Movie Comparison: Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) vs. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

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  Ice Age:
The Meltdown
Ice Age:
Dawn of the
Dinosaurs
Domestic Release Date Mar 31, 2006Jul 1, 2009
Production Budget $75,000,000$90,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,9644,099
Maximum Theaters 3,9694,102
Theatrical Engagements 27,53224,140
Domestic Opening Weekend $68,033,544$41,690,382
Domestic Box Office $195,330,621$196,573,705
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$321,475,425$282,541,935
International Box Office $456,568,661$690,113,112
Worldwide Box Office $651,899,282$886,686,817
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Ice Age:
The Meltdown
Ice Age:
Dawn of the
Dinosaurs
1st Friday $21,788,862 /
$21,788,862
$17,197,401 /
$42,239,887
1st Saturday $27,950,775 /
$49,739,637
$11,322,506 /
$53,562,393
1st Sunday $18,293,907 /
$68,033,544
$13,170,475 /
$66,732,868
1st Monday $3,984,233 /
$72,017,777
$6,608,427 /
$73,341,295
1st Tuesday $3,630,140 /
$75,647,917
$7,076,165 /
$80,417,460
1st Wednesday $3,202,445 /
$78,850,362
$6,148,485 /
$86,565,945
1st Thursday $3,077,717 /
$81,928,079
$5,506,751 /
$92,072,696
2nd Friday $8,616,901 /
$90,544,980
$8,490,195 /
$100,562,891
2nd Saturday $15,773,985 /
$106,318,965
$11,050,077 /
$111,612,968
2nd Sunday $9,433,008 /
$115,751,973
$8,067,225 /
$119,680,193
2nd Monday $2,558,516 /
$118,310,489
$3,626,785 /
$123,306,978
2nd Tuesday $2,625,034 /
$120,935,523
$4,082,691 /
$127,389,669
2nd Wednesday $2,627,311 /
$123,562,834
$3,411,498 /
$130,801,167
2nd Thursday $3,637,457 /
$127,200,291
$3,503,414 /
$134,304,581
3rd Friday $7,956,060 /
$135,156,351
$5,421,582 /
$139,726,163
3rd Saturday $7,404,019 /
$142,560,370
$7,137,965 /
$146,864,128
3rd Sunday $4,666,546 /
$147,226,916
$5,001,859 /
$151,865,987
3rd Monday $3,087,795 /
$150,314,711
$2,375,203 /
$154,241,190
3rd Tuesday $1,721,324 /
$152,036,035
$3,380,860 /
$157,622,050
3rd Wednesday $1,557,512 /
$153,593,547
$2,706,268 /
$160,328,318
3rd Thursday $1,470,180 /
$155,063,727
$2,762,353 /
$163,090,671
4th Friday $3,387,686 /
$158,451,413
$2,627,949 /
$165,718,620
4th Saturday $5,927,645 /
$164,379,058
$3,227,430 /
$168,946,050
4th Sunday $3,969,077 /
$168,348,135
$2,553,051 /
$171,499,101
4th Monday $604,248 /
$168,952,383
$1,150,263 /
$172,649,364
4th Tuesday $592,049 /
$169,544,432
$1,335,206 /
$173,984,570
4th Wednesday $550,449 /
$170,094,881
$1,356,739 /
$175,341,309
4th Thursday $563,232 /
$170,658,113
$1,201,480 /
$176,542,789
5th Friday $1,707,357 /
$172,365,470
$1,684,780 /
$178,227,569
5th Saturday $3,332,893 /
$175,698,363
$2,010,970 /
$180,238,539
5th Sunday $2,164,710 /
$177,863,073
$1,830,265 /
$182,068,804
5th Monday $370,324 /
$178,233,397
$765,207 /
$182,834,011
5th Tuesday $360,391 /
$178,593,788
$826,935 /
$183,660,946
5th Wednesday $338,981 /
$178,932,769
$756,046 /
$184,416,992
5th Thursday $341,444 /
$179,274,213
$783,853 /
$185,200,845
6th Friday $943,148 /
$180,217,361
$749,800 /
$185,950,645
6th Saturday $1,909,422 /
$182,126,783
$1,030,993 /
$186,981,638
6th Sunday $1,309,154 /
$183,435,937
$889,367 /
$187,871,005
6th Monday $244,213 /
$183,680,150
$419,212 /
$188,290,217
6th Tuesday $238,835 /
$183,918,985
$473,935 /
$188,764,152
6th Wednesday $237,919 /
$184,156,904
$402,920 /
$189,167,072
6th Thursday $263,411 /
$184,420,315
$419,675 /
$189,586,747
7th Friday $638,256 /
$185,058,571
$359,751 /
$189,946,498
7th Saturday $1,334,297 /
$186,392,868
$513,270 /
$190,459,768
7th Sunday $1,177,937 /
$187,570,805
$395,679 /
$190,855,447
7th Monday $192,927 /
$187,763,732
$182,805 /
$191,038,252
7th Tuesday $203,131 /
$187,966,863
$236,892 /
$191,275,144
7th Wednesday $160,154 /
$188,127,017
$180,326 /
$191,455,470
7th Thursday $183,764 /
$188,310,781
$191,051 /
$191,646,521
8th Friday $203,182 /
$188,513,963
$219,020 /
$191,865,541
8th Saturday $423,121 /
$188,937,084
$310,148 /
$192,175,689
8th Sunday $361,662 /
$189,298,746
$212,370 /
$192,388,059
8th Monday $155,331 /
$189,454,077
$78,768 /
$192,466,827
8th Tuesday $76,925 /
$189,531,002
$92,378 /
$192,559,205
8th Wednesday $78,633 /
$189,609,635
$80,797 /
$192,640,002
8th Thursday $99,187 /
$189,708,822
$73,608 /
$192,713,610
9th Friday $209,702 /
$189,918,524
$128,178 /
$192,841,788
9th Saturday $303,912 /
$190,222,436
$249,193 /
$193,090,981
9th Sunday $274,441 /
$190,496,877
$159,230 /
$193,250,211
9th Monday $197,723 /
$190,694,600
$46,724 /
$193,296,935
9th Tuesday $67,651 /
$190,762,251
$51,345 /
$193,348,280
9th Wednesday $68,549 /
$190,830,800
$35,787 /
$193,384,067
9th Thursday $83,435 /
$190,914,235
$37,621 /
$193,421,688
10th Friday $172,672 /
$191,086,907
$132,982 /
$193,554,670
10th Saturday $279,537 /
$191,366,444
$241,890 /
$193,796,560
10th Sunday $171,296 /
$191,537,740
$240,274 /
$194,036,834
10th Monday $58,789 /
$191,596,529
$187,232 /
$194,224,066
10th Tuesday $64,783 /
$191,661,312
$30,001 /
$194,254,067
10th Wednesday $63,876 /
$191,725,188
$20,784 /
$194,274,851
10th Thursday $64,825 /
$191,790,013
$20,047 /
$194,294,898
  Ice Age:
The Meltdown
Ice Age:
Dawn of the
Dinosaurs
Opening Weekend $68,033,544 /
$68,033,544
$41,690,382 /
$66,732,868
2nd Weekend $33,823,894 /
$115,751,973
$27,607,497 /
$119,680,193
3rd Weekend $20,026,625 /
$147,226,916
$17,561,406 /
$151,865,987
4th Weekend $13,284,408 /
$168,348,135
$8,408,430 /
$171,499,101
5th Weekend $7,204,960 /
$177,863,073
$5,526,015 /
$182,068,804
6th Weekend $4,161,724 /
$183,435,937
$2,670,160 /
$187,871,005
7th Weekend $3,150,490 /
$187,570,805
$1,268,700 /
$190,855,447
8th Weekend $987,965 /
$189,298,746
$741,538 /
$192,388,059
9th Weekend $788,055 /
$190,496,877
$536,601 /
$193,250,211
10th Weekend $623,505 /
$191,537,740
$615,146 /
$194,036,834
11th Weekend $447,867 /
$192,237,880
$375,176 /
$194,670,074
12th Weekend $361,739 /
$192,831,967
$279,016 /
$195,028,506
13th Weekend $367,496 /
$193,418,469
$286,119 /
$195,391,552
14th Weekend $254,852 /
$193,895,570
$231,966 /
$195,703,253
15th Weekend $191,779 /
$194,313,007
$161,509 /
$195,919,073
16th Weekend $161,080 /
$194,631,351
$130,408 /
$196,112,522
17th Weekend $133,904 /
$194,893,938
$118,809 /
$196,268,716
18th Weekend $72,484 /
$195,068,166
$59,748 /
$196,363,405
19th Weekend $44,911 /
$195,167,863
$56,672 /
$196,442,957
20th Weekend $39,482 /
$195,251,850
$47,285 /
$196,519,585
  Ice Age:
The Meltdown
Ice Age:
Dawn of the
Dinosaurs
Opening Week $81,928,079 /
$81,928,079
$25,042,486 /
$25,042,486
2nd Week $45,272,212 /
$127,200,291
$67,030,210 /
$92,072,696
3rd Week $27,863,436 /
$155,063,727
$42,231,885 /
$134,304,581
4th Week $15,594,386 /
$170,658,113
$28,786,090 /
$163,090,671
5th Week $8,616,100 /
$179,274,213
$13,452,118 /
$176,542,789
6th Week $5,146,102 /
$184,420,315
$8,658,056 /
$185,200,845
7th Week $3,890,466 /
$188,310,781
$4,385,902 /
$189,586,747
8th Week $1,398,041 /
$189,708,822
$2,059,774 /
$191,646,521
9th Week $1,205,413 /
$190,914,235
$1,067,089 /
$192,713,610
10th Week $875,778 /
$191,790,013
$708,078 /
$193,421,688
11th Week $680,215 /
$192,470,228
$873,210 /
$194,294,898
12th Week $580,745 /
$193,050,973
$454,592 /
$194,749,490
13th Week $589,745 /
$193,640,718
$355,943 /
$195,105,433
14th Week $480,510 /
$194,121,228
$365,854 /
$195,471,287
15th Week $349,043 /
$194,470,271
$286,277 /
$195,757,564
16th Week $289,763 /
$194,760,034
$224,550 /
$195,982,114
17th Week $235,648 /
$194,995,682
$167,793 /
$196,149,907
18th Week $127,270 /
$195,122,952
$153,750 /
$196,303,657
19th Week $89,416 /
$195,212,368
$82,628 /
$196,386,285
20th Week $68,351 /
$195,280,719
$86,015 /
$196,472,300

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.