Movie Comparison: A Better Life (2011) vs. Collateral Beauty (2016)
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| A Better Life | Collateral Beauty | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Jun 24, 2011 | Dec 16, 2016 |
| Production Budget | $10,000,000 | $36,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 4 | 3,528 |
| Maximum Theaters | 216 | 3,528 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 895 | 11,425 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $62,087 | $7,102,085 |
| Domestic Box Office | $1,759,252 | $31,016,021 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$2,391,511 | $38,356,792 |
| International Box Office | $124,999 | $54,293,072 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $1,884,251 | $85,309,093 |
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| A Better Life | Collateral Beauty | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | $18,976 / $18,976 | $2,394,692 / $2,394,692 |
| 1st Saturday | $22,082 / $41,058 | $2,703,178 / $5,097,870 |
| 1st Sunday | $21,029 / $62,087 | $2,004,215 / $7,102,085 |
| 1st Monday | $5,876 / $67,963 | $921,107 / $8,023,192 |
| 1st Tuesday | $5,572 / $73,535 | $1,218,478 / $9,241,670 |
| 1st Wednesday | $5,010 / $78,545 | $854,192 / $10,095,862 |
| 1st Thursday | $5,125 / $83,670 | $905,638 / $11,001,500 |
| 2nd Friday | $25,146 / $108,816 | $1,248,483 / $12,249,983 |
| 2nd Saturday | $35,783 / $144,599 | $815,011 / $13,064,994 |
| 2nd Sunday | $36,827 / $181,426 | $2,222,693 / $15,287,687 |
| 2nd Monday | $23,256 / $204,682 | $2,101,031 / $17,388,718 |
| 2nd Tuesday | $7,982 / $212,664 | $1,630,041 / $19,018,759 |
| 2nd Wednesday | $8,339 / $221,003 | $1,327,224 / $20,345,983 |
| 2nd Thursday | $8,251 / $229,254 | $1,309,634 / $21,655,617 |
| 3rd Friday | $82,390 / $311,644 | $1,404,711 / $23,060,328 |
| 3rd Saturday | $130,994 / $442,638 | $1,282,150 / $24,342,478 |
| 3rd Sunday | $116,912 / $559,550 | $1,474,268 / $25,816,746 |
| 3rd Monday | $36,582 / $596,132 | $1,245,310 / $27,062,056 |
| 3rd Tuesday | $37,223 / $633,355 | $672,129 / $27,734,185 |
| 3rd Wednesday | $35,189 / $668,544 | $457,285 / $28,191,470 |
| 3rd Thursday | $32,196 / $700,740 | $363,795 / $28,555,265 |
| 4th Friday | $82,958 / $783,698 | $404,355 / $28,959,620 |
| 4th Saturday | $138,972 / $922,670 | $565,251 / $29,524,871 |
| 4th Sunday | $116,366 / $1,039,036 | $321,442 / $29,846,313 |
| 4th Monday | $37,699 / $1,076,735 | $107,178 / $29,953,491 |
| 4th Tuesday | $43,978 / $1,120,713 | $164,145 / $30,117,636 |
| 4th Wednesday | $37,405 / $1,158,118 | $106,876 / $30,224,512 |
| 4th Thursday | $40,466 / $1,198,584 | $91,727 / $30,316,239 |
| 5th Friday | $54,434 / $1,253,018 | $58,865 / $30,375,104 |
| 5th Saturday | $90,768 / $1,343,786 | $86,392 / $30,461,496 |
| 5th Sunday | $70,174 / $1,413,960 | $56,320 / $30,517,816 |
| 5th Monday | $22,661 / $1,436,621 | $42,813 / $30,560,629 |
| 5th Tuesday | $24,214 / $1,460,835 | $27,529 / $30,588,158 |
| 5th Wednesday | $23,989 / $1,484,824 | $18,034 / $30,606,192 |
| 5th Thursday | $24,010 / $1,508,834 | $15,060 / $30,621,252 |
| 6th Friday | $20,938 / $1,529,772 | $24,403 / $30,645,655 |
| 6th Saturday | $31,053 / $1,560,825 | $37,547 / $30,683,202 |
| 6th Sunday | $24,733 / $1,585,558 | $18,799 / $30,702,001 |
| 6th Monday | $8,530 / $1,594,088 | $6,039 / $30,708,040 |
| 6th Tuesday | $10,588 / $1,604,676 | $9,258 / $30,717,298 |
| 6th Wednesday | $9,354 / $1,614,030 | $6,850 / $30,724,148 |
| 6th Thursday | $9,329 / $1,623,359 | $6,203 / $30,730,351 |
| 7th Friday | $10,370 / $1,633,729 | $38,370 / $30,768,721 |
| 7th Saturday | $18,126 / $1,651,855 | $55,745 / $30,824,466 |
| 7th Sunday | $12,484 / $1,664,339 | $36,190 / $30,860,656 |
| 7th Monday | $5,269 / $1,669,608 | $12,304 / $30,872,960 |
| 7th Tuesday | $4,776 / $1,674,384 | $16,383 / $30,889,343 |
| 7th Wednesday | $2,834 / $1,677,218 | $11,431 / $30,900,774 |
| 7th Thursday | $3,327 / $1,680,545 | $12,074 / $30,912,848 |
| 8th Friday | $5,130 / $1,685,675 | $22,894 / $30,935,742 |
| 8th Saturday | $6,413 / $1,692,088 | $35,348 / $30,971,090 |
| 8th Sunday | $5,885 / $1,697,973 | $11,865 / $30,982,955 |
| 8th Monday | $2,216 / $1,700,189 | $7,593 / $30,990,548 |
| 8th Tuesday | $3,424 / $1,703,613 | $9,794 / $31,000,342 |
| 8th Wednesday | $2,723 / $1,706,336 | $7,441 / $31,007,783 |
| 8th Thursday | $2,957 / $1,709,293 | $8,238 / $31,016,021 |
| 9th Friday | $6,912 / $1,716,205 | - / - |
| 9th Saturday | $9,317 / $1,725,522 | - / - |
| 9th Sunday | $6,783 / $1,732,305 | - / - |
| 9th Monday | $2,725 / $1,735,030 | - / - |
| 9th Tuesday | $2,989 / $1,738,019 | - / - |
| 9th Wednesday | $2,693 / $1,740,712 | - / - |
| 9th Thursday | $2,872 / $1,743,584 | - / - |
| 10th Friday | $2,750 / $1,746,334 | - / - |
| 10th Saturday | $4,381 / $1,750,715 | - / - |
| 10th Sunday | $3,604 / $1,754,319 | - / - |
| 10th Monday | $1,214 / $1,755,533 | - / - |
| 10th Tuesday | $1,125 / $1,756,658 | - / - |
| 10th Wednesday | $1,211 / $1,757,869 | - / - |
| 10th Thursday | $1,383 / $1,759,252 | - / - |
| A Better Life | Collateral Beauty | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $62,087 / $62,087 | $7,102,085 / $7,102,085 |
| 2nd Weekend | $97,756 / $181,426 | $4,286,187 / $15,287,687 |
| 3rd Weekend | $330,296 / $559,550 | $4,161,129 / $25,816,746 |
| 4th Weekend | $338,296 / $1,039,036 | $1,291,048 / $29,846,313 |
| 5th Weekend | $215,376 / $1,413,960 | $201,577 / $30,517,816 |
| 6th Weekend | $76,724 / $1,585,558 | $80,749 / $30,702,001 |
| 7th Weekend | $40,980 / $1,664,339 | $130,305 / $30,860,656 |
| 8th Weekend | $17,428 / $1,697,973 | $70,107 / $30,982,955 |
| 9th Weekend | $23,012 / $1,732,305 | - / - |
| 10th Weekend | $10,735 / $1,754,319 | - / - |
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| A Better Life | Collateral Beauty | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $83,670 / $83,670 | $11,001,500 / $11,001,500 |
| 2nd Week | $145,584 / $229,254 | $10,654,117 / $21,655,617 |
| 3rd Week | $471,486 / $700,740 | $6,899,648 / $28,555,265 |
| 4th Week | $497,844 / $1,198,584 | $1,760,974 / $30,316,239 |
| 5th Week | $310,250 / $1,508,834 | $305,013 / $30,621,252 |
| 6th Week | $114,525 / $1,623,359 | $109,099 / $30,730,351 |
| 7th Week | $57,186 / $1,680,545 | $182,497 / $30,912,848 |
| 8th Week | $28,748 / $1,709,293 | $103,173 / $31,016,021 |
| 9th Week | $34,291 / $1,743,584 | - / - |
| 10th Week | $15,668 / $1,759,252 | - / - |
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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.