Movie Comparison: Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) vs. Iron Man 2 (2010)
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| Lethal Weapon 2 | Iron Man 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Jul 7, 1989 | May 7, 2010 |
| Production Budget | $170,000,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,803 | 4,380 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,830 | 4,390 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 21,128 | 27,079 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $20,388,800 | $128,122,480 |
| Domestic Box Office | $147,253,986 | $312,433,331 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$397,844,093 | $426,873,425 |
| International Box Office | $80,046,014 | $308,723,058 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $227,300,000 | $621,156,389 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Lethal Weapon 2 | Iron Man 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | - / - | $51,239,677 / $51,239,677 |
| 1st Saturday | - / - | $45,776,170 / $97,015,847 |
| 1st Sunday | - / - | $31,106,633 / $128,122,480 |
| 1st Monday | - / - | $9,366,982 / $137,489,462 |
| 1st Tuesday | - / - | $8,380,235 / $145,869,697 |
| 1st Wednesday | - / - | $6,951,326 / $152,821,023 |
| 1st Thursday | - / - | $6,338,848 / $159,159,871 |
| 2nd Friday | - / - | $15,120,949 / $174,280,820 |
| 2nd Saturday | - / - | $22,642,564 / $196,923,384 |
| 2nd Sunday | - / - | $14,277,492 / $211,200,876 |
| 2nd Monday | - / - | $3,715,485 / $214,916,361 |
| 2nd Tuesday | - / - | $3,565,064 / $218,481,425 |
| 2nd Wednesday | - / - | $3,145,551 / $221,626,976 |
| 2nd Thursday | - / - | $3,037,827 / $224,664,803 |
| 3rd Friday | - / - | $7,549,509 / $232,214,312 |
| 3rd Saturday | - / - | $11,505,392 / $243,719,704 |
| 3rd Sunday | - / - | $7,306,357 / $251,026,061 |
| 3rd Monday | - / - | $2,215,378 / $253,241,439 |
| 3rd Tuesday | - / - | $1,810,492 / $255,051,931 |
| 3rd Wednesday | - / - | $1,684,755 / $256,736,686 |
| 3rd Thursday | - / - | $1,840,224 / $258,576,910 |
| 4th Friday | - / - | $4,440,472 / $263,017,382 |
| 4th Saturday | - / - | $6,165,974 / $269,183,356 |
| 4th Sunday | - / - | $5,852,544 / $275,035,900 |
| 4th Monday | - / - | $4,617,249 / $279,653,149 |
| 4th Tuesday | - / - | $1,386,018 / $281,039,167 |
| 4th Wednesday | - / - | $1,220,457 / $282,259,624 |
| 4th Thursday | - / - | $1,251,538 / $283,511,162 |
| 5th Friday | - / - | $2,189,199 / $285,700,361 |
| 5th Saturday | - / - | $3,482,014 / $289,182,375 |
| 5th Sunday | - / - | $2,247,495 / $291,429,870 |
| 5th Monday | - / - | $802,229 / $292,232,099 |
| 5th Tuesday | - / - | $827,461 / $293,059,560 |
| 5th Wednesday | - / - | $848,031 / $293,907,591 |
| 5th Thursday | - / - | $853,593 / $294,761,184 |
| 6th Friday | - / - | $1,342,063 / $296,103,247 |
| 6th Saturday | - / - | $1,936,638 / $298,039,885 |
| 6th Sunday | - / - | $1,242,505 / $299,282,390 |
| 6th Monday | - / - | $538,035 / $299,820,425 |
| 6th Tuesday | - / - | $511,560 / $300,331,985 |
| 6th Wednesday | - / - | $536,515 / $300,868,500 |
| 6th Thursday | - / - | $469,577 / $301,338,077 |
| 7th Friday | - / - | $715,417 / $302,053,494 |
| 7th Saturday | - / - | $1,049,141 / $303,102,635 |
| 7th Sunday | - / - | $1,107,694 / $304,210,329 |
| 7th Monday | - / - | $342,907 / $304,553,236 |
| 7th Tuesday | - / - | $331,915 / $304,885,151 |
| 7th Wednesday | - / - | $300,013 / $305,185,164 |
| 7th Thursday | - / - | $322,105 / $305,507,269 |
| 8th Friday | - / - | $410,966 / $305,918,235 |
| 8th Saturday | - / - | $593,766 / $306,512,001 |
| 8th Sunday | - / - | $431,646 / $306,943,647 |
| 8th Monday | - / - | $194,463 / $307,138,110 |
| 8th Tuesday | - / - | $180,240 / $307,318,350 |
| 8th Wednesday | - / - | $175,166 / $307,493,516 |
| 8th Thursday | - / - | $160,947 / $307,654,463 |
| 9th Friday | - / - | $215,079 / $307,869,542 |
| 9th Saturday | - / - | $243,163 / $308,112,705 |
| 9th Sunday | - / - | $180,072 / $308,292,777 |
| 9th Monday | - / - | $237,520 / $308,530,297 |
| 9th Tuesday | - / - | $106,552 / $308,636,849 |
| 9th Wednesday | - / - | $101,621 / $308,738,470 |
| 9th Thursday | - / - | $106,069 / $308,844,539 |
| 10th Friday | - / - | $121,643 / $308,966,182 |
| 10th Saturday | - / - | $170,995 / $309,137,177 |
| 10th Sunday | - / - | $100,117 / $309,237,294 |
| 10th Monday | - / - | $53,511 / $309,290,805 |
| 10th Tuesday | - / - | $61,215 / $309,352,020 |
| 10th Wednesday | - / - | $55,289 / $309,407,309 |
| 10th Thursday | - / - | $49,541 / $309,456,850 |
| Lethal Weapon 2 | Iron Man 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $20,388,800 / $20,388,800 | $128,122,480 / $128,122,480 |
| 2nd Weekend | $17,188,126 / $49,212,120 | $52,041,005 / $211,200,876 |
| 3rd Weekend | $13,022,249 / $71,602,872 | $26,361,258 / $251,026,061 |
| 4th Weekend | $10,401,958 / $88,845,480 | $16,458,990 / $275,035,900 |
| 5th Weekend | $8,040,033 / $102,164,563 | $7,918,708 / $291,429,870 |
| 6th Weekend | $6,071,683 / $112,102,140 | $4,521,206 / $299,282,390 |
| 7th Weekend | $4,516,257 / $119,574,346 | $2,872,252 / $304,210,329 |
| 8th Weekend | $3,335,582 / $125,055,875 | $1,436,378 / $306,943,647 |
| 9th Weekend | $4,659,654 / $131,302,932 | $638,314 / $308,292,777 |
| 10th Weekend | $2,597,052 / $134,775,306 | $392,755 / $309,237,294 |
| 11th Weekend | $2,206,481 / $137,872,405 | $561,740 / $310,018,590 |
| 12th Weekend | $1,608,068 / $140,144,384 | $438,975 / $310,840,824 |
| 13th Weekend | $1,227,039 / $141,872,763 | $301,277 / $311,417,007 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $193,515 / $311,806,181 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $126,878 / $312,057,433 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| Lethal Weapon 2 | Iron Man 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $32,023,994 / $32,023,994 | $159,159,871 / $159,159,871 |
| 2nd Week | $26,556,629 / $58,580,623 | $65,504,932 / $224,664,803 |
| 3rd Week | $19,862,899 / $78,443,522 | $33,912,107 / $258,576,910 |
| 4th Week | $15,681,008 / $94,124,530 | $24,934,252 / $283,511,162 |
| 5th Week | $11,905,927 / $106,030,457 | $11,250,022 / $294,761,184 |
| 6th Week | $9,027,632 / $115,058,089 | $6,576,893 / $301,338,077 |
| 7th Week | $6,662,204 / $121,720,293 | $4,169,192 / $305,507,269 |
| 8th Week | $4,922,985 / $126,643,278 | $2,147,194 / $307,654,463 |
| 9th Week | $5,534,976 / $132,178,254 | $1,190,076 / $308,844,539 |
| 10th Week | $3,487,670 / $135,665,924 | $612,311 / $309,456,850 |
| 11th Week | $2,870,392 / $138,536,316 | $944,999 / $310,401,849 |
| 12th Week | $2,109,408 / $140,645,724 | $713,881 / $311,115,730 |
| 13th Week | - / - | $496,936 / $311,612,666 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $317,889 / $311,930,555 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $197,790 / $312,128,345 |
| 16th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 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.