Movie Comparison: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015) vs. Paper Towns (2015)
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| Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | Paper Towns | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Jun 12, 2015 | Jul 24, 2015 |
| Production Budget | $8,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 15 | 3,031 |
| Maximum Theaters | 870 | 3,031 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 2,454 | 9,241 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $196,496 | $12,650,140 |
| Domestic Box Office | $6,758,416 | $32,000,304 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$8,642,434 | $40,920,912 |
| International Box Office | $2,507,764 | $53,450,180 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $9,266,180 | $85,450,484 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | Paper Towns | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | $69,254 / $69,254 | $6,328,167 / $6,328,167 |
| 1st Saturday | $76,472 / $145,726 | $3,517,483 / $9,845,650 |
| 1st Sunday | $50,770 / $196,496 | $2,804,490 / $12,650,140 |
| 1st Monday | $26,100 / $222,596 | $1,813,785 / $14,463,925 |
| 1st Tuesday | $23,031 / $245,627 | $2,005,035 / $16,468,960 |
| 1st Wednesday | $25,599 / $271,226 | $1,414,821 / $17,883,781 |
| 1st Thursday | $22,186 / $293,412 | $1,332,658 / $19,216,439 |
| 2nd Friday | $114,758 / $408,170 | $1,638,686 / $20,855,125 |
| 2nd Saturday | $143,919 / $552,089 | $1,679,288 / $22,534,413 |
| 2nd Sunday | $105,362 / $657,451 | $1,319,920 / $23,854,333 |
| 2nd Monday | $49,164 / $706,615 | $944,607 / $24,798,940 |
| 2nd Tuesday | $51,975 / $758,590 | $1,101,135 / $25,900,075 |
| 2nd Wednesday | $53,671 / $812,261 | $809,334 / $26,709,409 |
| 2nd Thursday | $51,790 / $864,051 | $644,955 / $27,354,364 |
| 3rd Friday | $291,525 / $1,155,576 | $503,432 / $27,857,796 |
| 3rd Saturday | $408,997 / $1,564,573 | $550,373 / $28,408,169 |
| 3rd Sunday | $291,917 / $1,856,490 | $415,964 / $28,824,133 |
| 3rd Monday | $133,353 / $1,989,843 | $272,692 / $29,096,825 |
| 3rd Tuesday | $145,293 / $2,135,136 | $307,420 / $29,404,245 |
| 3rd Wednesday | $262,109 / $2,397,245 | $225,958 / $29,630,203 |
| 3rd Thursday | $287,794 / $2,685,039 | $185,797 / $29,816,000 |
| 4th Friday | $490,037 / $3,175,076 | $189,864 / $30,005,864 |
| 4th Saturday | $381,717 / $3,556,793 | $241,602 / $30,247,466 |
| 4th Sunday | $375,049 / $3,931,842 | $157,442 / $30,404,908 |
| 4th Monday | $228,740 / $4,160,582 | $96,903 / $30,501,811 |
| 4th Tuesday | $282,535 / $4,443,117 | $107,522 / $30,609,333 |
| 4th Wednesday | $244,830 / $4,687,947 | $84,128 / $30,693,461 |
| 4th Thursday | $192,843 / $4,880,790 | $70,423 / $30,763,884 |
| 5th Friday | $198,703 / $5,079,493 | $106,697 / $30,870,581 |
| 5th Saturday | $269,746 / $5,349,239 | $149,167 / $31,019,748 |
| 5th Sunday | $192,728 / $5,541,967 | $85,315 / $31,105,063 |
| 5th Monday | $101,330 / $5,643,297 | $35,390 / $31,140,453 |
| 5th Tuesday | $125,887 / $5,769,184 | $40,511 / $31,180,964 |
| 5th Wednesday | $106,262 / $5,875,446 | $28,101 / $31,209,065 |
| 5th Thursday | $89,554 / $5,965,000 | $24,550 / $31,233,615 |
| 6th Friday | $65,240 / $6,030,240 | $49,456 / $31,283,071 |
| 6th Saturday | $98,462 / $6,128,702 | $89,745 / $31,372,816 |
| 6th Sunday | $70,707 / $6,199,409 | $48,734 / $31,421,550 |
| 6th Monday | $34,416 / $6,233,825 | $15,934 / $31,437,484 |
| 6th Tuesday | $39,436 / $6,273,261 | $17,471 / $31,454,955 |
| 6th Wednesday | $36,258 / $6,309,519 | $12,792 / $31,467,747 |
| 6th Thursday | $35,822 / $6,345,341 | $13,572 / $31,481,319 |
| 7th Friday | $29,843 / $6,375,184 | $39,194 / $31,520,513 |
| 7th Saturday | $43,816 / $6,419,000 | $66,724 / $31,587,237 |
| 7th Sunday | $34,623 / $6,453,623 | $65,213 / $31,652,450 |
| 7th Monday | $15,808 / $6,469,431 | $46,296 / $31,698,746 |
| 7th Tuesday | $16,728 / $6,486,159 | $8,911 / $31,707,657 |
| 7th Wednesday | $15,616 / $6,501,775 | $7,963 / $31,715,620 |
| 7th Thursday | $15,365 / $6,517,140 | $7,967 / $31,723,587 |
| 8th Friday | $12,833 / $6,529,973 | $23,609 / $31,747,196 |
| 8th Saturday | $20,881 / $6,550,854 | $43,809 / $31,791,005 |
| 8th Sunday | $15,558 / $6,566,412 | $25,273 / $31,816,278 |
| 8th Monday | $8,941 / $6,575,353 | $6,336 / $31,822,614 |
| 8th Tuesday | $8,401 / $6,583,754 | $7,886 / $31,830,500 |
| 8th Wednesday | $9,289 / $6,593,043 | $5,864 / $31,836,364 |
| 8th Thursday | $8,120 / $6,601,163 | $5,635 / $31,841,999 |
| 9th Friday | - / - | $20,582 / $31,862,581 |
| 9th Saturday | - / - | $34,380 / $31,896,961 |
| 9th Sunday | - / - | $14,623 / $31,911,584 |
| 9th Monday | - / - | $3,289 / $31,914,873 |
| 9th Tuesday | - / - | $4,396 / $31,919,269 |
| 9th Wednesday | - / - | $4,177 / $31,923,446 |
| 9th Thursday | - / - | $4,064 / $31,927,510 |
| 10th Friday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Saturday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Sunday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Monday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Tuesday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Wednesday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Thursday | - / - | - / - |
| Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | Paper Towns | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $196,496 / $196,496 | $12,650,140 / $12,650,140 |
| 2nd Weekend | $364,039 / $657,451 | $4,637,894 / $23,854,333 |
| 3rd Weekend | $992,439 / $1,856,490 | $1,469,769 / $28,824,133 |
| 4th Weekend | $1,246,803 / $3,931,842 | $588,908 / $30,404,908 |
| 5th Weekend | $661,177 / $5,541,967 | $341,179 / $31,105,063 |
| 6th Weekend | $234,409 / $6,199,409 | $187,935 / $31,421,550 |
| 7th Weekend | $108,282 / $6,453,623 | $171,131 / $31,652,450 |
| 8th Weekend | $49,272 / $6,566,412 | $92,691 / $31,816,278 |
| 9th Weekend | $28,590 / $6,629,753 | $69,585 / $31,911,584 |
| 10th Weekend | $23,275 / $6,676,747 | $20,251 / $31,947,761 |
| 11th Weekend | $23,985 / $6,717,141 | $17,739 / $31,971,695 |
| 12th Weekend | $13,683 / $6,743,776 | $8,389 / $31,990,064 |
| 13th Weekend | $6,982 / $6,755,593 | - / - |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
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| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | Paper Towns | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $293,412 / $293,412 | $19,216,439 / $19,216,439 |
| 2nd Week | $570,639 / $864,051 | $8,137,925 / $27,354,364 |
| 3rd Week | $1,820,988 / $2,685,039 | $2,461,636 / $29,816,000 |
| 4th Week | $2,195,751 / $4,880,790 | $947,884 / $30,763,884 |
| 5th Week | $1,084,210 / $5,965,000 | $469,731 / $31,233,615 |
| 6th Week | $380,341 / $6,345,341 | $247,704 / $31,481,319 |
| 7th Week | $171,799 / $6,517,140 | $242,268 / $31,723,587 |
| 8th Week | $84,023 / $6,601,163 | $118,412 / $31,841,999 |
| 9th Week | $52,309 / $6,653,472 | $85,511 / $31,927,510 |
| 10th Week | $39,684 / $6,693,156 | $26,446 / $31,953,956 |
| 11th Week | $36,937 / $6,730,093 | $27,719 / $31,981,675 |
| 12th Week | $18,518 / $6,748,611 | $18,629 / $32,000,304 |
| 13th Week | $9,805 / $6,758,416 | - / - |
| 14th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 15th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 16th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 17th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 18th Week | - / - | - / - |
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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.