Movie Comparison: The Boy (2016) vs. The Forest (2016)
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| The Boy | The Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Jan 22, 2016 | Jan 8, 2016 |
| Production Budget | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 2,671 | 2,451 |
| Maximum Theaters | 2,671 | 2,509 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 11,420 | 8,042 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $10,778,392 | $12,741,176 |
| Domestic Box Office | $35,819,556 | $26,594,261 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$44,639,861 | $33,142,905 |
| International Box Office | $32,401,396 | $14,154,969 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $68,220,952 | $40,749,230 |
| Remove | Remove |
| The Boy | The Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | $3,815,402 / $3,815,402 | $4,972,757 / $4,972,757 |
| 1st Saturday | $4,572,902 / $8,388,304 | $5,197,159 / $10,169,916 |
| 1st Sunday | $2,390,088 / $10,778,392 | $2,571,260 / $12,741,176 |
| 1st Monday | $719,868 / $11,498,260 | $658,735 / $13,399,911 |
| 1st Tuesday | $897,105 / $12,395,365 | $812,171 / $14,212,082 |
| 1st Wednesday | $606,324 / $13,001,689 | $573,630 / $14,785,712 |
| 1st Thursday | $632,227 / $13,633,916 | $547,922 / $15,333,634 |
| 2nd Friday | $2,318,362 / $15,952,278 | $1,743,526 / $17,077,160 |
| 2nd Saturday | $3,481,897 / $19,434,175 | $2,425,067 / $19,502,227 |
| 2nd Sunday | $1,751,129 / $21,185,304 | $1,809,148 / $21,311,375 |
| 2nd Monday | $398,512 / $21,583,816 | $1,002,808 / $22,314,183 |
| 2nd Tuesday | $507,243 / $22,091,059 | $418,195 / $22,732,378 |
| 2nd Wednesday | $363,849 / $22,454,908 | $296,091 / $23,028,469 |
| 2nd Thursday | $342,776 / $22,797,684 | $278,948 / $23,307,417 |
| 3rd Friday | $1,283,844 / $24,081,528 | $515,462 / $23,822,879 |
| 3rd Saturday | $2,149,267 / $26,230,795 | $793,533 / $24,616,412 |
| 3rd Sunday | $650,711 / $26,881,506 | $366,563 / $24,982,975 |
| 3rd Monday | $274,303 / $27,155,809 | $129,913 / $25,112,888 |
| 3rd Tuesday | $295,647 / $27,451,456 | $158,576 / $25,271,464 |
| 3rd Wednesday | $223,991 / $27,675,447 | $124,461 / $25,395,925 |
| 3rd Thursday | $190,140 / $27,865,587 | $105,085 / $25,501,010 |
| 4th Friday | $624,504 / $28,490,091 | $134,355 / $25,635,365 |
| 4th Saturday | $1,115,088 / $29,605,179 | $216,130 / $25,851,495 |
| 4th Sunday | $1,400,763 / $31,005,942 | $92,445 / $25,943,940 |
| 4th Monday | $433,164 / $31,439,106 | $26,538 / $25,970,478 |
| 4th Tuesday | $206,442 / $31,645,548 | $35,691 / $26,006,169 |
| 4th Wednesday | $156,875 / $31,802,423 | $30,268 / $26,036,437 |
| 4th Thursday | $121,555 / $31,923,978 | $23,057 / $26,059,494 |
| 5th Friday | $400,744 / $32,324,722 | $38,275 / $26,097,769 |
| 5th Saturday | $708,611 / $33,033,333 | $72,342 / $26,170,111 |
| 5th Sunday | $327,237 / $33,360,570 | $20,153 / $26,190,264 |
| 5th Monday | $74,758 / $33,435,328 | $11,269 / $26,201,533 |
| 5th Tuesday | $88,123 / $33,523,451 | $10,062 / $26,211,595 |
| 5th Wednesday | $66,476 / $33,589,927 | $8,040 / $26,219,635 |
| 5th Thursday | $62,352 / $33,652,279 | $7,454 / $26,227,089 |
| 6th Friday | $234,084 / $33,886,363 | $10,685 / $26,237,774 |
| 6th Saturday | $446,492 / $34,332,855 | $21,564 / $26,259,338 |
| 6th Sunday | $211,416 / $34,544,271 | $24,972 / $26,284,310 |
| 6th Monday | $42,912 / $34,587,183 | $7,860 / $26,292,170 |
| 6th Tuesday | $57,615 / $34,644,798 | $3,667 / $26,295,837 |
| 6th Wednesday | $44,751 / $34,689,549 | $3,305 / $26,299,142 |
| 6th Thursday | $39,009 / $34,728,558 | $2,904 / $26,302,046 |
| 7th Friday | $108,061 / $34,836,619 | $21,812 / $26,323,858 |
| 7th Saturday | $201,765 / $35,038,384 | $42,091 / $26,365,949 |
| 7th Sunday | $91,386 / $35,129,770 | $25,377 / $26,391,326 |
| 7th Monday | $26,888 / $35,156,658 | $6,784 / $26,398,110 |
| 7th Tuesday | $31,023 / $35,187,681 | $7,493 / $26,405,603 |
| 7th Wednesday | $25,589 / $35,213,270 | $6,727 / $26,412,330 |
| 7th Thursday | $21,433 / $35,234,703 | $7,579 / $26,419,909 |
| 8th Friday | $71,214 / $35,305,917 | $17,161 / $26,437,070 |
| 8th Saturday | $119,207 / $35,425,124 | $32,276 / $26,469,346 |
| 8th Sunday | $55,438 / $35,480,562 | $19,558 / $26,488,904 |
| 8th Monday | $22,637 / $35,503,199 | $4,885 / $26,493,789 |
| 8th Tuesday | $28,306 / $35,531,505 | $5,330 / $26,499,119 |
| 8th Wednesday | $21,222 / $35,552,727 | $5,086 / $26,504,205 |
| 8th Thursday | $17,446 / $35,570,173 | $5,532 / $26,509,737 |
| 9th Friday | $37,728 / $35,607,901 | $8,583 / $26,518,320 |
| 9th Saturday | $60,283 / $35,668,184 | $15,575 / $26,533,895 |
| 9th Sunday | $27,941 / $35,696,125 | $10,467 / $26,544,362 |
| 9th Monday | $10,157 / $35,706,282 | $3,308 / $26,547,670 |
| 9th Tuesday | $10,843 / $35,717,125 | $3,056 / $26,550,726 |
| 9th Wednesday | $10,011 / $35,727,136 | $3,458 / $26,554,184 |
| 9th Thursday | $8,940 / $35,736,076 | $3,460 / $26,557,644 |
| 10th Friday | $19,442 / $35,755,518 | $7,222 / $26,564,866 |
| 10th Saturday | $24,207 / $35,779,725 | $11,192 / $26,576,058 |
| 10th Sunday | $14,441 / $35,794,166 | $7,311 / $26,583,369 |
| 10th Monday | $6,848 / $35,801,014 | $2,521 / $26,585,890 |
| 10th Tuesday | $5,969 / $35,806,983 | $2,870 / $26,588,760 |
| 10th Wednesday | $6,042 / $35,813,025 | $3,011 / $26,591,771 |
| 10th Thursday | $6,531 / $35,819,556 | $2,490 / $26,594,261 |
| The Boy | The Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $10,778,392 / $10,778,392 | $12,741,176 / $12,741,176 |
| 2nd Weekend | $7,551,388 / $21,185,304 | $5,977,741 / $21,311,375 |
| 3rd Weekend | $4,083,822 / $26,881,506 | $1,675,558 / $24,982,975 |
| 4th Weekend | $3,140,355 / $31,005,942 | $442,930 / $25,943,940 |
| 5th Weekend | $1,436,592 / $33,360,570 | $130,770 / $26,190,264 |
| 6th Weekend | $891,992 / $34,544,271 | $57,221 / $26,284,310 |
| 7th Weekend | $401,212 / $35,129,770 | $89,280 / $26,391,326 |
| 8th Weekend | $245,859 / $35,480,562 | $68,995 / $26,488,904 |
| 9th Weekend | $125,952 / $35,696,125 | $34,625 / $26,544,362 |
| 10th Weekend | $58,090 / $35,794,166 | $25,725 / $26,583,369 |
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| The Boy | The Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $13,633,916 / $13,633,916 | $15,333,634 / $15,333,634 |
| 2nd Week | $9,163,768 / $22,797,684 | $7,973,783 / $23,307,417 |
| 3rd Week | $5,067,903 / $27,865,587 | $2,193,593 / $25,501,010 |
| 4th Week | $4,058,391 / $31,923,978 | $558,484 / $26,059,494 |
| 5th Week | $1,728,301 / $33,652,279 | $167,595 / $26,227,089 |
| 6th Week | $1,076,279 / $34,728,558 | $74,957 / $26,302,046 |
| 7th Week | $506,145 / $35,234,703 | $117,863 / $26,419,909 |
| 8th Week | $335,470 / $35,570,173 | $89,828 / $26,509,737 |
| 9th Week | $165,903 / $35,736,076 | $47,907 / $26,557,644 |
| 10th Week | $83,480 / $35,819,556 | $36,617 / $26,594,261 |
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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.