,683
12th Weekend $47,640 /
$31,652,145
$230,161 /
$185,667,752
13th Weekend $39,266 /
$31,708,369
$207,237 /
$185,984,768
14th Weekend $22,170 /
$31,741,852
$106,815 /
$186,188,336
15th Weekend $11,072 /
$31,758,907
$97,022 /
$186,342,374
16th Weekend $6,236 /
$31,768,374
$72,753 /
$186,474,798
17th Weekend - /
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$87,192 /
$186,583,549
18th Weekend - /
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$38,721 /
$186,645,502
19th Weekend - /
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$28,973 /
$186,687,402
20th Weekend - /
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$13,526 /
$186,712,078
  Lake PlacidThe Day After
Tomorrow
Opening Week $15,777,491 /
$15,777,491
$100,609,179 /
$100,609,179
2nd Week $8,149,818 /
$23,927,309
$37,997,409 /
$138,606,588
3rd Week $3,955,308 /
$27,882,617
$20,599,579 /
$159,206,167
4th Week $1,272,267 /
$29,154,884
$11,665,241 /
$170,871,408
5th Week $563,597 /
$29,718,481
$6,641,115 /
$177,512,523
6th Week $595,337 /
$30,313,818
$3,518,753 /
$181,031,276
7th Week $417,589 /
$30,731,407
$1,656,489 /
$182,687,765
8th Week $412,656 /
$31,144,063
$959,021 /
$183,646,786
9th Week $242,350 /
$31,386,413
$732,947 /
$184,379,733
10th Week $147,073 /
$31,533,486
$517,294 /
$184,897,027
11th Week $71,019 /
$31,604,505
$540,564 /
$185,437,591
12th Week $64,598 /
$31,669,103
$339,940 /
$185,777,531
13th Week $50,579 /
$31,719,682
$303,990 /
$186,081,521
14th Week $28,153 /
$31,747,835
$163,831 /
$186,245,352
15th Week $14,303 /
$31,762,138
$156,693 /
$186,402,045
16th Week $8,275 /
$31,770,413
$94,312 /
$186,496,357
17th Week - /
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$110,424 /
$186,606,781
18th Week - /
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$51,648 /
$186,658,429
19th Week - /
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$40,123 /
$186,698,552
20th Week - /
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$18,198 /
$186,716,750

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.