Movie Comparison: Driving Miss Daisy (1989) vs. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
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| Driving Miss Daisy | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Dec 13, 1989 | Feb 14, 1991 |
| Production Budget | $7,500,000 | $20,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,497 | |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,668 | 1,642 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 24,368 | 25,470 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $13,766,814 | |
| Domestic Box Office | $106,593,296 | $130,726,716 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$272,968,066 | $334,734,911 |
| International Box Office | $145,000,000 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $106,593,296 | $275,726,716 |
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| Driving Miss Daisy | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | - / - | $13,766,814 / $15,179,676 |
| 2nd Weekend | $440,037 / $639,581 | $11,947,765 / $30,895,958 |
| 3rd Weekend | - / - | $10,616,383 / $45,514,175 |
| 4th Weekend | - / - | $8,893,306 / $58,125,470 |
| 5th Weekend | $2,725,876 / $5,116,098 | $7,656,361 / $68,885,835 |
| 6th Weekend | $2,643,374 / $9,123,939 | $6,687,991 / $78,258,485 |
| 7th Weekend | $5,705,721 / $16,045,457 | $5,780,994 / $87,119,351 |
| 8th Weekend | $6,011,600 / $24,384,883 | $4,760,714 / $94,425,327 |
| 9th Weekend | $6,494,882 / $32,941,528 | $4,146,846 / $100,088,453 |
| 10th Weekend | $9,834,744 / $45,233,059 | $3,476,287 / $104,928,786 |
| 11th Weekend | $6,107,836 / $53,290,516 | $2,590,546 / $108,662,853 |
| 12th Weekend | $5,089,040 / $60,302,144 | $2,540,581 / $112,193,973 |
| 13th Weekend | $3,467,147 / $65,332,259 | $1,964,271 / $115,093,023 |
| 14th Weekend | $2,874,332 / $69,545,080 | $1,871,178 / $117,814,717 |
| 15th Weekend | $3,682,465 / $74,523,531 | $1,292,143 / $119,828,381 |
| 16th Weekend | $5,175,409 / $82,063,381 | $1,039,120 / $121,185,746 |
| 17th Weekend | $3,210,821 / $86,911,643 | - / - |
| 18th Weekend | $2,243,724 / $90,455,663 | $726,501 / $123,271,133 |
| 19th Weekend | $2,075,163 / $93,591,323 | $722,362 / $124,507,594 |
| 20th Weekend | $1,630,821 / $96,111,623 | - / - |
| Driving Miss Daisy | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - | - / - |
| 2nd Week | - / - | $17,535,331 / $18,948,193 |
| 3rd Week | - / - | $15,949,599 / $34,897,792 |
| 4th Week | - / - | $14,334,372 / $49,232,164 |
| 5th Week | - / - | $11,997,310 / $61,229,474 |
| 6th Week | $4,090,343 / $6,480,565 | $10,341,020 / $71,570,494 |
| 7th Week | $3,859,171 / $10,339,736 | $9,767,863 / $81,338,357 |
| 8th Week | $8,033,547 / $18,373,283 | $8,326,256 / $89,664,613 |
| 9th Week | $8,073,363 / $26,446,646 | $6,276,994 / $95,941,607 |
| 10th Week | $8,951,669 / $35,398,315 | $5,510,892 / $101,452,499 |
| 11th Week | $11,784,365 / $47,182,680 | $4,619,808 / $106,072,307 |
| 12th Week | $8,030,424 / $55,213,104 | $3,581,085 / $109,653,392 |
| 13th Week | $6,652,008 / $61,865,112 | $3,475,360 / $113,128,752 |
| 14th Week | $4,805,636 / $66,670,748 | $2,814,787 / $115,943,539 |
| 15th Week | $4,170,318 / $70,841,066 | $2,592,699 / $118,536,238 |
| 16th Week | $6,046,906 / $76,887,972 | $1,610,388 / $120,146,626 |
| 17th Week | $6,812,850 / $83,700,822 | - / - |
| 18th Week | $4,511,117 / $88,211,939 | - / - |
| 19th Week | $3,304,221 / $91,516,160 | $1,240,600 / $123,785,232 |
| 20th Week | $2,964,642 / $94,480,802 | - / - |
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.