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'I Am Legend' Vs. 'The Hobbit'

Both movies had strong openings on the same weekend (Dec. 14-16), but five years apart.


Movie Summary
I Am Legend

The Hobbit
GenreSci-Fi HorrorFantasy
StudioWarner Bros.Warner Bros.
Release DateDecember 14, 2007December 14, 2012
Domestic Gross$256,393,010$303,003,568
Running Time1 hr. 40 min.2 hrs. 46 min.
MPAA RatingPG-13PG-13
MPAA Reasonintense sequences of sci-fi action and violenceextended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images.
 

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Domestic SummaryI Am LegendThe Hobbit
Total Gross$256,393,010$303,003,568
Opening Weekend*$77,211,321$84,617,303
Theaters3,6064,045
Average$21,411$20,919
Opening % of Total30.1%27.9%
Second Weekend Drop-56.6%-56.4%
Widest Release3,6484,100
Close DateApril 10, 2008April 25, 2013
In Release119 days / 17 weeks133 days / 19 weeks
*Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used.
 
Worldwide SummaryI Am LegendThe Hobbit
Worldwide Gross$585,349,010$1,017,003,568
Foreign Gross$328,956,000$714,000,000
Foreign % of Worldwide56.2%70.2%
Domestic Gross$256,393,010$303,003,568
Domestic % of Worldwide43.8%29.8%
 
Genres & FranchisesI Am LegendThe Hobbit
Genre: IMAX (Feature-length)#27#17
Showdown: 'I Am Legend' Vs. 'The Hobbit'#2#1
 
Chart RankingsI Am LegendThe Hobbit
All Time Domestic#68#42
All Time Adjusted#190#176
All Time Worldwide#83#15
Opening Weeks#48#37
Opening Day Gross#46#31
Single Day Gross#113#58
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross#33#23
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross#41#24
Single Day Friday Gross#40#23
Single Day Saturday Gross#48#54
Single Day Sunday Gross#84#69
Single Day Tuesday Gross#40#28
Single Day Wednesday Gross#79#53
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time#51#53
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends#49#51
Opening Weekends#43#38
Opening Weekends - December#2#1
Opening Weekends - Holiday#10#9
Top 10-Day Grosses#61#45
Top 3-Day Grosses#43#41
Top 4-Day Grosses#53#45
Top 6-Day Grosses#56#46
Top 7-Day Grosses#54#46
Top 8-Day Grosses#55#46
Top 9-Day Grosses#59#45
Top 5-Day Grosses#57#46
Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends#189#131
Second Weekends#79#58
Third Weekends#30#16
Fourth Weekends#43#29
Fifth Weekends#124#87
Sixth Weekends#194#125
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)#489#485
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)#1028#1022
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)#1499#1492
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases#3227#3215
Rated PG-13#42#29
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends#30#29
Widest Releases#153#35
Widest Opening Releases#152#43
Widest PG-13 Rated Openings#82#27
Widest PG-13 Rated Releases#83#23
Fastest to $100 million#57#47
Fastest to $150 million#57#45
Fastest to $200 million#45#39
Fastest to $250 million#52#33
Slowest to $100 million#452#462
Slowest to $200 million#80#86
Opening Weeks Adjusted#65#76
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted#114#79
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted#43#48
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted#51#38
Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted#41#34
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted#55#109
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted#132#95
Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted#51#56
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted#95#79
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted#107#199
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted#93#163
Opening Weekends Adjusted - December#2#4
Opening Weekends Adjusted#51#65
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday#11#15
Second Weekends Adjusted#112#127
Third Weekends Adjusted#44#46
Fourth Weekends Adjusted#106#103
Rated PG-13 Adjusted#60#55
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted#37#49
 
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