Movie Comparison: Shine a Light (2008) vs. Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
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| Shine a Light | Ghosts of the Abyss | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Apr 4, 2008 | Apr 11, 2003 |
| Production Budget | $1,000,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 276 | 97 |
| Maximum Theaters | 277 | 97 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 1,373 | 1,910 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $1,488,081 | $1,408,474 |
| Domestic Box Office | $5,505,267 | $17,093,668 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$8,265,565 | $30,438,613 |
| International Box Office | $10,668,612 | $11,648,645 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $16,173,879 | $28,742,313 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Shine a Light | Ghosts of the Abyss | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | $451,042 / $451,042 | - / - |
| 1st Saturday | $620,380 / $1,071,422 | - / - |
| 1st Sunday | $416,659 / $1,488,081 | - / - |
| 1st Monday | $104,858 / $1,592,939 | - / - |
| 1st Tuesday | $108,193 / $1,701,132 | - / - |
| 1st Wednesday | $114,956 / $1,816,088 | - / - |
| 1st Thursday | $110,873 / $1,926,961 | - / - |
| 2nd Friday | $229,486 / $2,156,447 | - / - |
| 2nd Saturday | $472,364 / $2,628,811 | - / - |
| 2nd Sunday | $258,619 / $2,887,430 | - / - |
| 2nd Monday | $70,685 / $2,958,115 | - / - |
| 2nd Tuesday | $73,947 / $3,032,062 | - / - |
| 2nd Wednesday | $75,368 / $3,107,430 | - / - |
| 2nd Thursday | $80,613 / $3,188,043 | - / - |
| 3rd Friday | $144,846 / $3,332,889 | - / - |
| 3rd Saturday | $261,757 / $3,594,646 | - / - |
| 3rd Sunday | $161,330 / $3,755,976 | - / - |
| 3rd Monday | $55,905 / $3,811,881 | - / - |
| 3rd Tuesday | $53,192 / $3,865,073 | - / - |
| 3rd Wednesday | $56,734 / $3,921,807 | - / - |
| 3rd Thursday | $59,056 / $3,980,863 | - / - |
| 4th Friday | $101,344 / $4,082,207 | - / - |
| 4th Saturday | $207,274 / $4,289,481 | - / - |
| 4th Sunday | $117,339 / $4,406,820 | - / - |
| 4th Monday | $37,236 / $4,444,056 | - / - |
| 4th Tuesday | $37,499 / $4,481,555 | - / - |
| 4th Wednesday | $45,281 / $4,526,836 | - / - |
| 4th Thursday | $41,506 / $4,568,342 | - / - |
| 5th Friday | $67,507 / $4,635,849 | - / - |
| 5th Saturday | $138,413 / $4,774,262 | - / - |
| 5th Sunday | $72,086 / $4,846,348 | - / - |
| 5th Monday | $23,900 / $4,870,248 | - / - |
| 5th Tuesday | $25,706 / $4,895,954 | - / - |
| 5th Wednesday | $32,639 / $4,928,593 | - / - |
| 5th Thursday | $32,513 / $4,961,106 | - / - |
| 6th Friday | $15,083 / $4,976,189 | - / - |
| 6th Saturday | $36,025 / $5,012,214 | - / - |
| 6th Sunday | $19,348 / $5,031,562 | - / - |
| 6th Monday | $5,980 / $5,037,542 | - / - |
| 6th Tuesday | $5,955 / $5,043,497 | - / - |
| 6th Wednesday | $8,313 / $5,051,810 | - / - |
| 6th Thursday | $6,632 / $5,058,442 | - / - |
| 7th Friday | $16,471 / $5,074,913 | - / - |
| 7th Saturday | $29,731 / $5,104,644 | - / - |
| 7th Sunday | $13,264 / $5,117,908 | - / - |
| 7th Monday | $5,327 / $5,123,235 | $164,465 / $9,654,424 |
| 7th Tuesday | $6,638 / $5,129,873 | - / - |
| 7th Wednesday | $6,297 / $5,136,170 | - / - |
| 7th Thursday | $7,768 / $5,143,938 | - / - |
| 8th Friday | $17,719 / $5,161,657 | - / - |
| 8th Saturday | $33,737 / $5,195,394 | - / - |
| 8th Sunday | $20,383 / $5,215,777 | - / - |
| 8th Monday | $7,671 / $5,223,448 | - / - |
| 8th Tuesday | $5,284 / $5,228,732 | - / - |
| 8th Wednesday | $6,576 / $5,235,308 | - / - |
| 8th Thursday | $7,305 / $5,242,613 | - / - |
| 9th Friday | $9,618 / $5,252,231 | - / - |
| 9th Saturday | $18,876 / $5,271,107 | - / - |
| 9th Sunday | $7,966 / $5,279,073 | - / - |
| 9th Monday | $2,346 / $5,281,419 | - / - |
| 9th Tuesday | $3,325 / $5,284,744 | - / - |
| 9th Wednesday | $3,995 / $5,288,739 | - / - |
| 9th Thursday | $4,306 / $5,293,045 | - / - |
| 10th Friday | $6,275 / $5,299,320 | - / - |
| 10th Saturday | $10,366 / $5,309,686 | - / - |
| 10th Sunday | $5,737 / $5,315,423 | - / - |
| 10th Monday | $2,565 / $5,317,988 | - / - |
| 10th Tuesday | $3,176 / $5,321,164 | - / - |
| 10th Wednesday | $3,469 / $5,324,633 | - / - |
| 10th Thursday | $3,797 / $5,328,430 | - / - |
| Shine a Light | Ghosts of the Abyss | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $1,488,081 / $1,488,081 | $1,408,474 / $1,408,474 |
| 2nd Weekend | $960,469 / $2,887,430 | $1,240,099 / $3,455,389 |
| 3rd Weekend | $567,933 / $3,755,976 | $1,013,200 / $5,279,330 |
| 4th Weekend | $425,957 / $4,406,820 | $703,514 / $6,440,941 |
| 5th Weekend | $278,006 / $4,846,348 | $622,705 / $7,482,709 |
| 6th Weekend | $70,456 / $5,031,562 | $506,612 / $8,449,598 |
| 7th Weekend | $59,466 / $5,117,908 | $563,346 / $9,489,959 |
| 8th Weekend | $71,839 / $5,215,777 | $352,124 / $10,295,582 |
| 9th Weekend | $36,460 / $5,279,073 | $258,905 / $10,893,221 |
| 10th Weekend | $22,378 / $5,315,423 | $232,050 / $11,359,384 |
| 11th Weekend | $26,946 / $5,355,376 | $195,645 / $11,763,145 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | $170,720 / $12,095,128 |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | $176,182 / $12,441,340 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $134,497 / $12,717,766 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $124,348 / $12,966,858 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $112,856 / $13,231,151 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $132,595 / $13,482,765 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $117,105 / $13,724,834 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | $96,879 / $13,913,455 |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | $92,454 / $14,095,061 |
| Shine a Light | Ghosts of the Abyss | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $1,926,961 / $1,926,961 | $2,215,290 / $2,215,290 |
| 2nd Week | $1,261,082 / $3,188,043 | $2,050,840 / $4,266,130 |
| 3rd Week | $792,820 / $3,980,863 | $1,471,297 / $5,737,427 |
| 4th Week | $587,479 / $4,568,342 | $1,122,577 / $6,860,004 |
| 5th Week | $392,764 / $4,961,106 | $1,082,982 / $7,942,986 |
| 6th Week | $97,336 / $5,058,442 | $983,627 / $8,926,613 |
| 7th Week | $85,496 / $5,143,938 | $1,016,845 / $9,943,458 |
| 8th Week | $98,675 / $5,242,613 | $690,858 / $10,634,316 |
| 9th Week | $50,432 / $5,293,045 | $493,018 / $11,127,334 |
| 10th Week | $35,385 / $5,328,430 | $440,166 / $11,567,500 |
| 11th Week | - / - | $356,908 / $11,924,408 |
| 12th Week | - / - | $340,750 / $12,265,158 |
| 13th Week | - / - | $318,111 / $12,583,269 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $259,241 / $12,842,510 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $275,785 / $13,118,295 |
| 16th Week | - / - | $231,875 / $13,350,170 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $257,559 / $13,607,729 |
| 18th Week | - / - | $208,847 / $13,816,576 |
| 19th Week | - / - | $186,031 / $14,002,607 |
| 20th Week | - / - | $155,710 / $14,158,317 |
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.