Movie Comparison: Mystic River (2003) vs. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

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  Mystic RiverThe Lord
of the Rings:
The Return
of the King
Domestic Release Date Oct 8, 2003Dec 17, 2003
Production Budget $30,000,000$94,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 133,703
Maximum Theaters 1,5813,703
Theatrical Engagements 24,01435,419
Domestic Opening Weekend $640,815$72,629,713
Domestic Box Office $90,135,191$381,472,917
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$159,280,300$674,274,512
International Box Office $66,686,829$742,364,991
Worldwide Box Office $156,822,020$1,123,837,908
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Mystic RiverThe Lord
of the Rings:
The Return
of the King
1st Friday - /
-
$21,811,549 /
$73,282,370
1st Saturday - /
-
$27,492,053 /
$100,774,423
1st Sunday - /
-
$23,326,111 /
$124,100,534
1st Monday - /
-
$13,563,208 /
$137,663,742
1st Tuesday - /
-
$12,476,242 /
$150,139,984
1st Wednesday $1,061,000 /
$2,076,000
$7,544,400 /
$157,684,384
1st Thursday $1,011,000 /
$3,087,000
$13,986,220 /
$171,670,604
2nd Friday $3,281,000 /
$6,368,000
$19,152,196 /
$190,822,800
2nd Saturday $4,409,889 /
$10,782,877
$17,249,267 /
$208,072,067
2nd Sunday $2,750,066 /
$13,532,943
$14,196,641 /
$222,268,708
2nd Monday $851,000 /
$14,384,000
$10,490,000 /
$232,759,000
2nd Tuesday $904,000 /
$15,289,000
$9,615,000 /
$241,937,000
2nd Wednesday $850,000 /
$16,138,000
$7,500,000 /
$249,400,000
2nd Thursday $807,000 /
$16,946,000
$11,950,000 /
$261,350,000
3rd Friday $2,278,000 /
$19,224,000
$10,602,130 /
$272,832,713
3rd Saturday $3,282,777 /
$22,512,667
$10,563,221 /
$283,395,934
3rd Sunday $2,220,366 /
$24,733,033
$7,015,027 /
$290,410,961
3rd Monday $647,000 /
$25,381,000
$2,382,000 /
$292,793,000
3rd Tuesday $692,000 /
$26,072,000
$2,180,000 /
$294,972,000
3rd Wednesday $660,000 /
$26,732,000
$1,921,000 /
$296,894,000
3rd Thursday $582,000 /
$27,314,000
$1,652,000 /
$298,112,000
4th Friday $1,391,000 /
$28,705,000
$3,600,000 /
$301,700,000
4th Saturday $3,081,226 /
$31,773,885
$6,439,410 /
$308,228,208
4th Sunday $1,772,703 /
$33,546,588
$4,092,728 /
$312,320,936
4th Monday $512,000 /
$34,059,000
$1,177,000 /
$313,497,000
4th Tuesday $568,000 /
$34,627,000
$1,218,000 /
$314,716,000
4th Wednesday $512,000 /
$35,139,000
$1,057,000 /
$315,773,000
4th Thursday $509,000 /
$35,649,000
$1,036,000 /
$316,593,000
5th Friday $1,370,000 /
$37,019,000
$2,376,259 /
$318,968,891
5th Saturday $2,203,450 /
$39,176,195
$4,614,194 /
$323,583,085
5th Sunday $1,259,622 /
$40,435,817
$3,229,017 /
$326,812,102
5th Monday $479,000 /
$40,915,000
$2,228,291 /
$329,040,393
5th Tuesday $678,000 /
$41,593,000
$762,000 /
$329,802,000
5th Wednesday $381,000 /
$41,974,000
$599,000 /
$330,401,000
5th Thursday $350,000 /
$42,324,000
$642,000 /
$331,032,000
6th Friday $960,000 /
$43,284,000
$1,500,000 /
$332,500,000
6th Saturday $1,563,390 /
$44,785,181
$3,158,167 /
$335,700,055
6th Sunday $783,584 /
$45,568,765
$2,117,943 /
$337,817,998
6th Monday $221,000 /
$45,790,000
$536,000 /
$338,354,000
6th Tuesday $264,000 /
$46,054,000
$556,000 /
$338,910,000
6th Wednesday $248,000 /
$46,303,000
$590,000 /
$339,500,000
6th Thursday $236,000 /
$46,539,000
$552,000 /
$340,021,000
7th Friday - /
-
$1,400,000 /
$341,400,000
7th Saturday - /
-
$2,739,574 /
$344,131,995
7th Sunday - /
-
$1,199,820 /
$345,331,815
7th Monday - /
-
$403,000 /
$345,735,000
7th Tuesday - /
-
$416,000 /
$346,151,000
7th Wednesday - /
-
$381,000 /
$346,532,000
7th Thursday - /
-
$352,000 /
$346,840,000
8th Friday - /
-
$900,000 /
$347,700,000
8th Saturday - /
-
$2,014,866 /
$349,762,348
8th Sunday - /
-
$1,370,995 /
$351,133,343
8th Monday - /
-
$308,000 /
$351,441,343
8th Tuesday - /
-
$286,000 /
$351,727,000
8th Wednesday - /
-
$267,000 /
$351,994,000
8th Thursday - /
-
$303,000 /
$352,278,000
9th Friday - /
-
$800,000 /
$353,100,000
9th Saturday - /
-
$1,957,907 /
$355,035,095
9th Sunday - /
-
$1,429,675 /
$356,464,770
9th Monday - /
-
$903,281 /
$357,367,856
9th Tuesday - /
-
$335,000 /
$357,702,000
9th Wednesday - /
-
$298,000 /
$358,001,000
9th Thursday - /
-
$293,000 /
$358,268,000
10th Friday - /
-
$600,000 /
$358,900,000
10th Saturday - /
-
$1,299,866 /
$360,222,047
10th Sunday - /
-
$896,887 /
$361,118,934
10th Monday - /
-
$207,000 /
$361,326,000
10th Tuesday - /
-
$215,000 /
$361,541,000
10th Wednesday - /
-
$188,000 /
$361,742,000
10th Thursday - /
-
$198,000 /
$361,941,000
  Mystic RiverThe Lord
of the Rings:
The Return
of the King
Opening Weekend $640,815 /
$828,422
$72,629,713 /
$124,100,534
2nd Weekend $10,445,547 /
$13,532,943
$50,598,104 /
$222,268,708
3rd Weekend $7,787,255 /
$24,733,033
$28,180,378 /
$290,410,961
4th Weekend $6,232,376 /
$33,546,588
$14,209,098 /
$312,320,936
5th Weekend $4,787,247 /
$40,435,817
$10,219,470 /
$326,812,102
6th Weekend $3,244,465 /
$45,568,765
$6,785,756 /
$337,817,998
7th Weekend $2,017,394 /
$48,556,414
$5,310,803 /
$345,331,815
8th Weekend $1,610,234 /
$50,948,862
$4,293,671 /
$351,133,343
9th Weekend $622,480 /
$51,900,754
$4,187,000 /
$356,464,575
10th Weekend $397,403 /
$52,526,351
$2,850,455 /
$361,118,934
11th Weekend $305,385 /
$52,989,083
$2,174,665 /
$364,115,612
12th Weekend $325,183 /
$53,545,615
$3,037,822 /
$368,210,170
13th Weekend $409,678 /
$54,300,385
$2,021,501 /
$371,147,794
14th Weekend $327,905 /
$54,787,496
$1,350,748 /
$373,359,557
15th Weekend $328,682 /
$55,241,253
$705,817 /
$374,556,572
16th Weekend $3,368,197 /
$58,766,374
$373,903 /
$375,204,550
17th Weekend $4,378,417 /
$64,858,601
$289,233 /
$375,667,233
18th Weekend $3,638,203 /
$69,880,053
$227,321 /
$376,058,551
19th Weekend $3,687,667 /
$74,648,730
$194,730 /
$376,337,432
20th Weekend $3,094,569 /
$79,206,839
$154,631 /
$376,556,583
  Mystic RiverThe Lord
of the Rings:
The Return
of the King
Opening Week - /
-
$51,470,821 /
$51,470,821
2nd Week $2,899,789 /
$3,087,396
$120,199,783 /
$171,670,604
3rd Week $13,858,382 /
$16,945,778
$90,559,979 /
$262,230,583
4th Week $10,368,434 /
$27,314,212
$35,881,255 /
$298,111,838
5th Week $8,334,358 /
$35,648,570
$18,480,794 /
$316,592,632
6th Week $6,675,730 /
$42,324,300
$14,439,610 /
$331,032,242
7th Week $4,214,720 /
$46,539,020
$8,988,770 /
$340,021,012
8th Week $2,799,608 /
$49,338,628
$6,818,660 /
$346,839,672
9th Week $1,939,646 /
$51,278,274
$5,437,903 /
$352,277,575
10th Week $850,674 /
$52,128,948
$5,990,904 /
$358,268,479
11th Week $554,750 /
$52,683,698
$3,672,468 /
$361,940,947
12th Week $536,734 /
$53,220,432
$3,231,401 /
$365,172,348
13th Week $670,275 /
$53,890,707
$3,953,945 /
$369,126,293
14th Week $568,884 /
$54,459,591
$2,882,516 /
$372,008,809
15th Week $452,980 /
$54,912,571
$1,841,946 /
$373,850,755
16th Week $485,606 /
$55,398,177
$979,892 /
$374,830,647
17th Week $5,082,007 /
$60,480,184
$547,353 /
$375,378,000
18th Week $5,761,666 /
$66,241,850
$453,230 /
$375,831,230
19th Week $4,719,213 /
$70,961,063
$311,472 /
$376,142,702
20th Week $5,151,207 /
$76,112,270
$259,250 /
$376,401,952

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.