Movie Comparison: The Whale (2022) vs. The Wrestler (2008)

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  The WhaleThe Wrestler
Domestic Release Date Dec 21, 2022Dec 17, 2008
Production Budget $3,071,225$9,008,357
Opening Weekend Theaters 64
Maximum Theaters 1,721776
Theatrical Engagements 10,0766,737
Domestic Opening Weekend $340,038$304,353
Domestic Box Office $17,867,814$39,393,908
International Box Office $37,459,774$30,622,455
Worldwide Box Office $55,327,588$70,016,363
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The WhaleThe Wrestler
1st Friday $162,928 /
$162,928
$86,327 /
$214,705
1st Saturday $114,443 /
$277,372
$120,075 /
$334,781
1st Sunday $62,666 /
$340,038
$97,951 /
$432,731
1st Monday $31,261 /
$371,299
$50,774 /
$483,506
1st Tuesday $22,953 /
$394,252
$49,412 /
$532,918
1st Wednesday $24,653 /
$418,905
$45,832 /
$578,749
1st Thursday $17,525 /
$436,430
$202,127 /
$780,876
2nd Friday $50,231 /
$486,661
$192,792 /
$973,668
2nd Saturday $66,826 /
$553,487
$208,182 /
$1,181,850
2nd Sunday $31,135 /
$584,622
$180,861 /
$1,362,711
2nd Monday $18,166 /
$602,788
$146,943 /
$1,509,653
2nd Tuesday $13,080 /
$615,869
$147,521 /
$1,657,174
2nd Wednesday $698,802 /
$1,314,671
$98,523 /
$1,755,697
2nd Thursday $280,262 /
$1,594,932
$232,489 /
$1,988,186
3rd Friday $313,955 /
$1,908,887
$234,349 /
$2,222,536
3rd Saturday $224,950 /
$2,133,837
$239,915 /
$2,462,451
3rd Sunday $524,142 /
$2,657,979
$183,068 /
$2,645,519
3rd Monday $582,257 /
$3,240,237
$75,392 /
$2,720,911
3rd Tuesday $467,750 /
$3,707,986
$84,048 /
$2,804,959
3rd Wednesday $420,975 /
$4,128,961
$81,799 /
$2,886,758
3rd Thursday $423,820 /
$4,552,781
$77,023 /
$2,963,781
4th Friday $511,652 /
$5,064,433
$382,217 /
$3,345,998
4th Saturday $396,406 /
$5,460,839
$544,675 /
$3,890,673
4th Sunday $533,589 /
$5,994,427
$346,904 /
$4,237,577
4th Monday $473,117 /
$6,467,544
$192,767 /
$4,430,344
4th Tuesday $273,894 /
$6,741,438
$189,374 /
$4,619,718
4th Wednesday $237,735 /
$6,979,174
$174,483 /
$4,794,201
4th Thursday $229,534 /
$7,208,708
$178,364 /
$4,972,565
5th Friday $451,714 /
$7,660,422
$698,178 /
$5,670,742
5th Saturday $666,582 /
$8,327,003
$1,139,390 /
$6,810,133
5th Sunday $421,041 /
$8,748,045
$718,846 /
$7,528,979
5th Monday $162,772 /
$8,910,817
$512,802 /
$8,041,781
5th Tuesday $238,981 /
$9,149,798
$199,121 /
$8,240,902
5th Wednesday $189,837 /
$9,339,634
$225,370 /
$8,466,271
5th Thursday $173,936 /
$9,513,570
$259,774 /
$8,726,045
6th Friday $442,221 /
$9,955,791
$1,498,094 /
$10,224,139
6th Saturday $612,982 /
$10,568,772
$2,471,982 /
$12,696,121
6th Sunday $496,515 /
$11,065,287
$1,653,605 /
$14,349,726
6th Monday $402,177 /
$11,467,464
$452,173 /
$14,801,899
6th Tuesday $295,392 /
$11,762,857
$477,736 /
$15,279,635
6th Wednesday $215,901 /
$11,978,757
$407,086 /
$15,686,721
6th Thursday $214,745 /
$12,193,503
$436,312 /
$16,123,033
7th Friday $369,499 /
$12,563,002
$1,082,579 /
$17,205,613
7th Saturday $554,217 /
$13,117,219
$1,808,947 /
$19,014,560
7th Sunday $369,795 /
$13,487,014
$581,419 /
$19,595,979
7th Monday $155,571 /
$13,642,584
$332,330 /
$19,928,309
7th Tuesday $242,170 /
$13,884,755
$345,543 /
$20,273,851
7th Wednesday $176,140 /
$14,060,895
$337,822 /
$20,611,674
7th Thursday $171,645 /
$14,232,539
$352,623 /
$20,964,297
8th Friday $266,698 /
$14,499,237
$870,060 /
$21,834,357
8th Saturday $453,312 /
$14,952,549
$1,504,205 /
$23,338,562
8th Sunday $277,273 /
$15,229,822
$940,142 /
$24,278,704
8th Monday $111,558 /
$15,341,380
$267,228 /
$24,545,932
8th Tuesday $159,529 /
$15,500,909
$295,657 /
$24,841,590
8th Wednesday $113,265 /
$15,614,174
$261,628 /
$25,103,218
8th Thursday $91,894 /
$15,706,068
$274,500 /
$25,377,717
9th Friday $101,459 /
$15,807,527
$589,447 /
$25,967,164
9th Saturday $194,408 /
$16,001,934
$1,234,995 /
$27,202,159
9th Sunday $152,440 /
$16,154,375
$951,074 /
$28,153,233
9th Monday $50,742 /
$16,205,116
$599,857 /
$28,753,090
9th Tuesday $79,157 /
$16,284,273
$278,496 /
$29,031,586
9th Wednesday $59,019 /
$16,343,292
$276,267 /
$29,307,853
9th Thursday $50,278 /
$16,393,570
$310,201 /
$29,618,055
10th Friday $79,611 /
$16,473,181
$735,678 /
$30,353,732
10th Saturday $136,932 /
$16,610,113
$1,322,235 /
$31,675,967
10th Sunday $66,210 /
$16,676,323
$721,652 /
$32,397,619
10th Monday $43,805 /
$16,720,128
$217,504 /
$32,615,123
10th Tuesday $59,375 /
$16,779,503
$218,424 /
$32,833,547
10th Wednesday $36,500 /
$16,816,004
$188,940 /
$33,022,487
10th Thursday $30,590 /
$16,846,594
$194,975 /
$33,217,462
  The WhaleThe Wrestler
Opening Weekend $340,038 /
$340,038
$304,353 /
$432,731
2nd Weekend $148,192 /
$584,622
$581,835 /
$1,362,711
3rd Weekend $1,063,047 /
$2,657,979
$657,332 /
$2,645,519
4th Weekend $1,441,646 /
$5,994,427
$1,273,797 /
$4,237,577
5th Weekend $1,539,337 /
$8,748,045
$2,556,414 /
$7,528,979
6th Weekend $1,551,717 /
$11,065,287
$5,623,681 /
$14,349,726
7th Weekend $1,293,511 /
$13,487,014
$3,472,945 /
$19,595,979
8th Weekend $997,283 /
$15,229,822
$3,314,407 /
$24,278,704
9th Weekend $448,307 /
$16,154,375
$2,775,515 /
$28,153,233
10th Weekend $282,753 /
$16,692,678
$2,779,564 /
$32,397,619
11th Weekend $154,960 /
$17,001,554
$2,083,441 /
$35,300,903
12th Weekend $88,862 /
$17,177,355
$1,117,294 /
$37,102,395
13th Weekend $88,748 /
$17,320,908
$674,215 /
$38,211,329
14th Weekend $65,278 /
$17,434,419
$250,691 /
$38,725,084
15th Weekend $175,380 /
$17,669,700
$140,996 /
$38,983,532
16th Weekend $41,387 /
$17,813,499
$85,794 /
$39,131,781
17th Weekend $18,706 /
$17,856,466
$66,710 /
$39,241,021
18th Weekend - /
-
$41,560 /
$39,318,059
19th Weekend - /
-
$18,324 /
$39,355,171
20th Weekend - /
-
$10,766 /
$39,379,110
  The WhaleThe Wrestler
Opening Week $436,430 /
$436,430
$128,378 /
$128,378
2nd Week $1,158,502 /
$1,594,932
$651,645 /
$780,023
3rd Week $2,957,849 /
$4,552,781
$1,207,310 /
$1,988,186
4th Week $2,655,927 /
$7,208,708
$975,595 /
$2,963,781
5th Week $2,304,862 /
$9,513,570
$2,008,784 /
$4,972,565
6th Week $2,679,933 /
$12,193,503
$3,753,480 /
$8,726,045
7th Week $2,039,036 /
$14,232,539
$7,396,988 /
$16,123,033
8th Week $1,473,529 /
$15,706,068
$4,841,263 /
$20,964,297
9th Week $703,857 /
$16,409,925
$4,413,421 /
$25,377,717
10th Week $436,669 /
$16,846,594
$4,240,337 /
$29,618,055
11th Week $241,899 /
$17,088,493
$3,599,407 /
$33,217,462
12th Week $143,667 /
$17,232,160
$2,767,639 /
$35,985,101
13th Week $136,982 /
$17,369,141
$1,552,012 /
$37,537,113
14th Week $125,178 /
$17,494,319
$937,280 /
$38,474,394
15th Week $277,792 /
$17,772,112
$368,143 /
$38,842,537
16th Week $65,648 /
$17,837,760
$203,451 /
$39,045,987
17th Week $30,054 /
$17,867,814
$128,324 /
$39,174,311
18th Week - /
-
$102,188 /
$39,276,499
19th Week - /
-
$60,347 /
$39,336,846
20th Week - /
-
$31,498 /
$39,368,344

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.