Movie Comparison: Top Gun: Maverick (2022) vs. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

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  Top Gun:
Maverick
Avatar: The
Way of Water
Domestic Release Date May 27, 2022Dec 16, 2022
Production Budget $170,000,000$460,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 4,7354,202
Maximum Theaters 4,7514,340
Theatrical Engagements 69,37748,351
Domestic Opening Weekend $126,707,459$134,100,226
Domestic Box Office $718,732,821$684,075,767
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$735,796,748$693,596,368
International Box Office $746,858,459$1,633,438,619
Worldwide Box Office $1,465,591,280$2,317,514,386
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  Top Gun:
Maverick
Avatar: The
Way of Water
1st Friday $52,012,661 /
$52,012,661
$53,200,270 /
$53,200,270
1st Saturday $38,017,701 /
$90,030,362
$44,327,887 /
$97,528,157
1st Sunday $36,677,097 /
$126,707,459
$36,572,069 /
$134,100,226
1st Monday $33,807,521 /
$160,514,980
$16,257,078 /
$150,357,304
1st Tuesday $15,800,746 /
$176,315,726
$18,288,904 /
$168,646,208
1st Wednesday $14,821,417 /
$191,137,143
$14,403,438 /
$183,049,646
1st Thursday $14,466,868 /
$205,604,011
$14,632,040 /
$197,681,686
2nd Friday $25,006,817 /
$230,610,828
$19,289,141 /
$216,970,827
2nd Saturday $36,008,145 /
$266,618,973
$14,869,288 /
$231,840,115
2nd Sunday $29,022,049 /
$295,641,022
$29,179,791 /
$261,019,906
2nd Monday $12,402,196 /
$308,043,218
$32,270,430 /
$293,290,336
2nd Tuesday $13,765,401 /
$321,808,619
$24,128,503 /
$317,418,839
2nd Wednesday $12,402,113 /
$334,210,732
$20,582,014 /
$338,000,853
2nd Thursday $9,133,204 /
$343,343,936
$20,117,061 /
$358,117,914
3rd Friday $14,206,605 /
$357,550,541
$24,836,835 /
$382,954,749
3rd Saturday $20,111,627 /
$377,662,168
$18,053,159 /
$401,007,908
3rd Sunday $17,537,112 /
$395,199,280
$24,519,161 /
$425,527,069
3rd Monday $6,632,341 /
$401,831,621
$21,411,622 /
$446,938,691
3rd Tuesday $7,555,031 /
$409,386,652
$10,544,729 /
$457,483,420
3rd Wednesday $6,578,251 /
$415,964,903
$7,475,308 /
$464,958,728
3rd Thursday $6,202,642 /
$422,167,545
$6,830,651 /
$471,789,379
4th Friday $11,102,048 /
$433,269,593
$11,421,079 /
$483,210,458
4th Saturday $15,841,521 /
$449,111,114
$20,688,606 /
$503,899,064
4th Sunday $17,711,506 /
$466,822,620
$13,729,301 /
$517,628,365
4th Monday $7,932,946 /
$474,755,566
$3,478,414 /
$521,106,779
4th Tuesday $5,989,391 /
$480,744,957
$4,547,214 /
$525,653,993
4th Wednesday $5,476,223 /
$486,221,180
$3,173,055 /
$528,827,048
4th Thursday $5,001,644 /
$491,222,824
$2,974,300 /
$531,801,348
5th Friday $8,316,087 /
$499,538,911
$7,043,560 /
$538,844,908
5th Saturday $12,052,751 /
$511,591,662
$14,054,064 /
$552,898,972
5th Sunday $9,245,301 /
$520,836,963
$11,727,060 /
$564,626,032
5th Monday $4,607,973 /
$525,444,936
$7,056,071 /
$571,682,103
5th Tuesday $4,718,270 /
$530,163,206
$2,769,211 /
$574,451,314
5th Wednesday $4,305,954 /
$534,469,160
$1,865,293 /
$576,316,607
5th Thursday $4,006,207 /
$538,475,367
$1,959,746 /
$578,276,353
6th Friday $7,186,162 /
$545,661,529
$4,671,161 /
$582,947,514
6th Saturday $9,767,396 /
$555,428,925
$9,454,007 /
$592,401,521
6th Sunday $8,933,634 /
$564,362,559
$6,007,938 /
$598,409,459
6th Monday $6,371,672 /
$570,734,231
$1,580,745 /
$599,990,204
6th Tuesday $4,461,739 /
$575,195,970
$2,008,398 /
$601,998,602
6th Wednesday $3,806,920 /
$579,002,890
$1,436,130 /
$603,434,732
6th Thursday $2,903,223 /
$581,906,113
$1,446,039 /
$604,880,771
7th Friday $4,506,225 /
$586,412,338
$3,616,215 /
$608,496,986
7th Saturday $6,324,309 /
$592,736,647
$7,921,324 /
$616,418,310
7th Sunday $4,675,996 /
$597,412,643
$4,430,993 /
$620,849,303
7th Monday $2,041,252 /
$599,453,895
$1,174,887 /
$622,024,190
7th Tuesday $2,467,488 /
$601,921,383
$1,512,270 /
$623,536,460
7th Wednesday $2,078,744 /
$604,000,127
$1,078,480 /
$624,614,940
7th Thursday $1,962,441 /
$605,962,568
$1,005,502 /
$625,620,442
8th Friday $3,468,617 /
$609,431,185
$2,378,815 /
$627,999,257
8th Saturday $4,958,458 /
$614,389,643
$5,403,420 /
$633,402,677
8th Sunday $3,879,306 /
$618,268,949
$3,553,069 /
$636,955,746
8th Monday $1,855,688 /
$620,124,637
$718,417 /
$637,674,163
8th Tuesday $2,002,436 /
$622,127,073
$965,824 /
$638,639,987
8th Wednesday $1,749,579 /
$623,876,652
$716,380 /
$639,356,367
8th Thursday $1,689,235 /
$625,565,887
$679,364 /
$640,035,731
9th Friday $2,788,380 /
$628,354,267
$1,716,579 /
$641,752,310
9th Saturday $4,188,817 /
$632,543,084
$3,881,764 /
$645,634,074
9th Sunday $3,293,798 /
$635,836,882
$1,619,552 /
$647,253,626
9th Monday $1,503,127 /
$637,340,009
$690,241 /
$647,943,867
9th Tuesday $1,733,034 /
$639,073,043
$1,799,278 /
$649,743,145
9th Wednesday $1,392,305 /
$640,465,348
$689,282 /
$650,432,427
9th Thursday $1,438,352 /
$641,903,700
$525,564 /
$650,957,991
10th Friday $2,408,286 /
$644,311,986
$1,382,401 /
$652,340,392
10th Saturday $3,354,632 /
$647,666,618
$2,822,576 /
$655,162,968
10th Sunday $2,644,672 /
$650,311,290
$2,345,487 /
$657,508,455
10th Monday $1,308,232 /
$651,619,522
$1,511,832 /
$659,020,287
10th Tuesday $1,426,383 /
$653,045,905
$662,015 /
$659,682,302
10th Wednesday $1,221,565 /
$654,267,470
$498,656 /
$660,180,958
10th Thursday $1,212,774 /
$655,480,244
$502,904 /
$660,683,862
  Top Gun:
Maverick
Avatar: The
Way of Water
Opening Weekend $126,707,459 /
$126,707,459
$134,100,226 /
$134,100,226
2nd Weekend $90,037,011 /
$295,641,022
$63,338,220 /
$261,019,906
3rd Weekend $51,855,344 /
$395,199,280
$67,409,155 /
$425,527,069
4th Weekend $44,655,075 /
$466,822,620
$45,838,986 /
$517,628,365
5th Weekend $29,614,139 /
$520,836,963
$32,824,684 /
$564,626,032
6th Weekend $25,887,192 /
$564,362,559
$20,133,106 /
$598,409,459
7th Weekend $15,506,530 /
$597,412,643
$15,968,532 /
$620,849,303
8th Weekend $12,306,381 /
$618,268,949
$11,335,304 /
$636,955,746
9th Weekend $10,270,995 /
$635,836,882
$7,217,895 /
$647,253,626
10th Weekend $8,407,590 /
$650,311,290
$6,550,464 /
$657,508,455
11th Weekend $7,037,446 /
$662,517,690
$4,860,257 /
$665,544,119
12th Weekend $7,052,962 /
$673,724,507
$3,648,217 /
$670,702,473
13th Weekend $5,918,255 /
$683,443,089
$2,656,192 /
$674,653,377
14th Weekend $4,722,491 /
$691,185,348
$2,098,036 /
$678,284,190
15th Weekend $6,014,128 /
$699,343,872
$1,357,696 /
$680,398,659
16th Weekend $3,157,227 /
$705,637,571
$873,827 /
$681,826,264
17th Weekend $2,242,510 /
$709,117,033
$466,008 /
$682,633,858
18th Weekend $1,616,199 /
$711,624,352
$170,475 /
$682,993,057
19th Weekend $1,197,041 /
$713,423,929
$583,952 /
$683,648,725
20th Weekend $805,242 /
$714,682,608
$82,355 /
$683,957,969
  Top Gun:
Maverick
Avatar: The
Way of Water
Opening Week $205,604,011 /
$205,604,011
$197,549,646 /
$197,549,646
2nd Week $137,739,925 /
$343,343,936
$160,568,268 /
$358,117,914
3rd Week $78,823,609 /
$422,167,545
$113,671,465 /
$471,789,379
4th Week $69,055,279 /
$491,222,824
$60,011,969 /
$531,801,348
5th Week $47,252,543 /
$538,475,367
$46,475,005 /
$578,276,353
6th Week $43,430,746 /
$581,906,113
$26,604,418 /
$604,880,771
7th Week $24,056,455 /
$605,962,568
$20,739,671 /
$625,620,442
8th Week $19,603,319 /
$625,565,887
$14,415,289 /
$640,035,731
9th Week $16,337,813 /
$641,903,700
$10,922,260 /
$650,957,991
10th Week $13,576,544 /
$655,480,244
$9,725,871 /
$660,683,862
11th Week $11,191,301 /
$666,671,545
$6,370,394 /
$667,054,256
12th Week $10,853,289 /
$677,524,834
$4,942,929 /
$671,997,185
13th Week $8,938,023 /
$686,462,857
$4,188,969 /
$676,186,154
14th Week $6,866,887 /
$693,329,744
$2,854,809 /
$679,040,963
15th Week $9,150,600 /
$702,480,344
$1,911,474 /
$680,952,437
16th Week $4,394,179 /
$706,874,523
$1,215,413 /
$682,167,850
17th Week $3,133,630 /
$710,008,153
$654,732 /
$682,822,582
18th Week $2,218,735 /
$712,226,888
$242,191 /
$683,064,773
19th Week $1,650,478 /
$713,877,366
$810,841 /
$683,875,614
20th Week $1,193,201 /
$715,070,567
$110,233 /
$683,985,847

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.