Movie Comparison: Arrival (2016) vs. Contact (1997)

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  ArrivalContact
Domestic Release Date Nov 11, 2016Jul 11, 1997
Production Budget $47,000,000$90,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,3171,923
Maximum Theaters 3,1152,314
Theatrical Engagements 20,11819,014
Domestic Opening Weekend $24,074,047$20,584,908
Domestic Box Office $100,546,139$100,920,329
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$124,933,452$237,019,849
International Box Office $101,695,214$64,979,671
Worldwide Box Office $202,241,353$165,900,000
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  ArrivalContact
1st Friday $9,364,075 /
$9,364,075
$6,543,925 /
$6,543,925
1st Saturday $9,046,470 /
$18,410,545
$7,703,374 /
$14,247,299
1st Sunday $5,663,502 /
$24,074,047
$6,337,609 /
$20,584,908
1st Monday $1,869,054 /
$25,943,101
$2,760,142 /
$23,345,050
1st Tuesday $2,443,506 /
$28,386,607
$2,928,724 /
$26,273,774
1st Wednesday $1,708,312 /
$30,094,919
$2,562,169 /
$28,835,943
1st Thursday $1,475,880 /
$31,570,799
$2,457,938 /
$31,293,881
2nd Friday $3,420,338 /
$34,991,137
$4,814,669 /
$36,108,550
2nd Saturday $5,227,164 /
$40,218,301
$6,570,700 /
$42,679,250
2nd Sunday $3,491,169 /
$43,709,470
$4,729,264 /
$47,408,514
2nd Monday $1,346,916 /
$45,056,386
$2,011,783 /
$49,420,297
2nd Tuesday $1,730,914 /
$46,787,300
$2,118,547 /
$51,538,844
2nd Wednesday $2,102,598 /
$48,889,898
$1,871,663 /
$53,410,507
2nd Thursday $2,217,665 /
$51,107,563
$1,857,558 /
$55,268,065
3rd Friday $4,493,704 /
$55,601,267
$2,811,435 /
$58,079,500
3rd Saturday $4,476,553 /
$60,077,820
$3,934,969 /
$62,014,469
3rd Sunday $2,484,165 /
$62,561,985
$2,958,545 /
$64,973,014
3rd Monday $732,491 /
$63,294,476
$1,136,271 /
$66,109,285
3rd Tuesday $997,891 /
$64,292,367
$1,242,199 /
$67,351,484
3rd Wednesday $756,313 /
$65,048,680
$1,036,393 /
$68,387,877
3rd Thursday $729,834 /
$65,778,514
$1,004,772 /
$69,392,649
4th Friday $2,065,179 /
$67,843,693
$1,746,883 /
$71,139,532
4th Saturday $3,295,812 /
$71,139,505
$2,557,466 /
$73,696,998
4th Sunday $1,906,038 /
$73,045,543
$1,945,071 /
$75,642,069
4th Monday $619,541 /
$73,665,084
$824,796 /
$76,466,865
4th Tuesday $904,547 /
$74,569,631
$887,853 /
$77,354,718
4th Wednesday $650,897 /
$75,220,528
$769,914 /
$78,124,632
4th Thursday $631,180 /
$75,851,708
$753,390 /
$78,878,022
5th Friday $1,601,433 /
$77,453,141
$1,241,092 /
$80,119,114
5th Saturday $2,532,715 /
$79,985,856
$1,887,344 /
$82,006,458
5th Sunday $1,452,961 /
$81,438,817
$1,350,317 /
$83,356,775
5th Monday $530,250 /
$81,969,067
$567,171 /
$83,923,946
5th Tuesday $725,592 /
$82,694,659
$667,064 /
$84,591,010
5th Wednesday $547,743 /
$83,242,402
$615,171 /
$85,206,181
5th Thursday $450,965 /
$83,693,367
$502,366 /
$85,708,547
6th Friday $823,830 /
$84,517,197
$806,160 /
$86,514,707
6th Saturday $1,220,710 /
$85,737,907
$1,211,757 /
$87,726,464
6th Sunday $928,418 /
$86,666,325
$854,958 /
$88,581,422
6th Monday $487,412 /
$87,153,737
$337,863 /
$88,919,285
6th Tuesday $486,824 /
$87,640,561
$385,311 /
$89,304,596
6th Wednesday $306,638 /
$87,947,199
$377,425 /
$89,682,021
6th Thursday $355,159 /
$88,302,358
$359,851 /
$90,041,872
7th Friday $415,675 /
$88,718,033
$597,745 /
$90,639,617
7th Saturday $259,474 /
$88,977,507
$908,785 /
$91,548,402
7th Sunday $402,331 /
$89,379,838
$603,473 /
$92,151,875
7th Monday $446,467 /
$89,826,305
$207,025 /
$92,358,900
7th Tuesday $343,086 /
$90,169,391
$243,488 /
$92,602,388
7th Wednesday $337,770 /
$90,507,161
$207,894 /
$92,810,282
7th Thursday $325,171 /
$90,832,332
$211,970 /
$93,022,252
8th Friday $457,459 /
$91,289,791
$408,205 /
$93,430,457
8th Saturday $386,308 /
$91,676,099
$602,586 /
$94,033,043
8th Sunday $515,591 /
$92,191,690
$533,138 /
$94,566,181
8th Monday $489,619 /
$92,681,309
$411,061 /
$94,977,242
8th Tuesday $232,413 /
$92,913,722
$122,586 /
$95,099,828
8th Wednesday $188,068 /
$93,101,790
$107,542 /
$95,207,370
8th Thursday $160,732 /
$93,262,522
$102,769 /
$95,310,139
9th Friday $253,828 /
$93,516,350
$242,932 /
$95,553,071
9th Saturday $367,934 /
$93,884,284
$402,283 /
$95,955,354
9th Sunday $244,034 /
$94,128,318
$212,322 /
$96,167,676
9th Monday $85,176 /
$94,213,494
$68,949 /
$96,236,625
9th Tuesday $128,626 /
$94,342,120
$84,066 /
$96,320,691
9th Wednesday $93,208 /
$94,435,328
$79,408 /
$96,400,099
9th Thursday $85,252 /
$94,520,580
$81,292 /
$96,481,391
10th Friday $145,009 /
$94,665,589
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10th Saturday $234,805 /
$94,900,394
- /
-
10th Sunday $172,446 /
$95,072,840
- /
-
10th Monday $117,904 /
$95,190,744
- /
-
10th Tuesday $65,380 /
$95,256,124
- /
-
10th Wednesday $49,355 /
$95,305,479
- /
-
10th Thursday $44,153 /
$95,349,632
- /
-
  ArrivalContact
Opening Weekend $24,074,047 /
$24,074,047
$20,584,908 /
$20,584,908
2nd Weekend $12,138,671 /
$43,709,470
$16,114,633 /
$47,408,514
3rd Weekend $11,454,422 /
$62,561,985
$9,704,949 /
$64,973,014
4th Weekend $7,267,029 /
$73,045,543
$6,249,420 /
$75,642,069
5th Weekend $5,587,109 /
$81,438,817
$4,478,753 /
$83,356,776
6th Weekend $2,972,958 /
$86,666,325
$2,872,875 /
$88,581,422
7th Weekend $1,077,480 /
$89,379,838
$2,110,003 /
$92,151,875
8th Weekend $1,359,358 /
$92,191,690
$1,954,990 /
$94,977,242
9th Weekend $865,796 /
$94,128,318
$857,537 /
$96,167,676
10th Weekend $552,260 /
$95,072,840
$640,757 /
$97,122,148
11th Weekend $321,411 /
$95,671,043
$427,210 /
$97,796,286
12th Weekend $1,473,440 /
$97,328,639
$226,363 /
$98,161,955
13th Weekend $796,136 /
$98,637,771
$795,612 /
$99,040,239
14th Weekend $448,732 /
$99,406,467
$623,450 /
$99,954,136
15th Weekend $303,560 /
$99,905,830
$357,439 /
$100,476,316
16th Weekend $245,028 /
$100,335,491
$178,446 /
$100,769,177
17th Weekend $88,571 /
$100,501,349
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18th Weekend - /
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19th Weekend - /
-
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-
20th Weekend - /
-
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-
  ArrivalContact
Opening Week $31,570,799 /
$31,570,799
$31,293,881 /
$31,293,881
2nd Week $19,536,764 /
$51,107,563
$23,974,184 /
$55,268,065
3rd Week $14,670,951 /
$65,778,514
$14,124,584 /
$69,392,649
4th Week $10,073,194 /
$75,851,708
$9,485,374 /
$78,878,023
5th Week $7,841,659 /
$83,693,367
$6,830,524 /
$85,708,547
6th Week $4,608,991 /
$88,302,358
$4,333,325 /
$90,041,872
7th Week $2,529,974 /
$90,832,332
$2,980,380 /
$93,022,252
8th Week $2,430,190 /
$93,262,522
$2,287,887 /
$95,310,139
9th Week $1,258,058 /
$94,520,580
$1,171,252 /
$96,481,391
10th Week $829,052 /
$95,349,632
$887,685 /
$97,369,076
11th Week $505,567 /
$95,855,199
$566,516 /
$97,935,592
12th Week $1,986,436 /
$97,841,635
$309,035 /
$98,244,627
13th Week $1,116,100 /
$98,957,735
$1,086,059 /
$99,330,686
14th Week $644,535 /
$99,602,270
$788,191 /
$100,118,877
15th Week $488,193 /
$100,090,463
$471,854 /
$100,590,731
16th Week $322,315 /
$100,412,778
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17th Week $133,361 /
$100,546,139
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18th Week - /
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19th Week - /
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20th 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.