Movie Comparison: A Dangerous Method (2011) vs. Spotlight (2015)

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  A Dangerous
Method
Spotlight
Domestic Release Date Nov 23, 2011Nov 6, 2015
Production Budget $20,000,000$20,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 45
Maximum Theaters 3651,227
Theatrical Engagements 1,56514,081
Domestic Opening Weekend $167,953$295,009
Domestic Box Office $5,702,083$45,055,776
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$7,730,241$57,032,107
International Box Office $9,105,448$46,846,662
Worldwide Box Office $14,807,531$91,902,438
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  A Dangerous
Method
Spotlight
1st Friday - /
-
$89,387 /
$89,387
1st Saturday - /
-
$118,272 /
$207,659
1st Sunday - /
-
$87,350 /
$295,009
1st Monday - /
-
$35,108 /
$330,117
1st Tuesday - /
-
$33,370 /
$363,487
1st Wednesday - /
-
$53,126 /
$416,613
1st Thursday - /
-
$30,157 /
$446,770
2nd Friday - /
-
$390,951 /
$837,721
2nd Saturday - /
-
$575,688 /
$1,413,409
2nd Sunday - /
-
$386,991 /
$1,800,400
2nd Monday - /
-
$120,839 /
$1,921,239
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$125,187 /
$2,046,426
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$121,068 /
$2,167,494
2nd Thursday - /
-
$108,617 /
$2,276,111
3rd Friday - /
-
$1,025,097 /
$3,301,208
3rd Saturday - /
-
$1,517,144 /
$4,818,352
3rd Sunday - /
-
$986,143 /
$5,804,495
3rd Monday - /
-
$355,011 /
$6,159,506
3rd Tuesday - /
-
$461,514 /
$6,621,020
3rd Wednesday - /
-
$652,981 /
$7,274,001
3rd Thursday - /
-
$577,888 /
$7,851,889
4th Friday - /
-
$1,657,861 /
$9,509,750
4th Saturday - /
-
$1,740,754 /
$11,250,504
4th Sunday - /
-
$1,009,637 /
$12,260,141
4th Monday - /
-
$333,180 /
$12,593,321
4th Tuesday - /
-
$410,895 /
$13,004,216
4th Wednesday - /
-
$361,588 /
$13,365,804
4th Thursday - /
-
$339,893 /
$13,705,697
5th Friday - /
-
$830,428 /
$14,536,125
5th Saturday - /
-
$1,270,555 /
$15,806,680
5th Sunday - /
-
$699,025 /
$16,505,705
5th Monday - /
-
$286,600 /
$16,792,305
5th Tuesday - /
-
$372,580 /
$17,164,885
5th Wednesday - /
-
$312,967 /
$17,477,852
5th Thursday - /
-
$316,097 /
$17,793,949
6th Friday - /
-
$711,126 /
$18,505,075
6th Saturday - /
-
$1,123,579 /
$19,628,654
6th Sunday - /
-
$674,148 /
$20,302,802
6th Monday - /
-
$269,659 /
$20,572,461
6th Tuesday - /
-
$312,804 /
$20,885,265
6th Wednesday - /
-
$278,396 /
$21,163,661
6th Thursday - /
-
$214,365 /
$21,378,026
7th Friday - /
-
$355,889 /
$21,733,915
7th Saturday - /
-
$644,159 /
$22,378,074
7th Sunday - /
-
$425,145 /
$22,803,219
7th Monday - /
-
$238,081 /
$23,041,300
7th Tuesday - /
-
$276,174 /
$23,317,474
7th Wednesday - /
-
$251,318 /
$23,568,792
7th Thursday - /
-
$246,291 /
$23,815,083
8th Friday - /
-
$322,037 /
$24,137,120
8th Saturday - /
-
$418,648 /
$24,555,768
8th Sunday - /
-
$343,291 /
$24,899,059
8th Monday - /
-
$243,737 /
$25,142,796
8th Tuesday - /
-
$246,174 /
$25,388,970
8th Wednesday - /
-
$263,502 /
$25,652,472
8th Thursday - /
-
$271,407 /
$25,923,879
9th Friday - /
-
$426,538 /
$26,350,417
9th Saturday - /
-
$486,253 /
$26,836,670
9th Sunday - /
-
$272,302 /
$27,108,972
9th Monday - /
-
$114,365 /
$27,223,337
9th Tuesday - /
-
$131,521 /
$27,354,858
9th Wednesday - /
-
$131,565 /
$27,486,423
9th Thursday - /
-
$131,583 /
$27,618,006
10th Friday - /
-
$246,724 /
$27,864,730
10th Saturday - /
-
$434,234 /
$28,298,964
10th Sunday - /
-
$247,513 /
$28,546,477
10th Monday - /
-
$89,105 /
$28,635,582
10th Tuesday - /
-
$103,362 /
$28,738,944
10th Wednesday - /
-
$106,463 /
$28,845,407
10th Thursday - /
-
$127,756 /
$28,973,163
  A Dangerous
Method
Spotlight
Opening Weekend $167,953 /
$226,685
$295,009 /
$295,009
2nd Weekend $119,574 /
$412,937
$1,353,630 /
$1,800,400
3rd Weekend $76,936 /
$535,985
$3,528,384 /
$5,804,495
4th Weekend $150,855 /
$719,857
$4,408,252 /
$12,260,141
5th Weekend $197,230 /
$993,457
$2,800,008 /
$16,505,705
6th Weekend $299,741 /
$1,576,757
$2,508,853 /
$20,302,802
7th Weekend $279,280 /
$2,076,178
$1,425,193 /
$22,803,219
8th Weekend $499,572 /
$2,686,764
$1,083,976 /
$24,899,059
9th Weekend $382,733 /
$3,337,694
$1,185,093 /
$27,108,972
10th Weekend $549,022 /
$4,067,204
$928,471 /
$28,546,477
11th Weekend $322,514 /
$4,614,386
$1,650,133 /
$30,623,296
12th Weekend $205,193 /
$4,948,360
$1,273,626 /
$32,902,971
13th Weekend $152,441 /
$5,171,944
$1,200,039 /
$34,765,827
14th Weekend $93,224 /
$5,344,810
$835,514 /
$36,104,348
15th Weekend $67,772 /
$5,457,215
$698,951 /
$37,204,863
16th Weekend $52,325 /
$5,533,578
$522,353 /
$38,102,424
17th Weekend $37,684 /
$5,601,752
$735,999 /
$39,121,520
18th Weekend $29,604 /
$5,651,918
$1,766,212 /
$41,562,351
19th Weekend $7,885 /
$5,673,607
$931,412 /
$43,187,686
20th Weekend $6,442 /
$5,680,049
$423,465 /
$44,000,003
  A Dangerous
Method
Spotlight
Opening Week - /
-
$446,770 /
$446,770
2nd Week $234,631 /
$293,363
$1,829,341 /
$2,276,111
3rd Week $165,686 /
$459,049
$5,575,778 /
$7,851,889
4th Week $109,953 /
$569,002
$5,853,808 /
$13,705,697
5th Week $227,225 /
$796,227
$4,088,252 /
$17,793,949
6th Week $480,789 /
$1,277,016
$3,584,077 /
$21,378,026
7th Week $519,882 /
$1,796,898
$2,437,057 /
$23,815,083
8th Week $390,294 /
$2,187,192
$2,108,796 /
$25,923,879
9th Week $767,769 /
$2,954,961
$1,694,127 /
$27,618,006
10th Week $563,221 /
$3,518,182
$1,355,157 /
$28,973,163
11th Week $773,690 /
$4,291,872
$2,656,182 /
$31,629,345
12th Week $451,295 /
$4,743,167
$1,936,443 /
$33,565,788
13th Week $276,336 /
$5,019,503
$1,703,046 /
$35,268,834
14th Week $232,083 /
$5,251,586
$1,237,078 /
$36,505,912
15th Week $137,857 /
$5,389,443
$1,074,159 /
$37,580,071
16th Week $91,810 /
$5,481,253
$805,450 /
$38,385,521
17th Week $82,815 /
$5,564,068
$1,410,618 /
$39,796,139
18th Week $58,246 /
$5,622,314
$2,460,135 /
$42,256,274
19th Week $43,408 /
$5,665,722
$1,320,264 /
$43,576,538
20th Week - /
-
$604,300 /
$44,180,838

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.