Movie Comparison: The Grudge (2004) vs. Paranormal Activity (2009)

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  The GrudgeParanormal
Activity
Domestic Release Date Oct 22, 2004Sep 25, 2009
Production Budget $10,000,000$450,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,24512
Maximum Theaters 3,3482,712
Theatrical Engagements 18,63914,399
Domestic Opening Weekend $39,128,715$77,873
Domestic Box Office $110,359,362$107,918,810
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$191,573,892$155,110,747
International Box Office $76,921,753$86,264,224
Worldwide Box Office $187,281,115$194,183,034
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The GrudgeParanormal
Activity
1st Friday $15,200,000 /
$15,200,000
$36,146 /
$36,146
1st Saturday $15,584,091 /
$30,142,056
$34,492 /
$70,638
1st Sunday $8,986,659 /
$39,128,715
$7,235 /
$77,873
1st Monday $2,768,000 /
$41,897,000
$5,562 /
$83,435
1st Tuesday $2,428,000 /
$44,325,000
$6,020 /
$89,455
1st Wednesday $2,123,000 /
$46,448,000
$6,828 /
$96,283
1st Thursday $2,419,000 /
$48,867,000
$148,238 /
$244,521
2nd Friday $7,600,000 /
$56,467,000
$203,493 /
$448,014
2nd Saturday $8,806,068 /
$65,398,266
$233,308 /
$681,322
2nd Sunday $5,286,361 /
$70,684,627
$95,441 /
$776,763
2nd Monday $1,721,000 /
$72,406,000
$73,994 /
$850,757
2nd Tuesday $1,438,000 /
$73,844,000
$82,323 /
$933,080
2nd Wednesday $1,083,000 /
$74,927,000
$100,548 /
$1,033,628
2nd Thursday $1,153,000 /
$76,080,000
$179,613 /
$1,213,241
3rd Friday $4,400,000 /
$80,480,000
$2,659,296 /
$3,872,537
3rd Saturday $5,736,374 /
$86,063,348
$2,855,733 /
$6,728,270
3rd Sunday $2,692,215 /
$88,755,563
$2,385,666 /
$9,113,936
3rd Monday $634,000 /
$89,389,000
$1,317,025 /
$10,430,961
3rd Tuesday $637,000 /
$90,026,000
$1,071,196 /
$11,502,157
3rd Wednesday $904,000 /
$90,929,000
$990,790 /
$12,492,947
3rd Thursday $1,308,000 /
$92,237,636
$1,061,146 /
$13,554,093
4th Friday $2,500,000 /
$94,700,000
$6,768,833 /
$20,322,926
4th Saturday $3,176,222 /
$97,786,025
$7,744,963 /
$28,067,889
4th Sunday $1,462,162 /
$99,248,187
$5,103,854 /
$33,171,743
4th Monday $353,000 /
$99,602,000
$1,967,921 /
$35,139,664
4th Tuesday $368,000 /
$99,970,000
$1,785,846 /
$36,925,510
4th Wednesday $323,000 /
$100,293,000
$1,639,240 /
$38,564,750
4th Thursday $318,000 /
$100,610,517
$1,911,768 /
$40,476,518
5th Friday $1,200,000 /
$101,800,000
$7,572,457 /
$48,048,975
5th Saturday $1,911,524 /
$103,674,840
$8,638,987 /
$56,687,962
5th Sunday $747,798 /
$104,422,638
$4,892,626 /
$61,580,588
5th Monday $252,000 /
$104,675,000
$1,853,291 /
$63,433,879
5th Tuesday $343,000 /
$105,018,000
$1,705,132 /
$65,139,011
5th Wednesday - /
-
$1,466,211 /
$66,605,222
5th Thursday - /
-
$1,634,823 /
$68,240,045
6th Friday - /
-
$6,003,786 /
$74,243,831
6th Saturday - /
-
$6,576,554 /
$80,820,385
6th Sunday - /
-
$3,806,987 /
$84,627,372
6th Monday - /
-
$1,186,492 /
$85,813,864
6th Tuesday - /
-
$1,130,405 /
$86,944,269
6th Wednesday - /
-
$903,305 /
$87,847,574
6th Thursday - /
-
$982,296 /
$88,829,870
7th Friday - /
-
$2,863,817 /
$91,693,687
7th Saturday - /
-
$3,684,031 /
$95,377,718
7th Sunday - /
-
$1,730,757 /
$97,108,475
7th Monday - /
-
$520,252 /
$97,628,727
7th Tuesday - /
-
$745,720 /
$98,374,447
7th Wednesday - /
-
$820,700 /
$99,195,147
7th Thursday - /
-
$451,620 /
$99,646,767
8th Friday - /
-
$1,498,580 /
$101,145,347
8th Saturday - /
-
$1,738,942 /
$102,884,289
8th Sunday - /
-
$805,895 /
$103,690,184
8th Monday - /
-
$258,488 /
$103,948,672
8th Tuesday - /
-
$271,853 /
$104,220,525
8th Wednesday - /
-
$239,348 /
$104,459,873
8th Thursday - /
-
$221,937 /
$104,681,810
9th Friday - /
-
$502,793 /
$105,184,603
9th Saturday - /
-
$601,331 /
$105,785,934
9th Sunday - /
-
$296,988 /
$106,082,922
9th Monday - /
-
$141,506 /
$106,224,428
9th Tuesday - /
-
$183,267 /
$106,407,695
9th Wednesday - /
-
$101,721 /
$106,509,416
9th Thursday - /
-
$117,606 /
$106,627,022
10th Friday - /
-
$200,907 /
$106,827,929
10th Saturday - /
-
$203,092 /
$107,031,021
10th Sunday - /
-
$82,191 /
$107,113,212
10th Monday - /
-
$33,287 /
$107,146,499
10th Tuesday - /
-
$36,843 /
$107,183,342
10th Wednesday - /
-
$36,340 /
$107,219,682
10th Thursday - /
-
$35,469 /
$107,255,151
  The GrudgeParanormal
Activity
Opening Weekend $39,128,715 /
$39,128,715
$77,873 /
$77,873
2nd Weekend $21,817,598 /
$70,684,627
$532,242 /
$776,763
3rd Weekend $12,675,393 /
$88,755,563
$7,900,695 /
$9,113,936
4th Weekend $7,010,551 /
$99,248,187
$19,617,650 /
$33,171,743
5th Weekend $3,812,121 /
$104,422,638
$21,104,070 /
$61,580,588
6th Weekend $1,952,301 /
$107,778,950
$16,387,327 /
$84,627,372
7th Weekend $1,104,474 /
$109,231,802
$8,278,605 /
$97,108,475
8th Weekend $456,934 /
$109,903,025
$4,043,417 /
$103,690,184
9th Weekend $162,688 /
$110,175,871
$1,401,112 /
$106,082,922
10th Weekend - /
-
$486,190 /
$107,113,212
11th Weekend - /
-
$122,055 /
$107,377,206
12th Weekend - /
-
$61,704 /
$107,484,801
13th Weekend - /
-
$88,715 /
$107,603,100
14th Weekend - /
-
$71,724 /
$107,736,981
15th Weekend - /
-
$61,751 /
$107,854,596
16th Weekend - /
-
$27,023 /
$107,901,736
17th Weekend - /
-
$5,524 /
$107,916,659
18th Weekend - /
-
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-
19th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
20th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
  The GrudgeParanormal
Activity
Opening Week $48,867,029 /
$48,867,029
$244,521 /
$244,521
2nd Week $27,213,141 /
$76,080,170
$968,720 /
$1,213,241
3rd Week $16,157,466 /
$92,237,636
$12,340,852 /
$13,554,093
4th Week $8,372,881 /
$100,610,517
$26,922,425 /
$40,476,518
5th Week $5,216,132 /
$105,826,649
$27,763,527 /
$68,240,045
6th Week $2,300,679 /
$108,127,328
$20,589,825 /
$88,829,870
7th Week $1,318,763 /
$109,446,091
$10,816,897 /
$99,646,767
8th Week $567,092 /
$110,013,183
$5,035,043 /
$104,681,810
9th Week - /
-
$1,945,212 /
$106,627,022
10th Week - /
-
$628,129 /
$107,255,151
11th Week - /
-
$167,946 /
$107,423,097
12th Week - /
-
$91,288 /
$107,514,385
13th Week - /
-
$150,872 /
$107,665,257
14th Week - /
-
$127,588 /
$107,792,845
15th Week - /
-
$81,868 /
$107,874,713
16th Week - /
-
$36,422 /
$107,911,135
17th Week - /
-
$7,675 /
$107,918,810
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.