Movie Comparison: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) vs. 12 Years a Slave (2013)

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  The Shawshank
Redemption
12 Years
a Slave
Domestic Release Date Sep 23, 1994Oct 18, 2013
Production Budget $25,000,000$20,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3319
Maximum Theaters 9721,474
Theatrical Engagements 11,22316,070
Domestic Opening Weekend $727,327$923,715
Domestic Box Office $28,241,469$56,671,993
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$72,687,815$75,026,245
International Box Office $471,884$124,093,068
Worldwide Box Office $28,713,353$180,765,061
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Shawshank
Redemption
12 Years
a Slave
1st Friday - /
-
$273,882 /
$273,882
1st Saturday - /
-
$381,712 /
$655,594
1st Sunday - /
-
$268,121 /
$923,715
1st Monday - /
-
$90,213 /
$1,013,928
1st Tuesday - /
-
$84,809 /
$1,098,737
1st Wednesday - /
-
$83,358 /
$1,182,095
1st Thursday - /
-
$77,848 /
$1,259,943
2nd Friday - /
-
$621,889 /
$1,881,832
2nd Saturday - /
-
$926,549 /
$2,808,381
2nd Sunday - /
-
$585,887 /
$3,394,268
2nd Monday - /
-
$195,188 /
$3,589,456
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$213,882 /
$3,803,338
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$186,272 /
$3,989,610
2nd Thursday - /
-
$170,714 /
$4,160,324
3rd Friday - /
-
$1,272,416 /
$5,432,740
3rd Saturday - /
-
$2,172,146 /
$7,604,886
3rd Sunday - /
-
$1,347,652 /
$8,952,538
3rd Monday - /
-
$448,732 /
$9,401,270
3rd Tuesday - /
-
$522,207 /
$9,923,477
3rd Wednesday - /
-
$425,757 /
$10,349,234
3rd Thursday - /
-
$396,347 /
$10,745,581
4th Friday - /
-
$1,857,890 /
$12,603,471
4th Saturday - /
-
$2,871,251 /
$15,474,722
4th Sunday - /
-
$1,946,590 /
$17,421,312
4th Monday - /
-
$1,127,622 /
$18,548,934
4th Tuesday - /
-
$652,564 /
$19,201,498
4th Wednesday - /
-
$537,442 /
$19,738,940
4th Thursday - /
-
$509,845 /
$20,248,785
5th Friday - /
-
$1,338,504 /
$21,587,289
5th Saturday - /
-
$2,085,392 /
$23,672,681
5th Sunday - /
-
$1,180,810 /
$24,853,491
5th Monday - /
-
$412,646 /
$25,266,137
5th Tuesday - /
-
$530,373 /
$25,796,510
5th Wednesday - /
-
$429,531 /
$26,226,041
5th Thursday - /
-
$367,271 /
$26,593,312
6th Friday - /
-
$803,774 /
$27,397,086
6th Saturday - /
-
$1,269,179 /
$28,666,265
6th Sunday - /
-
$760,682 /
$29,426,947
6th Monday - /
-
$301,896 /
$29,728,843
6th Tuesday - /
-
$389,303 /
$30,118,146
6th Wednesday - /
-
$356,606 /
$30,474,752
6th Thursday - /
-
$375,452 /
$30,850,204
7th Friday - /
-
$901,375 /
$31,751,579
7th Saturday - /
-
$915,167 /
$32,666,746
7th Sunday - /
-
$488,496 /
$33,155,242
7th Monday - /
-
$158,756 /
$33,313,998
7th Tuesday - /
-
$201,277 /
$33,515,275
7th Wednesday - /
-
$176,761 /
$33,692,036
7th Thursday - /
-
$180,084 /
$33,872,120
8th Friday - /
-
$315,785 /
$34,187,905
8th Saturday - /
-
$525,285 /
$34,713,190
8th Sunday - /
-
$305,889 /
$35,019,079
8th Monday - /
-
$130,374 /
$35,149,453
8th Tuesday - /
-
$165,203 /
$35,314,656
8th Wednesday - /
-
$140,972 /
$35,455,628
8th Thursday - /
-
$176,060 /
$35,631,688
9th Friday - /
-
$205,376 /
$35,837,064
9th Saturday - /
-
$302,239 /
$36,139,303
9th Sunday - /
-
$225,210 /
$36,364,513
9th Monday - /
-
$93,801 /
$36,458,314
9th Tuesday - /
-
$100,109 /
$36,558,423
9th Wednesday - /
-
$77,113 /
$36,635,536
9th Thursday - /
-
$74,690 /
$36,710,226
10th Friday - /
-
$92,328 /
$36,802,554
10th Saturday - /
-
$152,223 /
$36,954,777
10th Sunday - /
-
$125,539 /
$37,080,316
10th Monday - /
-
$83,909 /
$37,164,225
10th Tuesday - /
-
$73,820 /
$37,238,045
10th Wednesday - /
-
$85,066 /
$37,323,111
10th Thursday - /
-
$102,873 /
$37,425,984
  The Shawshank
Redemption
12 Years
a Slave
Opening Weekend $727,327 /
$727,327
$923,715 /
$923,715
2nd Weekend $604,259 /
$1,642,635
$2,134,325 /
$3,394,268
3rd Weekend $1,968,808 /
$3,881,734
$4,792,214 /
$8,952,538
4th Weekend $2,402,549 /
$7,151,056
$6,675,731 /
$17,421,312
5th Weekend $2,143,375 /
$10,235,401
$4,604,706 /
$24,853,491
6th Weekend $1,470,640 /
$12,469,484
$2,833,635 /
$29,426,947
7th Weekend $1,201,378 /
$14,210,084
$2,305,038 /
$33,155,242
8th Weekend $802,672 /
$15,318,812
$1,146,959 /
$35,019,079
9th Weekend $261,648 /
$15,753,538
$732,825 /
$36,364,513
10th Weekend - /
-
$370,090 /
$37,080,316
11th Weekend - /
-
$372,979 /
$37,798,963
12th Weekend $61,712 /
$16,257,698
$328,744 /
$38,472,086
13th Weekend $50,062 /
$16,324,987
$270,760 /
$38,904,535
14th Weekend $33,771 /
$16,375,076
$1,539,838 /
$40,644,136
15th Weekend $54,935 /
$16,461,051
$2,031,316 /
$43,560,133
16th Weekend $44,890 /
$16,523,439
$1,442,164 /
$45,850,559
17th Weekend $50,023 /
$16,600,975
$816,563 /
$47,347,837
18th Weekend - /
-
$562,764 /
$48,214,740
19th Weekend - /
-
$522,497 /
$49,077,220
20th Weekend - /
-
$975,931 /
$50,336,296
  The Shawshank
Redemption
12 Years
a Slave
Opening Week $1,038,376 /
$1,038,376
$1,259,943 /
$1,259,943
2nd Week $874,550 /
$1,912,926
$2,900,381 /
$4,160,324
3rd Week $2,835,581 /
$4,748,507
$6,585,257 /
$10,745,581
4th Week $3,343,519 /
$8,092,026
$9,503,204 /
$20,248,785
5th Week $2,906,818 /
$10,998,844
$6,344,527 /
$26,593,312
6th Week $2,009,862 /
$13,008,706
$4,256,892 /
$30,850,204
7th Week $1,507,434 /
$14,516,140
$3,021,916 /
$33,872,120
8th Week $975,750 /
$15,491,890
$1,759,568 /
$35,631,688
9th Week - /
-
$1,078,538 /
$36,710,226
10th Week - /
-
$715,758 /
$37,425,984
11th Week - /
-
$717,358 /
$38,143,342
12th Week $78,939 /
$16,274,925
$490,433 /
$38,633,775
13th Week $66,380 /
$16,341,305
$470,523 /
$39,104,298
14th Week $64,811 /
$16,406,116
$2,424,519 /
$41,528,817
15th Week $72,433 /
$16,478,549
$2,879,578 /
$44,408,395
16th Week $72,403 /
$16,550,952
$2,122,879 /
$46,531,274
17th Week - /
-
$1,120,702 /
$47,651,976
18th Week - /
-
$902,747 /
$48,554,723
19th Week - /
-
$805,642 /
$49,360,365
20th Week - /
-
$1,571,670 /
$50,932,035

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.