Movie Comparison: Before Midnight (2013) vs. Whiplash (2014)
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| Before Midnight | Whiplash | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | May 24, 2013 | Oct 10, 2014 |
| Production Budget | $3,000,000 | $3,300,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 5 | 6 |
| Maximum Theaters | 897 | 695 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 2,335 | 6,324 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $246,914 | $135,388 |
| Domestic Box Office | $8,110,621 | $13,892,940 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$10,754,300 | $17,782,710 |
| International Box Office | $15,130,568 | $26,136,741 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $23,241,189 | $40,029,681 |
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| Before Midnight | Whiplash | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $246,914 / $246,914 | $135,388 / $135,388 |
| 2nd Weekend | $404,311 / $774,083 | $196,048 / $401,475 |
| 3rd Weekend | $526,419 / $1,460,103 | $248,313 / $730,386 |
| 4th Weekend | $1,382,719 / $3,054,968 | $256,627 / $1,092,393 |
| 5th Weekend | $901,292 / $4,618,935 | $317,688 / $1,527,928 |
| 6th Weekend | $635,468 / $5,712,759 | $719,740 / $2,401,488 |
| 7th Weekend | - / - | $530,465 / $3,226,527 |
| 8th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 9th Weekend | $169,531 / $7,392,490 | $351,474 / $4,415,205 |
| 10th Weekend | $112,615 / $7,598,767 | $263,708 / $4,775,219 |
| 11th Weekend | $160,242 / $7,814,792 | $196,636 / $5,087,377 |
| 12th Weekend | $46,199 / $7,940,526 | $180,295 / $5,457,872 |
| 13th Weekend | $19,200 / $7,983,147 | $210,789 / $5,901,617 |
| 14th Weekend | $18,453 / $8,016,064 | $153,000 / $6,154,000 |
| 15th Weekend | $16,036 / $8,046,450 | $412,000 / $6,640,000 |
| 16th Weekend | $10,450 / $8,067,725 | $787,000 / $7,600,000 |
| 17th Weekend | $10,616 / $8,084,232 | $720,000 / $8,650,000 |
| 18th Weekend | $5,644 / $8,095,928 | $771,514 / $9,528,553 |
| 19th Weekend | $3,350 / $8,102,196 | $570,230 / $10,416,682 |
| 20th Weekend | $1,356 / $8,108,527 | $569,000 / $11,329,538 |
| Before Midnight | Whiplash | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $273,944 / $273,944 | $205,427 / $205,427 |
| 2nd Week | $563,912 / $933,684 | $276,646 / $482,073 |
| 3rd Week | $584,648 / $1,518,332 | $353,693 / $835,766 |
| 4th Week | $2,045,394 / $3,717,643 | $374,474 / $1,210,240 |
| 5th Week | $1,359,648 / $5,077,291 | $471,508 / $1,681,748 |
| 6th Week | - / - | $1,014,314 / $2,696,062 |
| 7th Week | - / - | $772,356 / $3,468,418 |
| 8th Week | - / - | $595,313 / $4,063,731 |
| 9th Week | $263,193 / $7,486,152 | $447,780 / $4,511,511 |
| 10th Week | $168,398 / $7,654,550 | $379,230 / $4,890,741 |
| 11th Week | $239,777 / $7,894,327 | $386,836 / $5,277,577 |
| 12th Week | $69,620 / $7,963,947 | $413,251 / $5,690,828 |
| 13th Week | $33,664 / $7,997,611 | $310,342 / $6,001,170 |
| 14th Week | $32,803 / $8,030,414 | $227,254 / $6,228,424 |
| 15th Week | $26,861 / $8,057,275 | $584,960 / $6,813,384 |
| 16th Week | $16,341 / $8,073,616 | $1,117,099 / $7,930,483 |
| 17th Week | $16,668 / $8,090,284 | $880,556 / $8,811,039 |
| 18th Week | $8,562 / $8,098,846 | $1,035,413 / $9,846,452 |
| 19th Week | $8,325 / $8,107,171 | $913,870 / $10,760,322 |
| 20th Week | $2,835 / $8,110,006 | $826,980 / $11,587,302 |
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.