Movie Comparison: Darkness (2004) vs. Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

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  DarknessAkeelah and
the Bee
Domestic Release Date Dec 25, 2004Apr 28, 2006
Production Budget $10,600,000$8,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,7002,195
Maximum Theaters 1,7202,195
Theatrical Engagements 7,1198,054
Domestic Opening Weekend $6,163,306$6,011,585
Domestic Box Office $22,163,442$18,848,430
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$38,173,845$31,020,765
International Box Office $12,245,764$110,994
Worldwide Box Office $34,409,206$18,959,424
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  DarknessAkeelah and
the Bee
1st Friday $1,300,000 /
$13,300,000
$1,692,744 /
$1,692,744
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$2,668,413 /
$4,361,157
1st Sunday - /
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$1,650,428 /
$6,011,585
1st Monday - /
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$323,079 /
$6,334,664
1st Tuesday - /
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$316,188 /
$6,650,852
1st Wednesday $304,000 /
$17,786,000
$302,977 /
$6,953,829
1st Thursday $289,000 /
$18,071,000
$308,954 /
$7,262,783
2nd Friday $700,000 /
$18,800,000
$884,120 /
$8,146,903
2nd Saturday $900,000 /
$19,700,000
$1,531,793 /
$9,678,696
2nd Sunday - /
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$953,717 /
$10,632,413
2nd Monday - /
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$219,847 /
$10,852,260
2nd Tuesday - /
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$237,122 /
$11,089,382
2nd Wednesday - /
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$244,634 /
$11,334,016
2nd Thursday - /
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$270,633 /
$11,604,649
3rd Friday - /
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$548,740 /
$12,153,389
3rd Saturday - /
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$919,422 /
$13,072,811
3rd Sunday - /
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$935,258 /
$14,008,069
3rd Monday $84,089 /
$21,479,864
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$197,600 /
$14,722,236
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$271,675 /
$14,993,911
4th Saturday - /
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$435,127 /
$15,429,038
4th Sunday - /
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$299,851 /
$15,728,889
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$249,054 /
$17,120,350
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$76,303 /
$17,196,653
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$79,800 /
$17,276,453
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$84,817 /
$17,361,270
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$22,112,909
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  DarknessAkeelah and
the Bee
Opening Weekend $6,163,306 /
$6,163,306
$6,011,585 /
$6,011,585
2nd Weekend $4,615,762 /
$16,626,820
$3,369,630 /
$10,632,413
3rd Weekend $2,181,876 /
$20,253,304
$2,403,420 /
$14,008,069
4th Weekend $670,289 /
$21,395,775
$1,006,653 /
$15,728,889
5th Weekend $228,239 /
$21,799,476
$653,433 /
$16,871,296
6th Weekend $67,132 /
$21,923,550
$438,052 /
$17,799,322
7th Weekend $20,294 /
$21,961,810
$209,226 /
$18,205,122
8th Weekend $69,229 /
$22,036,907
$54,230 /
$18,385,773
9th Weekend $39,701 /
$22,107,299
$33,232 /
$18,459,730
10th Weekend $21,522 /
$22,143,894
$66,827 /
$18,548,251
11th Weekend $10,831 /
$22,160,085
$72,595 /
$18,699,268
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$49,516 /
$18,811,135
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  DarknessAkeelah and
the Bee
Opening Week $12,011,058 /
$12,011,058
$7,262,783 /
$7,262,783
2nd Week $6,060,370 /
$18,071,428
$4,341,866 /
$11,604,649
3rd Week $2,654,058 /
$20,725,486
$3,117,587 /
$14,722,236
4th Week $845,751 /
$21,571,237
$1,495,627 /
$16,217,863
5th Week $285,181 /
$21,856,418
$1,143,407 /
$17,361,270
6th Week $85,098 /
$21,941,516
$634,626 /
$17,995,896
7th Week $26,162 /
$21,967,678
$335,647 /
$18,331,543
8th Week $99,920 /
$22,067,598
$94,955 /
$18,426,498
9th Week $54,774 /
$22,122,372
$54,926 /
$18,481,424
10th Week $26,882 /
$22,149,254
$145,249 /
$18,626,673
11th Week $14,188 /
$22,163,442
$134,946 /
$18,761,619
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$18,848,430
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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.