Movie Comparison: The Soloist (2009) vs. Joy (2015)
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| The Soloist | Joy | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Apr 24, 2009 | Dec 25, 2015 |
| Production Budget | $60,000,000 | $60,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 2,024 | 2,896 |
| Maximum Theaters | 2,090 | 2,924 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 10,485 | 12,291 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $9,716,458 | $17,015,168 |
| Domestic Box Office | $31,853,584 | $56,451,232 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$45,784,223 | $71,272,681 |
| International Box Office | $6,668,866 | $44,682,827 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $38,522,450 | $101,134,059 |
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| The Soloist | Joy | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | $3,204,135 / $3,204,135 | $6,897,909 / $6,897,909 |
| 1st Saturday | $3,997,883 / $7,202,018 | $5,971,161 / $12,869,070 |
| 1st Sunday | $2,514,440 / $9,716,458 | $4,146,098 / $17,015,168 |
| 1st Monday | $676,192 / $10,392,650 | $2,613,959 / $19,629,127 |
| 1st Tuesday | $776,682 / $11,169,332 | $2,847,735 / $22,476,862 |
| 1st Wednesday | $673,748 / $11,843,080 | $2,619,598 / $25,096,460 |
| 1st Thursday | $665,058 / $12,508,138 | $3,213,634 / $28,310,094 |
| 2nd Friday | $1,673,825 / $14,181,963 | $4,013,424 / $32,323,518 |
| 2nd Saturday | $2,423,821 / $16,605,784 | $4,128,701 / $36,452,219 |
| 2nd Sunday | $1,556,912 / $18,162,696 | $2,068,846 / $38,521,065 |
| 2nd Monday | $423,232 / $18,585,928 | $785,328 / $39,306,393 |
| 2nd Tuesday | $461,269 / $19,047,197 | $1,105,352 / $40,411,745 |
| 2nd Wednesday | $442,317 / $19,489,514 | $855,279 / $41,267,024 |
| 2nd Thursday | $406,233 / $19,895,747 | $788,584 / $42,055,608 |
| 3rd Friday | $998,485 / $20,894,232 | $1,421,551 / $43,477,159 |
| 3rd Saturday | $1,566,388 / $22,460,620 | $2,000,988 / $45,478,147 |
| 3rd Sunday | $1,384,557 / $23,845,177 | $1,053,707 / $46,531,854 |
| 3rd Monday | $301,694 / $24,146,871 | $427,786 / $46,959,640 |
| 3rd Tuesday | $322,690 / $24,469,561 | $637,184 / $47,596,824 |
| 3rd Wednesday | $308,433 / $24,777,994 | $523,701 / $48,120,525 |
| 3rd Thursday | $324,359 / $25,102,353 | $529,743 / $48,650,268 |
| 4th Friday | $661,632 / $25,763,985 | $866,827 / $49,517,095 |
| 4th Saturday | $1,089,360 / $26,853,345 | $1,162,949 / $50,680,044 |
| 4th Sunday | $651,809 / $27,505,154 | $885,555 / $51,565,599 |
| 4th Monday | $246,597 / $27,751,751 | $630,925 / $52,196,524 |
| 4th Tuesday | $233,054 / $27,984,805 | $352,242 / $52,548,766 |
| 4th Wednesday | $213,656 / $28,198,461 | $262,710 / $52,811,476 |
| 4th Thursday | $197,371 / $28,395,832 | $248,162 / $53,059,638 |
| 5th Friday | $205,430 / $28,601,262 | $365,995 / $53,425,633 |
| 5th Saturday | $332,854 / $28,934,116 | $515,476 / $53,941,109 |
| 5th Sunday | $311,173 / $29,245,289 | $255,056 / $54,196,165 |
| 5th Monday | $262,618 / $29,507,907 | $113,426 / $54,309,591 |
| 5th Tuesday | $88,477 / $29,596,384 | $161,392 / $54,470,983 |
| 5th Wednesday | $82,656 / $29,679,040 | $170,662 / $54,641,645 |
| 5th Thursday | $87,368 / $29,766,408 | $151,979 / $54,793,624 |
| 6th Friday | $138,544 / $29,904,952 | $161,274 / $54,954,898 |
| 6th Saturday | $215,407 / $30,120,359 | $259,504 / $55,214,402 |
| 6th Sunday | $131,264 / $30,251,623 | $154,175 / $55,368,577 |
| 6th Monday | $47,056 / $30,298,679 | $54,649 / $55,423,226 |
| 6th Tuesday | $59,677 / $30,358,356 | $67,986 / $55,491,212 |
| 6th Wednesday | $53,208 / $30,411,564 | $57,685 / $55,548,897 |
| 6th Thursday | $50,028 / $30,461,592 | $55,293 / $55,604,190 |
| 7th Friday | $79,533 / $30,541,125 | $76,945 / $55,681,135 |
| 7th Saturday | $117,331 / $30,658,456 | $123,102 / $55,804,237 |
| 7th Sunday | $67,667 / $30,726,123 | $41,510 / $55,845,747 |
| 7th Monday | $29,310 / $30,755,433 | $28,854 / $55,874,601 |
| 7th Tuesday | $31,050 / $30,786,483 | $35,814 / $55,910,415 |
| 7th Wednesday | $32,507 / $30,818,990 | $32,660 / $55,943,075 |
| 7th Thursday | $33,927 / $30,852,917 | $28,617 / $55,971,692 |
| 8th Friday | $45,549 / $30,898,466 | $31,597 / $56,003,289 |
| 8th Saturday | $70,383 / $30,968,849 | $51,016 / $56,054,305 |
| 8th Sunday | $42,833 / $31,011,682 | $47,578 / $56,101,883 |
| 8th Monday | $19,813 / $31,031,495 | $22,286 / $56,124,169 |
| 8th Tuesday | $24,313 / $31,055,808 | $16,777 / $56,140,946 |
| 8th Wednesday | $22,652 / $31,078,460 | $14,619 / $56,155,565 |
| 8th Thursday | $24,428 / $31,102,888 | $16,118 / $56,171,683 |
| 9th Friday | $57,695 / $31,160,583 | $23,356 / $56,195,039 |
| 9th Saturday | $76,110 / $31,236,693 | $35,196 / $56,230,235 |
| 9th Sunday | $58,721 / $31,295,414 | $20,634 / $56,250,869 |
| 9th Monday | $25,352 / $31,320,766 | $9,335 / $56,260,204 |
| 9th Tuesday | $29,776 / $31,350,542 | $11,678 / $56,271,882 |
| 9th Wednesday | $25,920 / $31,376,462 | $10,239 / $56,282,121 |
| 9th Thursday | $24,952 / $31,401,414 | $11,021 / $56,293,142 |
| 10th Friday | $39,956 / $31,441,370 | $19,401 / $56,312,543 |
| 10th Saturday | $54,673 / $31,496,043 | $27,936 / $56,340,479 |
| 10th Sunday | $31,859 / $31,527,902 | $13,095 / $56,353,574 |
| 10th Monday | $16,169 / $31,544,071 | $6,085 / $56,359,659 |
| 10th Tuesday | $21,166 / $31,565,237 | $9,085 / $56,368,744 |
| 10th Wednesday | $16,585 / $31,581,822 | $8,284 / $56,377,028 |
| 10th Thursday | $19,995 / $31,601,817 | $7,900 / $56,384,928 |
| The Soloist | Joy | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $9,716,458 / $9,716,458 | $17,015,168 / $17,015,168 |
| 2nd Weekend | $5,654,558 / $18,162,696 | $10,210,971 / $38,521,065 |
| 3rd Weekend | $3,949,430 / $23,845,177 | $4,476,246 / $46,531,854 |
| 4th Weekend | $2,402,801 / $27,505,154 | $2,915,331 / $51,565,599 |
| 5th Weekend | $849,457 / $29,245,289 | $1,165,995 / $54,225,633 |
| 6th Weekend | $485,215 / $30,251,623 | $574,953 / $55,368,577 |
| 7th Weekend | $264,531 / $30,726,123 | $241,557 / $55,845,747 |
| 8th Weekend | $158,765 / $31,011,682 | $130,191 / $56,101,883 |
| 9th Weekend | $192,526 / $31,295,414 | $79,186 / $56,250,869 |
| 10th Weekend | $126,488 / $31,527,902 | $60,432 / $56,353,574 |
| 11th Weekend | $69,114 / $31,670,931 | $30,695 / $56,415,623 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | $12,835 / $56,443,482 |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
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| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| The Soloist | Joy | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $12,508,138 / $12,508,138 | $28,310,094 / $28,310,094 |
| 2nd Week | $7,387,609 / $19,895,747 | $13,745,514 / $42,055,608 |
| 3rd Week | $5,206,606 / $25,102,353 | $6,594,660 / $48,650,268 |
| 4th Week | $3,293,479 / $28,395,832 | $4,409,370 / $53,059,638 |
| 5th Week | $1,370,576 / $29,766,408 | $1,733,986 / $54,793,624 |
| 6th Week | $695,184 / $30,461,592 | $810,566 / $55,604,190 |
| 7th Week | $391,325 / $30,852,917 | $367,502 / $55,971,692 |
| 8th Week | $249,971 / $31,102,888 | $199,991 / $56,171,683 |
| 9th Week | $298,526 / $31,401,414 | $121,459 / $56,293,142 |
| 10th Week | $200,403 / $31,601,817 | $91,786 / $56,384,928 |
| 11th Week | $118,341 / $31,720,158 | $45,719 / $56,430,647 |
| 12th Week | - / - | $20,585 / $56,451,232 |
| 13th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 14th 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.