| Movie Summary |  I Am Legend |  The Hobbit |
| Genre | Sci-Fi Horror | Fantasy |
| Studio | Warner Bros. | Warner Bros. |
| Release Date | December 14, 2007 | December 14, 2012 |
| Domestic Gross | $256,393,010 | $303,003,568 |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 40 min. | 2 hrs. 46 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence | extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images. |
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| Domestic Summary | I Am Legend | The Hobbit |
| Total Gross | $256,393,010 | $303,003,568 |
| Opening Weekend* | $77,211,321 | $84,617,303 |
| Theaters | 3,606 | 4,045 |
| Average | $21,411 | $20,919 |
| Opening % of Total | 30.1% | 27.9% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -56.6% | -56.4% |
| Widest Release | 3,648 | 4,100 |
| Close Date | April 10, 2008 | April 25, 2013 |
| In Release | 119 days / 17 weeks | 133 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. |
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| Worldwide Summary | I Am Legend | The Hobbit |
| Worldwide Gross | $585,349,010 | $1,017,003,568 |
| Foreign Gross | $328,956,000 | $714,000,000 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 56.2% | 70.2% |
| Domestic Gross | $256,393,010 | $303,003,568 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 43.8% | 29.8% |
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| Genres & Franchises | I Am Legend | The Hobbit |
| Genre: IMAX (Feature-length) | #27 | #17 |
| Showdown: 'I Am Legend' Vs. 'The Hobbit' | #2 | #1 |
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| Chart Rankings | I Am Legend | The 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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