Movie Comparison: Blade 2 (2002) vs. Blade (1998)
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| Blade 2 | Blade | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Mar 22, 2002 | Aug 21, 1998 |
| Production Budget | $54,000,000 | $45,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 2,707 | 2,322 |
| Maximum Theaters | 2,707 | 2,389 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 14,654 | 19,856 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $32,528,016 | $17,073,856 |
| Domestic Box Office | $81,676,888 | $70,141,876 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$151,545,068 | $161,221,616 |
| International Box Office | $72,661,713 | $61,095,812 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $154,338,601 | $131,237,688 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Blade 2 | Blade | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | $11,731,000 / $11,731,000 | $5,885,000 / $5,885,000 |
| 1st Saturday | $12,025,000 / $23,756,000 | $6,190,000 / $11,775,000 |
| 1st Sunday | $8,300,000 / $32,528,016 | $5,025,000 / $17,100,000 |
| 1st Monday | $2,790,000 / $35,318,000 | $1,963,480 / $19,037,336 |
| 1st Tuesday | $2,543,000 / $37,661,000 | $2,017,182 / $21,054,518 |
| 1st Wednesday | $2,183,000 / $40,043,000 | $1,600,506 / $22,655,024 |
| 1st Thursday | $2,497,000 / $42,540,000 | $1,562,605 / $24,217,629 |
| 2nd Friday | $4,612,000 / $46,511,000 | $3,045,000 / $26,856,000 |
| 2nd Saturday | $4,825,000 / $51,336,000 | $4,470,000 / $31,326,000 |
| 2nd Sunday | $3,585,000 / $54,921,131 | $3,329,000 / $34,737,000 |
| 2nd Monday | $1,641,000 / $56,562,000 | $1,082,370 / $35,818,992 |
| 2nd Tuesday | $1,399,000 / $57,961,000 | $1,150,019 / $36,969,011 |
| 2nd Wednesday | $1,235,000 / $59,195,000 | $942,399 / $37,911,410 |
| 2nd Thursday | $1,100,000 / $59,973,000 | $911,849 / $38,823,259 |
| 3rd Friday | $2,340,000 / $62,313,000 | $2,165,000 / $40,932,000 |
| 3rd Saturday | $3,147,000 / $65,460,000 | $3,290,000 / $44,222,000 |
| 3rd Sunday | $1,992,000 / $67,448,831 | $3,060,000 / $47,282,000 |
| 3rd Monday | $598,000 / $68,047,000 | $2,227,575 / $49,555,263 |
| 3rd Tuesday | $624,000 / $68,671,000 | $653,655 / $50,208,918 |
| 3rd Wednesday | $529,000 / $69,200,000 | $551,482 / $50,760,401 |
| 3rd Thursday | $475,000 / $69,558,000 | $488,920 / $51,249,321 |
| 4th Friday | $1,051,000 / $70,609,000 | $1,330,000 / $52,574,000 |
| 4th Saturday | $1,964,000 / $72,573,000 | $2,365,000 / $54,939,000 |
| 4th Sunday | $1,234,000 / $73,873,818 | $1,477,000 / $56,438,000 |
| 4th Monday | $376,000 / $74,250,000 | $390,072 / $56,827,745 |
| 4th Tuesday | $389,000 / $74,639,000 | $468,803 / $57,296,548 |
| 4th Wednesday | $342,000 / $74,981,000 | $381,786 / $57,678,334 |
| 4th Thursday | $315,000 / $75,221,000 | $384,156 / $58,062,490 |
| 5th Friday | $548,000 / $75,769,000 | $865,000 / $58,906,000 |
| 5th Saturday | $918,000 / $76,773,000 | $1,455,000 / $60,361,000 |
| 5th Sunday | $609,000 / $77,306,658 | $904,000 / $61,305,000 |
| 5th Monday | $193,000 / $77,500,000 | $253,880 / $61,558,598 |
| 5th Tuesday | $182,000 / $77,682,000 | $291,318 / $61,849,916 |
| 5th Wednesday | $173,000 / $77,855,000 | $219,010 / $62,068,926 |
| 5th Thursday | $175,000 / $78,030,000 | $219,624 / $62,288,550 |
| 6th Friday | - / - | $525,000 / $62,796,000 |
| 6th Saturday | - / - | $944,000 / $63,740,000 |
| 6th Sunday | - / - | $541,000 / $64,281,000 |
| 6th Monday | - / - | $145,039 / $64,425,607 |
| 6th Tuesday | - / - | $175,329 / $64,600,936 |
| 6th Wednesday | - / - | $167,287 / $64,768,223 |
| 6th Thursday | - / - | $165,624 / $64,933,847 |
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| Blade 2 | Blade | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $32,528,016 / $32,528,016 | $17,073,856 / $17,073,856 |
| 2nd Weekend | $13,021,698 / $54,921,131 | $10,925,976 / $34,736,622 |
| 3rd Weekend | $7,476,255 / $67,448,831 | $10,788,664 / $49,555,263 |
| 4th Weekend | $4,315,697 / $73,873,818 | $5,193,323 / $56,437,673 |
| 5th Weekend | $2,085,961 / $77,306,658 | $3,263,253 / $61,304,718 |
| 6th Weekend | $1,441,392 / $79,446,282 | $2,009,627 / $64,280,568 |
| 7th Weekend | $590,179 / $80,514,687 | $1,054,786 / $65,982,804 |
| 8th Weekend | $369,057 / $81,070,691 | $601,619 / $66,913,271 |
| 9th Weekend | $226,352 / $81,426,797 | $393,574 / $67,709,704 |
| 10th Weekend | $102,801 / $81,645,152 | $220,317 / $68,062,779 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $122,701 / $68,248,507 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | $82,388 / $68,426,952 |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | $56,717 / $68,521,877 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $321,818 / $68,865,991 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $291,902 / $69,344,838 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $251,069 / $69,704,495 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $123,982 / $69,890,874 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $63,529 / $70,001,065 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
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| Blade 2 | Blade | |
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| Opening Week | $41,899,433 / $41,899,433 | $23,810,646 / $23,810,646 |
| 2nd Week | $18,073,143 / $59,972,576 | $14,955,953 / $38,766,599 |
| 3rd Week | $9,585,545 / $69,558,121 | $12,477,751 / $51,244,350 |
| 4th Week | $5,662,576 / $75,220,697 | $6,797,115 / $58,041,465 |
| 5th Week | $2,784,193 / $78,004,890 | $4,229,476 / $62,270,941 |
| 6th Week | $1,919,618 / $79,924,508 | $2,657,077 / $64,928,018 |
| 7th Week | $777,126 / $80,701,634 | $1,383,634 / $66,311,652 |
| 8th Week | $498,811 / $81,200,445 | $1,004,478 / $67,316,130 |
| 9th Week | $341,906 / $81,542,351 | $526,332 / $67,842,462 |
| 10th Week | $134,537 / $81,676,888 | $283,344 / $68,125,806 |
| 11th Week | - / - | $218,758 / $68,344,564 |
| 12th Week | - / - | $120,596 / $68,465,160 |
| 13th Week | - / - | $79,013 / $68,544,173 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $508,763 / $69,052,936 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $400,490 / $69,453,426 |
| 16th Week | - / - | $313,466 / $69,766,892 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $170,644 / $69,937,536 |
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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.