Movie Comparison: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) vs. Scream 2 (1997)
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| Exorcist: The Beginning | Scream 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Aug 20, 2004 | Dec 12, 1997 |
| Production Budget | $78,000,000 | $24,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 2,803 | 2,663 |
| Maximum Theaters | 2,813 | 3,112 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 11,395 | 22,715 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $18,054,001 | $32,926,342 |
| Domestic Box Office | $41,814,863 | $101,363,301 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$72,586,828 | $237,266,873 |
| International Box Office | $2,142,678 | $71,000,000 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $43,957,541 | $172,363,301 |
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| Exorcist: The Beginning | Scream 2 | |
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| 1st Friday | $7,022,128 / $7,022,128 | $14,380,000 / $14,380,000 |
| 1st Saturday | $6,334,532 / $13,356,660 | $14,200,000 / $28,580,000 |
| 1st Sunday | $4,697,341 / $18,054,001 | $9,005,000 / $39,247,000 |
| 1st Monday | $1,917,000 / $19,971,000 | $2,498,070 / $41,744,624 |
| 1st Tuesday | $1,637,000 / $21,609,000 | $2,848,833 / $44,593,457 |
| 1st Wednesday | $1,316,000 / $22,913,000 | $2,198,958 / $46,792,015 |
| 1st Thursday | $1,172,000 / $24,086,000 | - / - |
| 2nd Friday | $2,143,000 / $26,229,000 | $4,915,000 / $46,075,000 |
| 2nd Saturday | $2,883,386 / $29,177,831 | $5,629,000 / $51,704,000 |
| 2nd Sunday | $1,989,215 / $31,167,046 | $3,377,458 / $55,081,458 |
| 2nd Monday | $705,000 / $31,872,000 | $2,000,132 / $57,081,590 |
| 2nd Tuesday | $632,000 / $32,504,000 | $1,925,000 / $58,842,000 |
| 2nd Wednesday | $536,000 / $33,040,000 | $735,000 / $59,577,000 |
| 2nd Thursday | $503,000 / $33,535,000 | $2,740,000 / $62,317,000 |
| 3rd Friday | - / - | - / - |
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| 3rd Monday | - / - | $1,727,211 / $72,827,225 |
| 3rd Tuesday | $274,000 / $38,321,000 | $1,470,000 / $73,990,000 |
| 3rd Wednesday | $246,000 / $38,567,000 | $950,000 / $74,940,000 |
| 3rd Thursday | - / - | $2,230,000 / $77,170,000 |
| 4th Friday | - / - | $2,415,000 / $79,585,000 |
| 4th Saturday | - / - | $2,780,000 / $82,365,000 |
| 4th Sunday | - / - | $1,429,000 / $85,492,042 |
| 4th Monday | - / - | $498,017 / $85,990,059 |
| 4th Tuesday | - / - | $524,436 / $86,514,495 |
| 4th Wednesday | - / - | $413,585 / $86,928,080 |
| 4th Thursday | - / - | $389,230 / $87,317,310 |
| 5th Friday | - / - | $980,000 / $88,180,000 |
| 5th Saturday | - / - | $1,715,000 / $89,995,000 |
| 5th Sunday | - / - | $736,000 / $90,781,396 |
| 5th Monday | - / - | $227,198 / $91,008,594 |
| 5th Tuesday | - / - | $256,146 / $91,264,710 |
| 5th Wednesday | - / - | $206,278 / $91,471,015 |
| 5th Thursday | - / - | $234,999 / $91,706,017 |
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| Exorcist: The Beginning | Scream 2 | |
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| Opening Weekend | $18,054,001 / $18,054,001 | $32,926,342 / $32,926,342 |
| 2nd Weekend | $7,081,057 / $31,167,046 | $13,921,565 / $55,081,458 |
| 3rd Weekend | $3,623,328 / $37,158,508 | $9,085,992 / $71,100,014 |
| 4th Weekend | $1,302,383 / $40,084,790 | $7,284,026 / $85,492,042 |
| 5th Weekend | $509,495 / $41,030,819 | $3,581,635 / $90,781,396 |
| 6th Weekend | $223,484 / $41,408,127 | $1,939,119 / $93,597,728 |
| 7th Weekend | $56,213 / $41,529,870 | $804,576 / $94,673,427 |
| 8th Weekend | $18,886 / $41,567,668 | $472,484 / $95,386,233 |
| 9th Weekend | $76,190 / $41,652,219 | $237,105 / $95,744,116 |
| 10th Weekend | $53,433 / $41,737,335 | $170,455 / $95,992,506 |
| 11th Weekend | $30,316 / $41,784,746 | $95,743 / $96,127,998 |
| 12th Weekend | $19,756 / $41,814,863 | $65,547 / $96,231,110 |
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| 20th Weekend | - / - | $1,790,792 / $98,104,519 |
| Exorcist: The Beginning | Scream 2 | |
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| Opening Week | $24,085,989 / $24,085,989 | $41,159,893 / $41,159,893 |
| 2nd Week | $9,449,191 / $33,535,180 | $20,854,129 / $62,014,022 |
| 3rd Week | $5,247,227 / $38,782,407 | $16,193,994 / $78,208,016 |
| 4th Week | $1,738,917 / $40,521,324 | $8,991,745 / $87,199,761 |
| 5th Week | $663,319 / $41,184,643 | $4,458,848 / $91,658,609 |
| 6th Week | $289,014 / $41,473,657 | $2,210,242 / $93,868,851 |
| 7th Week | $75,125 / $41,548,782 | $1,044,898 / $94,913,749 |
| 8th Week | $27,247 / $41,576,029 | $593,262 / $95,507,011 |
| 9th Week | $107,873 / $41,683,902 | $315,040 / $95,822,051 |
| 10th Week | $70,528 / $41,754,430 | $210,204 / $96,032,255 |
| 11th Week | $40,677 / $41,795,107 | $133,308 / $96,165,563 |
| 12th Week | $19,756 / $41,814,863 | - / - |
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| 20th Week | - / - | $2,252,134 / $98,565,861 |
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.