Movie Comparison: Jacob’s Ladder (1990) vs. Donnie Darko (2001)

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  Jacob’s
Ladder
Donnie Darko
Domestic Release Date Nov 2, 1990Oct 26, 2001
Production Budget  $4,500,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,05258
Maximum Theaters 1,26458
Theatrical Engagements 5,755481
Domestic Opening Weekend $7,500,760$110,494
Domestic Box Office $25,965,144$1,480,006
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$66,328,014$2,539,887
International Box Office $6,030,148
Worldwide Box Office $25,965,144$7,510,154
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  Jacob’s
Ladder
Donnie Darko
Opening Weekend $7,500,760 /
$7,500,760
$110,494 /
$110,494
2nd Weekend $5,085,860 /
$14,911,540
$58,435 /
$222,628
3rd Weekend $2,825,040 /
$19,257,290
$42,016 /
$294,151
4th Weekend $1,903,914 /
$22,433,386
$25,204 /
$340,621
5th Weekend $825,970 /
$23,717,465
$17,403 /
$369,754
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$12,202 /
$389,208
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$5,470 /
$403,651
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$4,221 /
$411,010
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$2,413 /
$416,484
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$2,609 /
$420,618
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$2,131 /
$423,244
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$1,963 /
$426,727
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$2,975 /
$430,915
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$5,126 /
$437,108
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$5,011 /
$445,420
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$3,004 /
$450,391
17th Weekend - /
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$3,093 /
$455,257
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$2,891 /
$459,989
19th Weekend - /
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$4,612 /
$466,267
20th Weekend - /
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$20,684 /
$489,690
  Jacob’s
Ladder
Donnie Darko
Opening Week $9,825,680 /
$9,825,680
$164,193 /
$164,193
2nd Week $6,606,570 /
$16,432,250
$87,942 /
$252,135
3rd Week $4,097,222 /
$20,529,472
$63,282 /
$315,417
4th Week $2,362,023 /
$22,891,495
$36,934 /
$352,351
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$24,655 /
$377,006
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$398,181
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$406,789
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$414,071
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$418,009
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$421,113
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$424,764
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$427,940
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$431,982
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$440,409
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$447,387
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$452,164
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$457,098
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$4,557 /
$461,655
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$7,351 /
$469,006
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$23,384 /
$492,390

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.