Movie Comparison: Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) (2009) vs. Paper Towns (2015)

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  Precious
(Based on
the Novel
Push by Sapphire)
Paper Towns
Domestic Release Date Nov 6, 2009Jul 24, 2015
Production Budget $10,000,000$12,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 183,031
Maximum Theaters 1,0033,031
Theatrical Engagements 7,9239,241
Domestic Opening Weekend $1,872,458$12,650,140
Domestic Box Office $47,566,524$32,000,304
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$68,098,510$40,920,912
International Box Office $21,156,324$53,450,180
Worldwide Box Office $68,722,848$85,450,484
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Precious
(Based on
the Novel
Push by Sapphire)
Paper Towns
1st Friday $587,859 /
$587,859
$6,328,167 /
$6,328,167
1st Saturday $699,614 /
$1,287,473
$3,517,483 /
$9,845,650
1st Sunday $584,985 /
$1,872,458
$2,804,490 /
$12,650,140
1st Monday $232,636 /
$2,105,094
$1,813,785 /
$14,463,925
1st Tuesday $227,698 /
$2,332,792
$2,005,035 /
$16,468,960
1st Wednesday $323,600 /
$2,656,392
$1,414,821 /
$17,883,781
1st Thursday $168,160 /
$2,824,552
$1,332,658 /
$19,216,439
2nd Friday $1,904,375 /
$4,728,927
$1,638,686 /
$20,855,125
2nd Saturday $2,396,227 /
$7,125,154
$1,679,288 /
$22,534,413
2nd Sunday $1,574,026 /
$8,699,180
$1,319,920 /
$23,854,333
2nd Monday $479,012 /
$9,178,192
$944,607 /
$24,798,940
2nd Tuesday $465,310 /
$9,643,502
$1,101,135 /
$25,900,075
2nd Wednesday $398,182 /
$10,041,684
$809,334 /
$26,709,409
2nd Thursday $354,065 /
$10,395,749
$644,955 /
$27,354,364
3rd Friday $3,598,731 /
$13,994,480
$503,432 /
$27,857,796
3rd Saturday $4,582,032 /
$18,576,512
$550,373 /
$28,408,169
3rd Sunday $2,701,009 /
$21,277,521
$415,964 /
$28,824,133
3rd Monday $870,174 /
$22,147,695
$272,692 /
$29,096,825
3rd Tuesday $893,560 /
$23,041,255
$307,420 /
$29,404,245
3rd Wednesday - /
-
$225,958 /
$29,630,203
3rd Thursday - /
-
$185,797 /
$29,816,000
4th Friday $2,769,091 /
$28,121,541
$189,864 /
$30,005,864
4th Saturday $2,897,453 /
$31,018,994
$241,602 /
$30,247,466
4th Sunday $1,414,488 /
$32,433,482
$157,442 /
$30,404,908
4th Monday $416,464 /
$32,849,946
$96,903 /
$30,501,811
4th Tuesday $420,361 /
$33,270,307
$107,522 /
$30,609,333
4th Wednesday $349,785 /
$33,620,092
$84,128 /
$30,693,461
4th Thursday $349,843 /
$33,969,935
$70,423 /
$30,763,884
5th Friday $714,210 /
$34,684,145
$106,697 /
$30,870,581
5th Saturday $974,082 /
$35,658,227
$149,167 /
$31,019,748
5th Sunday $593,785 /
$36,252,012
$85,315 /
$31,105,063
5th Monday $188,623 /
$36,440,635
$35,390 /
$31,140,453
5th Tuesday $194,293 /
$36,634,928
$40,511 /
$31,180,964
5th Wednesday $176,643 /
$36,811,571
$28,101 /
$31,209,065
5th Thursday $190,368 /
$37,001,939
$24,550 /
$31,233,615
6th Friday $381,559 /
$37,383,498
$49,456 /
$31,283,071
6th Saturday $561,445 /
$37,944,943
$89,745 /
$31,372,816
6th Sunday $337,546 /
$38,282,489
$48,734 /
$31,421,550
6th Monday $127,319 /
$38,409,808
$15,934 /
$31,437,484
6th Tuesday $154,758 /
$38,564,566
$17,471 /
$31,454,955
6th Wednesday $157,615 /
$38,722,181
$12,792 /
$31,467,747
6th Thursday $158,490 /
$38,880,671
$13,572 /
$31,481,319
7th Friday $357,236 /
$39,237,907
$39,194 /
$31,520,513
7th Saturday $445,473 /
$39,683,380
$66,724 /
$31,587,237
7th Sunday $401,032 /
$40,084,412
$65,213 /
$31,652,450
7th Monday $235,873 /
$40,320,285
$46,296 /
$31,698,746
7th Tuesday $258,758 /
$40,579,043
$8,911 /
$31,707,657
7th Wednesday $203,093 /
$40,782,136
$7,963 /
$31,715,620
7th Thursday $131,701 /
$40,913,837
$7,967 /
$31,723,587
8th Friday $218,408 /
$41,132,245
$23,609 /
$31,747,196
8th Saturday $346,043 /
$41,478,288
$43,809 /
$31,791,005
8th Sunday $300,632 /
$41,778,920
$25,273 /
$31,816,278
8th Monday $225,350 /
$42,004,270
$6,336 /
$31,822,614
8th Tuesday $213,652 /
$42,217,922
$7,886 /
$31,830,500
8th Wednesday $214,084 /
$42,432,006
$5,864 /
$31,836,364
8th Thursday $135,983 /
$42,567,989
$5,635 /
$31,841,999
9th Friday $339,314 /
$42,907,303
$20,582 /
$31,862,581
9th Saturday $378,248 /
$43,285,551
$34,380 /
$31,896,961
9th Sunday $206,641 /
$43,492,192
$14,623 /
$31,911,584
9th Monday $84,296 /
$43,576,488
$3,289 /
$31,914,873
9th Tuesday $90,252 /
$43,666,740
$4,396 /
$31,919,269
9th Wednesday $91,111 /
$43,757,851
$4,177 /
$31,923,446
9th Thursday $88,890 /
$43,846,741
$4,064 /
$31,927,510
10th Friday $123,519 /
$43,970,260
- /
-
10th Saturday $199,435 /
$44,169,695
- /
-
10th Sunday $141,764 /
$44,311,459
- /
-
10th Monday $45,556 /
$44,357,015
- /
-
10th Tuesday $53,884 /
$44,410,899
- /
-
10th Wednesday $53,801 /
$44,464,700
- /
-
10th Thursday $55,044 /
$44,519,744
- /
-
  Precious
(Based on
the Novel
Push by Sapphire)
Paper Towns
Opening Weekend $1,872,458 /
$1,872,458
$12,650,140 /
$12,650,140
2nd Weekend $5,874,628 /
$8,699,180
$4,637,894 /
$23,854,333
3rd Weekend $10,881,772 /
$21,277,521
$1,469,769 /
$28,824,133
4th Weekend $7,081,032 /
$32,433,482
$588,908 /
$30,404,908
5th Weekend $2,282,077 /
$36,252,012
$341,179 /
$31,105,063
6th Weekend $1,280,550 /
$38,282,489
$187,935 /
$31,421,550
7th Weekend $1,203,741 /
$40,084,412
$171,131 /
$31,652,450
8th Weekend $865,083 /
$41,778,920
$92,691 /
$31,816,278
9th Weekend $924,203 /
$43,492,192
$69,585 /
$31,911,584
10th Weekend $464,718 /
$44,311,459
$20,251 /
$31,947,761
11th Weekend $238,797 /
$44,758,541
$17,739 /
$31,971,695
12th Weekend $211,820 /
$45,142,926
$8,389 /
$31,990,064
13th Weekend $215,131 /
$45,447,889
- /
-
14th Weekend $474,156 /
$46,057,209
- /
-
15th Weekend $210,844 /
$46,520,765
- /
-
16th Weekend $160,848 /
$46,819,335
- /
-
17th Weekend $204,887 /
$47,109,625
- /
-
18th Weekend $181,674 /
$47,395,661
- /
-
19th Weekend $65,502 /
$47,536,959
- /
-
20th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
  Precious
(Based on
the Novel
Push by Sapphire)
Paper Towns
Opening Week $2,824,552 /
$2,824,552
$19,216,439 /
$19,216,439
2nd Week $7,571,197 /
$10,395,749
$8,137,925 /
$27,354,364
3rd Week $14,956,701 /
$25,352,450
$2,461,636 /
$29,816,000
4th Week $8,617,485 /
$33,969,935
$947,884 /
$30,763,884
5th Week $3,032,004 /
$37,001,939
$469,731 /
$31,233,615
6th Week $1,878,732 /
$38,880,671
$247,704 /
$31,481,319
7th Week $2,033,166 /
$40,913,837
$242,268 /
$31,723,587
8th Week $1,654,152 /
$42,567,989
$118,412 /
$31,841,999
9th Week $1,278,752 /
$43,846,741
$85,511 /
$31,927,510
10th Week $673,003 /
$44,519,744
$26,446 /
$31,953,956
11th Week $411,362 /
$44,931,106
$27,719 /
$31,981,675
12th Week $301,652 /
$45,232,758
$18,629 /
$32,000,304
13th Week $350,295 /
$45,583,053
- /
-
14th Week $726,868 /
$46,309,921
- /
-
15th Week $348,566 /
$46,658,487
- /
-
16th Week $246,251 /
$46,904,738
- /
-
17th Week $309,249 /
$47,213,987
- /
-
18th Week $257,470 /
$47,471,457
- /
-
19th Week $95,067 /
$47,566,524
- /
-
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.