Movie Comparison: Don’t Breathe (2016) vs. The Shallows (2016)

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  Don’t BreatheThe Shallows
Domestic Release Date Aug 26, 2016Jun 24, 2016
Production Budget $10,000,000$13,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,0512,962
Maximum Theaters 3,3842,962
Theatrical Engagements 19,49811,298
Domestic Opening Weekend $26,411,706$16,800,868
Domestic Box Office $89,217,875$55,121,623
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$111,187,130$68,694,914
International Box Office $69,688,475$63,641,819
Worldwide Box Office $158,906,350$118,763,442
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Don’t BreatheThe Shallows
1st Friday $10,033,350 /
$10,033,350
$6,880,944 /
$6,880,944
1st Saturday $9,880,037 /
$19,913,387
$5,574,789 /
$12,455,733
1st Sunday $6,498,319 /
$26,411,706
$4,345,135 /
$16,800,868
1st Monday $2,346,558 /
$28,758,264
$2,322,915 /
$19,123,783
1st Tuesday $2,980,896 /
$31,739,160
$2,972,233 /
$22,096,016
1st Wednesday $1,853,494 /
$33,592,654
$2,289,790 /
$24,385,806
1st Thursday $1,831,298 /
$35,423,952
$1,865,841 /
$26,251,647
2nd Friday $4,181,976 /
$39,605,928
$2,980,430 /
$29,232,077
2nd Saturday $5,947,359 /
$45,553,287
$3,084,396 /
$32,316,473
2nd Sunday $5,703,888 /
$51,257,175
$2,712,364 /
$35,028,837
2nd Monday $3,874,704 /
$55,131,879
$1,751,050 /
$36,779,887
2nd Tuesday $1,527,623 /
$56,659,502
$1,719,197 /
$38,499,084
2nd Wednesday $1,034,969 /
$57,694,471
$1,370,653 /
$39,869,737
2nd Thursday $928,687 /
$58,623,158
$1,155,542 /
$41,025,279
3rd Friday $2,436,304 /
$61,059,462
$1,544,418 /
$42,569,697
3rd Saturday $3,792,256 /
$64,851,718
$1,888,475 /
$44,458,172
3rd Sunday $2,021,665 /
$66,873,383
$1,371,452 /
$45,829,624
3rd Monday $691,471 /
$67,564,854
$665,629 /
$46,495,253
3rd Tuesday $930,962 /
$68,495,816
$781,152 /
$47,276,405
3rd Wednesday $641,189 /
$69,137,005
$595,494 /
$47,871,899
3rd Thursday $591,776 /
$69,728,781
$523,190 /
$48,395,089
4th Friday $1,659,708 /
$71,388,489
$961,824 /
$49,356,913
4th Saturday $2,568,707 /
$73,957,196
$1,250,375 /
$50,607,288
4th Sunday $1,411,817 /
$75,369,013
$793,094 /
$51,400,382
4th Monday $470,885 /
$75,839,898
$432,478 /
$51,832,860
4th Tuesday $620,814 /
$76,460,712
$492,156 /
$52,325,016
4th Wednesday $431,399 /
$76,892,111
$391,600 /
$52,716,616
4th Thursday $418,697 /
$77,310,808
$271,509 /
$52,988,125
5th Friday $1,102,684 /
$78,413,492
$202,181 /
$53,190,306
5th Saturday $1,757,078 /
$80,170,570
$268,537 /
$53,458,843
5th Sunday $913,464 /
$81,084,034
$167,359 /
$53,626,202
5th Monday $297,633 /
$81,381,667
$86,689 /
$53,712,891
5th Tuesday $407,432 /
$81,789,099
$91,974 /
$53,804,865
5th Wednesday $305,985 /
$82,095,084
$73,006 /
$53,877,871
5th Thursday $264,853 /
$82,359,937
$67,783 /
$53,945,654
6th Friday $676,849 /
$83,036,786
$55,925 /
$54,001,579
6th Saturday $1,115,569 /
$84,152,355
$72,294 /
$54,073,873
6th Sunday $589,351 /
$84,741,706
$63,204 /
$54,137,077
6th Monday $219,646 /
$84,961,352
$19,171 /
$54,156,248
6th Tuesday $249,211 /
$85,210,563
$21,907 /
$54,178,155
6th Wednesday $198,471 /
$85,409,034
$20,251 /
$54,198,406
6th Thursday $162,321 /
$85,571,355
$20,341 /
$54,218,747
7th Friday $389,330 /
$85,960,685
$11,000 /
$54,229,747
7th Saturday $604,409 /
$86,565,094
$16,023 /
$54,245,770
7th Sunday $385,907 /
$86,951,001
$11,663 /
$54,257,433
7th Monday $185,775 /
$87,136,776
$6,083 /
$54,263,516
7th Tuesday $147,652 /
$87,284,428
$6,516 /
$54,270,032
7th Wednesday $119,794 /
$87,404,222
$5,180 /
$54,275,212
7th Thursday $95,964 /
$87,500,186
$5,358 /
$54,280,570
8th Friday $192,090 /
$87,692,276
$29,159 /
$54,309,729
8th Saturday $317,075 /
$88,009,351
$45,676 /
$54,355,405
8th Sunday $168,182 /
$88,177,533
$34,693 /
$54,390,098
8th Monday $61,991 /
$88,239,524
$14,230 /
$54,404,328
8th Tuesday $65,485 /
$88,305,009
$14,812 /
$54,419,140
8th Wednesday $57,758 /
$88,362,767
$13,301 /
$54,432,441
8th Thursday $36,191 /
$88,398,958
$13,425 /
$54,445,866
9th Friday $58,380 /
$88,457,338
$21,348 /
$54,467,214
9th Saturday $83,469 /
$88,540,807
$32,732 /
$54,499,946
9th Sunday $37,098 /
$88,577,905
$21,483 /
$54,521,429
9th Monday $16,371 /
$88,594,276
$7,801 /
$54,529,230
9th Tuesday $18,876 /
$88,613,152
$7,229 /
$54,536,459
9th Wednesday $15,553 /
$88,628,705
$7,022 /
$54,543,481
9th Thursday $17,428 /
$88,646,133
$6,919 /
$54,550,400
10th Friday $69,582 /
$88,715,715
$83,421 /
$54,633,821
10th Saturday $102,050 /
$88,817,765
$116,534 /
$54,750,355
10th Sunday $50,096 /
$88,867,861
$37,195 /
$54,787,550
10th Monday $39,187 /
$88,907,048
$13,428 /
$54,800,978
10th Tuesday $25,059 /
$88,932,107
$13,662 /
$54,814,640
10th Wednesday $20,575 /
$88,952,682
$10,317 /
$54,824,957
10th Thursday $15,766 /
$88,968,448
$12,401 /
$54,837,358
  Don’t BreatheThe Shallows
Opening Weekend $26,411,706 /
$26,411,706
$16,800,868 /
$16,800,868
2nd Weekend $15,833,223 /
$51,257,175
$8,777,190 /
$35,028,837
3rd Weekend $8,250,225 /
$66,873,383
$4,804,345 /
$45,829,624
4th Weekend $5,640,232 /
$75,369,013
$3,005,293 /
$51,400,382
5th Weekend $3,773,226 /
$81,084,034
$638,077 /
$53,626,202
6th Weekend $2,381,769 /
$84,741,706
$191,423 /
$54,137,077
7th Weekend $1,379,646 /
$86,951,001
$38,686 /
$54,257,433
8th Weekend $677,347 /
$88,177,533
$109,528 /
$54,390,098
9th Weekend $178,947 /
$88,577,905
$75,563 /
$54,521,429
10th Weekend $221,728 /
$88,867,861
$237,150 /
$54,787,550
11th Weekend $38,302 /
$89,006,750
$126,532 /
$54,963,890
12th Weekend $26,172 /
$89,049,804
$55,042 /
$55,046,393
13th Weekend $11,523 /
$89,071,222
$40,894 /
$55,096,601
14th Weekend $6,863 /
$89,084,225
$20,021 /
$55,121,623
15th Weekend $48,810 /
$89,135,363
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16th Weekend $32,086 /
$89,185,908
- /
-
17th Weekend $11,321 /
$89,210,468
- /
-
18th Weekend - /
-
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-
19th Weekend - /
-
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-
20th Weekend - /
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-
  Don’t BreatheThe Shallows
Opening Week $35,423,952 /
$35,423,952
$26,251,647 /
$26,251,647
2nd Week $23,199,206 /
$58,623,158
$14,773,632 /
$41,025,279
3rd Week $11,105,623 /
$69,728,781
$7,369,810 /
$48,395,089
4th Week $7,582,027 /
$77,310,808
$4,593,036 /
$52,988,125
5th Week $5,049,129 /
$82,359,937
$957,529 /
$53,945,654
6th Week $3,211,418 /
$85,571,355
$273,093 /
$54,218,747
7th Week $1,928,831 /
$87,500,186
$61,823 /
$54,280,570
8th Week $898,772 /
$88,398,958
$165,296 /
$54,445,866
9th Week $247,175 /
$88,646,133
$104,534 /
$54,550,400
10th Week $322,315 /
$88,968,448
$286,958 /
$54,837,358
11th Week $55,184 /
$89,023,632
$153,993 /
$54,991,351
12th Week $36,067 /
$89,059,699
$64,356 /
$55,055,707
13th Week $17,663 /
$89,077,362
$45,895 /
$55,101,602
14th Week $9,191 /
$89,086,553
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-
15th Week $67,269 /
$89,153,822
- /
-
16th Week $45,325 /
$89,199,147
- /
-
17th Week $18,728 /
$89,217,875
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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.