Movie Comparison: Selma (2015) vs. The Birth of a Nation (2016)

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  SelmaThe Birth
of a Nation
Domestic Release Date Jan 9, 2015Oct 7, 2016
Production Budget $20,000,000$10,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 192,105
Maximum Theaters 2,2352,105
Theatrical Engagements 11,8865,621
Domestic Opening Weekend $571,450$7,004,254
Domestic Box Office $52,076,908$15,861,566
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$66,594,194$19,767,361
International Box Office $14,594,090$1,029,445
Worldwide Box Office $66,670,998$16,891,011
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  SelmaThe Birth
of a Nation
1st Friday $211,402 /
$533,578
$2,619,859 /
$2,619,859
1st Saturday $199,083 /
$732,661
$2,674,389 /
$5,294,248
1st Sunday $160,965 /
$893,626
$1,710,006 /
$7,004,254
1st Monday $107,773 /
$1,001,399
$952,766 /
$7,957,020
1st Tuesday $107,994 /
$1,109,393
$673,520 /
$8,630,540
1st Wednesday $94,594 /
$1,203,987
$504,602 /
$9,135,142
1st Thursday $231,293 /
$1,435,280
$392,992 /
$9,528,134
2nd Friday $226,661 /
$1,661,941
$794,602 /
$10,322,736
2nd Saturday $247,287 /
$1,909,228
$1,211,905 /
$11,534,641
2nd Sunday $159,225 /
$2,068,453
$741,094 /
$12,275,735
2nd Monday $57,202 /
$2,125,655
$268,191 /
$12,543,926
2nd Tuesday $52,520 /
$2,178,175
$312,072 /
$12,855,998
2nd Wednesday $54,129 /
$2,232,304
$210,273 /
$13,066,271
2nd Thursday $54,645 /
$2,286,949
$198,910 /
$13,265,181
3rd Friday $3,769,701 /
$6,056,650
$257,363 /
$13,522,544
3rd Saturday $4,700,318 /
$10,756,968
$399,872 /
$13,922,416
3rd Sunday $2,837,375 /
$13,594,343
$250,739 /
$14,173,155
3rd Monday $795,793 /
$14,390,136
$91,763 /
$14,264,918
3rd Tuesday $1,161,008 /
$15,551,144
$97,846 /
$14,362,764
3rd Wednesday $997,323 /
$16,548,467
$80,670 /
$14,443,434
3rd Thursday $1,115,563 /
$17,664,030
$83,717 /
$14,527,151
4th Friday $2,364,281 /
$20,028,311
$155,499 /
$14,682,650
4th Saturday $3,695,777 /
$23,724,088
$240,743 /
$14,923,393
4th Sunday $2,719,237 /
$26,443,325
$160,779 /
$15,084,172
4th Monday $5,070,792 /
$31,514,117
$58,578 /
$15,142,750
4th Tuesday $894,600 /
$32,408,717
$66,025 /
$15,208,775
4th Wednesday $603,531 /
$33,012,248
$58,564 /
$15,267,339
4th Thursday $707,526 /
$33,719,774
$44,852 /
$15,312,191
5th Friday $1,486,040 /
$35,205,814
$70,695 /
$15,382,886
5th Saturday $2,459,509 /
$37,665,323
$117,417 /
$15,500,303
5th Sunday $1,473,023 /
$39,138,346
$72,004 /
$15,572,307
5th Monday $363,004 /
$39,501,350
$27,850 /
$15,600,157
5th Tuesday $504,811 /
$40,006,161
$31,115 /
$15,631,272
5th Wednesday $421,512 /
$40,427,673
$22,293 /
$15,653,565
5th Thursday $480,255 /
$40,907,928
$22,643 /
$15,676,208
6th Friday $860,195 /
$41,768,123
$29,880 /
$15,706,088
6th Saturday $1,320,682 /
$43,088,805
$37,966 /
$15,744,054
6th Sunday $386,764 /
$43,475,569
$20,873 /
$15,764,927
6th Monday $235,289 /
$43,710,858
$9,852 /
$15,774,779
6th Tuesday $340,958 /
$44,051,816
$11,455 /
$15,786,234
6th Wednesday $307,663 /
$44,359,479
$8,989 /
$15,795,223
6th Thursday $372,505 /
$44,731,984
$8,549 /
$15,803,772
7th Friday $485,021 /
$45,217,005
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7th Saturday $772,012 /
$45,989,017
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7th Sunday $433,309 /
$46,422,326
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7th Monday $170,356 /
$46,592,682
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7th Tuesday $234,195 /
$46,826,877
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7th Wednesday $204,848 /
$47,031,725
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7th Thursday $232,466 /
$47,264,191
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-
8th Friday $280,543 /
$47,544,734
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-
8th Saturday $422,171 /
$47,966,905
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-
8th Sunday $310,417 /
$48,277,322
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-
8th Monday $237,064 /
$48,514,386
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-
8th Tuesday $130,143 /
$48,644,529
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-
8th Wednesday $126,864 /
$48,771,393
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-
8th Thursday $156,503 /
$48,927,896
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-
9th Friday $200,185 /
$49,128,081
- /
-
9th Saturday $270,020 /
$49,398,101
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-
9th Sunday $152,103 /
$49,550,204
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-
9th Monday $92,646 /
$49,642,850
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-
9th Tuesday $80,303 /
$49,723,153
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-
9th Wednesday $102,125 /
$49,825,278
- /
-
9th Thursday $132,431 /
$49,957,709
- /
-
10th Friday $154,026 /
$50,111,735
- /
-
10th Saturday $185,211 /
$50,296,946
- /
-
10th Sunday $108,118 /
$50,405,064
- /
-
10th Monday $39,023 /
$50,444,087
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-
10th Tuesday $44,075 /
$50,488,162
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-
10th Wednesday $55,014 /
$50,543,176
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-
10th Thursday $50,329 /
$50,593,505
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  SelmaThe Birth
of a Nation
Opening Weekend $571,450 /
$893,626
$7,004,254 /
$7,004,254
2nd Weekend $633,173 /
$2,068,453
$2,747,601 /
$12,275,735
3rd Weekend $11,307,394 /
$13,594,343
$907,974 /
$14,173,155
4th Weekend $8,779,295 /
$26,443,325
$557,021 /
$15,084,172
5th Weekend $5,418,572 /
$39,138,346
$260,116 /
$15,572,307
6th Weekend $2,567,641 /
$43,475,569
$88,719 /
$15,764,927
7th Weekend $1,690,342 /
$46,422,326
$23,507 /
$15,827,279
8th Weekend $1,013,131 /
$48,277,322
$10,898 /
$15,849,340
9th Weekend $622,308 /
$49,550,204
$4,386 /
$15,858,754
10th Weekend $447,355 /
$50,405,064
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-
11th Weekend $372,367 /
$50,965,872
- /
-
12th Weekend $219,507 /
$51,363,550
- /
-
13th Weekend $233,406 /
$51,694,025
- /
-
14th Weekend $61,782 /
$51,903,061
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-
15th Weekend $63,262 /
$51,998,118
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-
16th Weekend $21,271 /
$52,065,634
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17th Weekend - /
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19th Weekend - /
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20th Weekend - /
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  SelmaThe Birth
of a Nation
Opening Week $322,176 /
$322,176
$9,528,134 /
$9,528,134
2nd Week $1,113,104 /
$1,435,280
$3,737,047 /
$13,265,181
3rd Week $851,669 /
$2,286,949
$1,261,970 /
$14,527,151
4th Week $15,377,081 /
$17,664,030
$785,040 /
$15,312,191
5th Week $16,055,744 /
$33,719,774
$364,017 /
$15,676,208
6th Week $7,188,154 /
$40,907,928
$127,564 /
$15,803,772
7th Week $3,824,056 /
$44,731,984
$34,670 /
$15,838,442
8th Week $2,532,207 /
$47,264,191
$15,926 /
$15,854,368
9th Week $1,663,705 /
$48,927,896
$7,198 /
$15,861,566
10th Week $1,029,813 /
$49,957,709
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11th Week $635,796 /
$50,593,505
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12th Week $550,538 /
$51,144,043
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13th Week $316,576 /
$51,460,619
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14th Week $380,660 /
$51,841,279
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15th Week $93,577 /
$51,934,856
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16th Week $109,507 /
$52,044,363
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17th Week $32,545 /
$52,076,908
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20th Week - /
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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.