Movie Comparison: K-PAX (2001) vs. Contact (1997)

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  K-PAXContact
Domestic Release Date Aug 13, 2001Jul 11, 1997
Production Budget $48,000,000$90,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,5411,923
Maximum Theaters 2,5812,314
Theatrical Engagements 13,60819,014
Domestic Opening Weekend $17,215,275$20,584,908
Domestic Box Office $50,315,140$100,920,329
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$95,829,888$237,019,849
International Box Office $14,663,000$64,979,671
Worldwide Box Office $64,978,140$165,900,000
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  K-PAXContact
1st Friday $5,540,000 /
$5,540,000
$6,543,925 /
$6,543,925
1st Saturday $6,700,000 /
$12,240,000
$7,703,374 /
$14,247,299
1st Sunday $4,380,000 /
$17,220,000
$6,337,609 /
$20,584,908
1st Monday $1,118,000 /
$18,333,000
$2,760,142 /
$23,345,050
1st Tuesday $1,105,000 /
$19,439,000
$2,928,724 /
$26,273,774
1st Wednesday $978,000 /
$20,417,000
$2,562,169 /
$28,835,943
1st Thursday $1,043,000 /
$21,459,000
$2,457,938 /
$31,293,881
2nd Friday $3,320,000 /
$24,780,000
$4,814,669 /
$36,108,550
2nd Saturday $4,680,000 /
$29,460,000
$6,570,700 /
$42,679,250
2nd Sunday $2,250,000 /
$31,530,000
$4,729,264 /
$47,408,514
2nd Monday $624,000 /
$32,148,000
$2,011,783 /
$49,420,297
2nd Tuesday $701,000 /
$32,849,000
$2,118,547 /
$51,538,844
2nd Wednesday $597,000 /
$33,446,000
$1,871,663 /
$53,410,507
2nd Thursday $610,000 /
$34,056,000
$1,857,558 /
$55,268,065
3rd Friday $1,770,000 /
$35,820,000
$2,811,435 /
$58,079,500
3rd Saturday $2,830,000 /
$38,650,000
$3,934,969 /
$62,014,469
3rd Sunday $1,680,000 /
$40,440,000
$2,958,545 /
$64,973,014
3rd Monday $658,000 /
$41,102,000
$1,136,271 /
$66,109,285
3rd Tuesday $400,000 /
$41,503,000
$1,242,199 /
$67,351,484
3rd Wednesday $348,000 /
$41,851,000
$1,036,393 /
$68,387,877
3rd Thursday $336,000 /
$42,187,000
$1,004,772 /
$69,392,649
4th Friday $990,000 /
$43,170,000
$1,746,883 /
$71,139,532
4th Saturday $1,400,000 /
$44,570,000
$2,557,466 /
$73,696,998
4th Sunday $740,000 /
$45,330,000
$1,945,071 /
$75,642,069
4th Monday $244,000 /
$45,570,000
$824,796 /
$76,466,865
4th Tuesday $326,000 /
$45,895,000
$887,853 /
$77,354,718
4th Wednesday $384,000 /
$46,279,000
$769,914 /
$78,124,632
4th Thursday $525,000 /
$46,804,000
$753,390 /
$78,878,022
5th Friday - /
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$1,241,092 /
$80,119,114
5th Saturday - /
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$1,887,344 /
$82,006,458
5th Sunday - /
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$1,350,317 /
$83,356,775
5th Monday - /
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$567,171 /
$83,923,946
5th Tuesday - /
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$667,064 /
$84,591,010
5th Wednesday - /
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$615,171 /
$85,206,181
5th Thursday - /
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$502,366 /
$85,708,547
6th Friday - /
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$806,160 /
$86,514,707
6th Saturday - /
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$1,211,757 /
$87,726,464
6th Sunday - /
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$854,958 /
$88,581,422
6th Monday - /
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$337,863 /
$88,919,285
6th Tuesday - /
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$385,311 /
$89,304,596
6th Wednesday - /
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$377,425 /
$89,682,021
6th Thursday - /
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$359,851 /
$90,041,872
7th Friday - /
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$597,745 /
$90,639,617
7th Saturday - /
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$908,785 /
$91,548,402
7th Sunday - /
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$603,473 /
$92,151,875
7th Monday - /
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$207,025 /
$92,358,900
7th Tuesday - /
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$243,488 /
$92,602,388
7th Wednesday - /
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$207,894 /
$92,810,282
7th Thursday - /
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$211,970 /
$93,022,252
8th Friday - /
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$408,205 /
$93,430,457
8th Saturday - /
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$602,586 /
$94,033,043
8th Sunday - /
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$533,138 /
$94,566,181
8th Monday - /
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$411,061 /
$94,977,242
8th Tuesday - /
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$122,586 /
$95,099,828
8th Wednesday - /
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$107,542 /
$95,207,370
8th Thursday - /
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$102,769 /
$95,310,139
9th Friday - /
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$242,932 /
$95,553,071
9th Saturday - /
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$402,283 /
$95,955,354
9th Sunday - /
-
$212,322 /
$96,167,676
9th Monday - /
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$68,949 /
$96,236,625
9th Tuesday - /
-
$84,066 /
$96,320,691
9th Wednesday - /
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$79,408 /
$96,400,099
9th Thursday - /
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$81,292 /
$96,481,391
10th Friday - /
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  K-PAXContact
Opening Weekend $17,215,275 /
$17,215,275
$20,584,908 /
$20,584,908
2nd Weekend $10,065,475 /
$31,524,965
$16,114,633 /
$47,408,514
3rd Weekend $6,387,970 /
$40,444,110
$9,704,949 /
$64,973,014
4th Weekend $3,138,750 /
$45,325,425
$6,249,420 /
$75,642,069
5th Weekend $1,727,020 /
$48,237,565
$4,478,753 /
$83,356,776
6th Weekend $675,640 /
$49,252,340
$2,872,875 /
$88,581,422
7th Weekend $332,095 /
$49,761,550
$2,110,003 /
$92,151,875
8th Weekend $160,600 /
$50,040,205
$1,954,990 /
$94,977,242
9th Weekend $58,035 /
$50,173,190
$857,537 /
$96,167,676
10th Weekend $84,525 /
$50,315,140
$640,757 /
$97,122,148
11th Weekend - /
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$427,210 /
$97,796,286
12th Weekend - /
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$226,363 /
$98,161,955
13th Weekend - /
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$795,612 /
$99,040,239
14th Weekend - /
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$623,450 /
$99,954,136
15th Weekend - /
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$357,439 /
$100,476,316
16th Weekend - /
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$178,446 /
$100,769,177
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  K-PAXContact
Opening Week $21,459,490 /
$21,459,490
$31,293,881 /
$31,293,881
2nd Week $12,596,650 /
$34,056,140
$23,974,184 /
$55,268,065
3rd Week $8,130,535 /
$42,186,675
$14,124,584 /
$69,392,649
4th Week $4,323,870 /
$46,510,545
$9,485,374 /
$78,878,023
5th Week $2,066,155 /
$48,576,700
$6,830,524 /
$85,708,547
6th Week $852,755 /
$49,429,455
$4,333,325 /
$90,041,872
7th Week $450,150 /
$49,879,605
$2,980,380 /
$93,022,252
8th Week $235,550 /
$50,115,155
$2,287,887 /
$95,310,139
9th Week $115,460 /
$50,230,615
$1,171,252 /
$96,481,391
10th Week $84,525 /
$50,315,140
$887,685 /
$97,369,076
11th Week - /
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$566,516 /
$97,935,592
12th Week - /
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$309,035 /
$98,244,627
13th Week - /
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$1,086,059 /
$99,330,686
14th Week - /
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$788,191 /
$100,118,877
15th Week - /
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$471,854 /
$100,590,731
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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.