Movie Comparison: The Golden Compass (2007) vs. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
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| The Golden Compass | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Title | His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass | |
| Domestic Release Date | Dec 7, 2007 | Mar 6, 2015 |
| Production Budget | $205,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 3,528 | 1,573 |
| Maximum Theaters | 3,528 | 2,022 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 16,009 | 10,142 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $25,783,232 | $8,540,370 |
| Domestic Box Office | $70,107,728 | $33,078,266 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$109,558,132 | $42,299,373 |
| International Box Office | $297,154,830 | $56,322,596 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $367,262,558 | $89,400,862 |
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| The Golden Compass | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | $8,689,000 / $8,689,000 | $2,698,898 / $2,698,898 |
| 1st Saturday | $10,271,000 / $18,960,000 | $3,584,434 / $6,283,332 |
| 1st Sunday | $6,823,000 / $25,783,232 | $2,257,038 / $8,540,370 |
| 1st Monday | $1,700,000 / $27,483,000 | $838,371 / $9,378,741 |
| 1st Tuesday | $1,645,000 / $29,145,000 | $1,211,633 / $10,590,374 |
| 1st Wednesday | $1,420,000 / $30,567,000 | $927,063 / $11,517,437 |
| 1st Thursday | $1,260,000 / $31,943,112 | $842,828 / $12,360,265 |
| 2nd Friday | $2,664,000 / $34,607,000 | $1,631,156 / $13,991,421 |
| 2nd Saturday | $3,703,000 / $38,310,000 | $2,483,699 / $16,475,120 |
| 2nd Sunday | $2,459,000 / $40,768,661 | $1,571,188 / $18,046,308 |
| 2nd Monday | $855,000 / $41,624,000 | $569,620 / $18,615,928 |
| 2nd Tuesday | $890,000 / $42,507,000 | $766,949 / $19,382,877 |
| 2nd Wednesday | $930,000 / $43,442,000 | $648,043 / $20,030,920 |
| 2nd Thursday | $995,000 / $44,438,251 | $644,180 / $20,675,100 |
| 3rd Friday | $1,363,000 / $45,801,000 | $960,104 / $21,635,204 |
| 3rd Saturday | $1,758,000 / $47,559,000 | $1,537,751 / $23,172,955 |
| 3rd Sunday | $1,430,000 / $48,998,000 | $1,012,153 / $24,185,108 |
| 3rd Monday | $1,002,000 / $50,000,000 | $403,310 / $24,588,418 |
| 3rd Tuesday | $1,379,000 / $51,379,000 | $545,993 / $25,134,411 |
| 3rd Wednesday | $1,760,000 / $53,453,000 | $421,060 / $25,555,471 |
| 3rd Thursday | $1,385,000 / $54,585,000 | $394,332 / $25,949,803 |
| 4th Friday | $1,573,000 / $56,158,000 | $624,151 / $26,573,954 |
| 4th Saturday | - / - | $934,141 / $27,508,095 |
| 4th Sunday | - / - | $559,122 / $28,067,217 |
| 4th Monday | - / - | $216,836 / $28,284,053 |
| 4th Tuesday | - / - | $313,521 / $28,597,574 |
| 4th Wednesday | $795,000 / $62,010,000 | $234,630 / $28,832,204 |
| 4th Thursday | $705,000 / $62,791,029 | $228,378 / $29,060,582 |
| 5th Friday | $809,000 / $63,600,000 | $358,803 / $29,419,385 |
| 5th Saturday | - / - | $415,803 / $29,835,188 |
| 5th Sunday | - / - | $305,141 / $30,140,329 |
| 5th Monday | - / - | $149,305 / $30,289,634 |
| 5th Tuesday | - / - | $205,808 / $30,495,442 |
| 5th Wednesday | - / - | $171,258 / $30,666,700 |
| 5th Thursday | - / - | $156,804 / $30,823,504 |
| 6th Friday | - / - | $190,421 / $31,013,925 |
| 6th Saturday | - / - | $284,717 / $31,298,642 |
| 6th Sunday | - / - | $161,180 / $31,459,822 |
| 6th Monday | - / - | $65,795 / $31,525,617 |
| 6th Tuesday | - / - | $92,505 / $31,618,122 |
| 6th Wednesday | - / - | $80,603 / $31,698,725 |
| 6th Thursday | - / - | $81,437 / $31,780,162 |
| 7th Friday | - / - | $78,581 / $31,858,743 |
| 7th Saturday | - / - | $132,725 / $31,991,468 |
| 7th Sunday | - / - | $85,407 / $32,076,875 |
| 7th Monday | $127,661 / $68,425,138 | $34,670 / $32,111,545 |
| 7th Tuesday | - / - | $45,601 / $32,157,146 |
| 7th Wednesday | - / - | $38,546 / $32,195,692 |
| 7th Thursday | - / - | $38,394 / $32,234,086 |
| 8th Friday | - / - | $48,521 / $32,282,607 |
| 8th Saturday | - / - | $82,801 / $32,365,408 |
| 8th Sunday | - / - | $49,997 / $32,415,405 |
| 8th Monday | - / - | $18,310 / $32,433,715 |
| 8th Tuesday | - / - | $29,591 / $32,463,306 |
| 8th Wednesday | - / - | $20,903 / $32,484,209 |
| 8th Thursday | - / - | $20,651 / $32,504,860 |
| 9th Friday | - / - | $25,105 / $32,529,965 |
| 9th Saturday | - / - | $38,291 / $32,568,256 |
| 9th Sunday | - / - | $24,178 / $32,592,434 |
| 9th Monday | - / - | $11,559 / $32,603,993 |
| 9th Tuesday | - / - | $18,670 / $32,622,663 |
| 9th Wednesday | - / - | $17,515 / $32,640,178 |
| 9th Thursday | - / - | $16,120 / $32,656,298 |
| 10th Friday | - / - | $20,402 / $32,676,700 |
| 10th Saturday | - / - | $34,643 / $32,711,343 |
| 10th Sunday | - / - | $35,132 / $32,746,475 |
| 10th Monday | - / - | $9,725 / $32,756,200 |
| 10th Tuesday | - / - | $14,092 / $32,770,292 |
| 10th Wednesday | - / - | $12,113 / $32,782,405 |
| 10th Thursday | - / - | $11,087 / $32,793,492 |
| The Golden Compass | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $25,783,232 / $25,783,232 | $8,540,370 / $8,540,370 |
| 2nd Weekend | $8,825,549 / $40,768,661 | $5,686,043 / $18,046,308 |
| 3rd Weekend | $4,550,000 / $48,998,000 | $3,510,008 / $24,185,108 |
| 4th Weekend | $4,683,801 / $58,775,336 | $2,117,414 / $28,067,217 |
| 5th Weekend | $2,873,467 / $65,664,496 | $1,079,747 / $30,140,329 |
| 6th Weekend | $1,121,350 / $67,513,776 | $636,318 / $31,459,822 |
| 7th Weekend | $479,691 / $68,297,477 | $296,713 / $32,076,875 |
| 8th Weekend | $349,992 / $68,880,202 | $181,319 / $32,415,405 |
| 9th Weekend | $274,985 / $69,253,101 | $87,574 / $32,592,434 |
| 10th Weekend | $250,277 / $69,599,302 | $90,177 / $32,746,475 |
| 11th Weekend | $137,078 / $69,813,409 | $65,228 / $32,858,720 |
| 12th Weekend | $91,936 / $69,990,336 | $39,907 / $32,932,984 |
| 13th Weekend | $62,419 / $70,083,519 | $37,029 / $33,002,213 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $13,920 / $33,035,338 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $10,107 / $33,059,118 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $7,408 / $33,071,558 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| The Golden Compass | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $31,943,112 / $31,943,112 | $12,360,265 / $12,360,265 |
| 2nd Week | $12,495,139 / $44,438,251 | $8,314,835 / $20,675,100 |
| 3rd Week | $9,832,000 / $54,270,251 | $5,274,703 / $25,949,803 |
| 4th Week | $8,699,494 / $62,791,029 | $3,110,779 / $29,060,582 |
| 5th Week | $3,601,397 / $66,392,426 | $1,762,922 / $30,823,504 |
| 6th Week | $1,425,360 / $67,817,786 | $956,658 / $31,780,162 |
| 7th Week | $712,424 / $68,530,210 | $453,924 / $32,234,086 |
| 8th Week | $447,906 / $68,978,116 | $270,774 / $32,504,860 |
| 9th Week | $370,909 / $69,349,025 | $151,438 / $32,656,298 |
| 10th Week | $327,306 / $69,676,331 | $137,194 / $32,793,492 |
| 11th Week | $222,069 / $69,898,400 | $99,585 / $32,893,077 |
| 12th Week | $122,700 / $70,021,100 | $72,107 / $32,965,184 |
| 13th Week | $86,628 / $70,107,728 | $56,234 / $33,021,418 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $27,593 / $33,049,011 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $15,139 / $33,064,150 |
| 16th Week | - / - | $14,116 / $33,078,266 |
| 17th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 18th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Week | - / - | - / - |
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.