Movie Comparison: Shaun of the Dead (2004) vs. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

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  Shaun of
the Dead
Lethal Weapon
2
Domestic Release Date Sep 24, 2004Jul 7, 1989
Production Budget $5,000,000 
Opening Weekend Theaters 6071,803
Maximum Theaters 6751,830
Theatrical Engagements 4,51621,128
Domestic Opening Weekend $3,330,781$20,388,800
Domestic Box Office $14,332,695$147,253,986
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$24,241,256$397,844,093
International Box Office $15,449,784$80,046,014
Worldwide Box Office $29,782,479$227,300,000
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Shaun of
the Dead
Lethal Weapon
2
1st Friday - /
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1st Saturday $1,286,000 /
$2,443,000
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1st Sunday $888,000 /
$3,330,781
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1st Monday $301,000 /
$3,632,000
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1st Tuesday $303,000 /
$3,934,000
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1st Wednesday $258,000 /
$4,192,000
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1st Thursday $247,000 /
$4,452,000
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2nd Friday $800,000 /
$5,300,000
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2nd Saturday $1,058,000 /
$6,251,000
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2nd Sunday $682,000 /
$6,933,441
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2nd Monday $213,000 /
$7,147,000
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2nd Tuesday $223,000 /
$7,370,000
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2nd Wednesday $197,000 /
$7,567,000
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2nd Thursday $191,000 /
$7,749,000
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3rd Friday $500,000 /
$8,200,000
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3rd Saturday $713,000 /
$8,915,000
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3rd Sunday $542,000 /
$9,457,504
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3rd Monday $270,000 /
$9,727,000
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3rd Tuesday $151,000 /
$9,878,000
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3rd Wednesday $124,000 /
$10,002,000
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3rd Thursday $151,000 /
$10,153,000
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4th Friday $350,000 /
$10,503,000
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4th Monday $92,000 /
$11,362,000
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4th Tuesday $103,000 /
$11,465,000
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4th Wednesday $88,000 /
$11,553,000
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4th Thursday $104,000 /
$11,666,000
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  Shaun of
the Dead
Lethal Weapon
2
Opening Weekend $3,330,781 /
$3,330,781
$20,388,800 /
$20,388,800
2nd Weekend $2,481,020 /
$6,933,441
$17,188,126 /
$49,212,120
3rd Weekend $1,708,113 /
$9,457,504
$13,022,249 /
$71,602,872
4th Weekend $1,109,997 /
$11,269,702
$10,401,958 /
$88,845,480
5th Weekend $610,567 /
$12,276,669
$8,040,033 /
$102,164,563
6th Weekend $380,607 /
$12,893,593
$6,071,683 /
$112,102,140
7th Weekend $177,463 /
$13,288,488
$4,516,257 /
$119,574,346
8th Weekend $60,438 /
$13,361,868
$3,335,582 /
$125,055,875
9th Weekend $37,173 /
$13,425,414
$4,659,654 /
$131,302,932
10th Weekend $21,377 /
$13,464,388
$2,597,052 /
$134,775,306
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$2,206,481 /
$137,872,405
12th Weekend - /
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$1,608,068 /
$140,144,384
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$1,227,039 /
$141,872,763
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  Shaun of
the Dead
Lethal Weapon
2
Opening Week $4,452,421 /
$4,452,421
$32,023,994 /
$32,023,994
2nd Week $3,296,970 /
$7,749,391
$26,556,629 /
$58,580,623
3rd Week $2,410,314 /
$10,159,705
$19,862,899 /
$78,443,522
4th Week $1,506,397 /
$11,666,102
$15,681,008 /
$94,124,530
5th Week $846,884 /
$12,512,986
$11,905,927 /
$106,030,457
6th Week $598,039 /
$13,111,025
$9,027,632 /
$115,058,089
7th Week $190,405 /
$13,301,430
$6,662,204 /
$121,720,293
8th Week $86,811 /
$13,388,241
$4,922,985 /
$126,643,278
9th Week $54,770 /
$13,443,011
$5,534,976 /
$132,178,254
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$135,665,924
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$2,870,392 /
$138,536,316
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$140,645,724
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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.