| Movie Summary |  Life of Pi |  Rise of the Guardians |
| Genre | Adventure | Animation |
| Studio | Fox | Paramount (DreamWorks) |
| Release Date | November 21, 2012 | November 21, 2012 |
| Domestic Gross | $124,869,522 | $103,412,758 |
| Production Budget | $120 million | $145 million |
| Running Time | 2 hrs. 6 min. | 1 hr. 37 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG | PG |
| MPAA Reason | emotional thematic content throughout, and some scary action sequences and peril. | thematic elements and some mildly scary action. |
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| Domestic Summary | Life of Pi | Rise of the Guardians |
| Total Gross | $124,869,522 | $103,412,758 |
| Opening Weekend* | $22,451,514 | $23,773,465 |
| Theaters | 2,927 | 3,653 |
| Average | $7,670 | $6,508 |
| Opening % of Total | 18.0% | 23.0% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -45.9% | -43.7% |
| Widest Release | 2,946 | 3,672 |
| In Release | 182 days / 26 weeks | 142 days / 20 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 | Life of Pi | Rise of the Guardians |
| Worldwide Gross | $608,899,064 | $303,712,758 |
| Foreign Gross | $484,029,542 | $200,300,000 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 79.5% | 66.0% |
| Domestic Gross | $124,869,522 | $103,412,758 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 20.5% | 34.0% |
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| Genres & Franchises | Life of Pi | Rise of the Guardians |
| Genre: 3D | #43 | #52 |
| Showdown: 'Rise of the Guardians' Vs. 'Life of Pi' | #1 | #2 |
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| Chart Rankings | Life of Pi | Rise of the Guardians |
| Worldwide Yearly 2012 | #11 | #26 |
| Yearly (Wide) 2012 | #27 | #31 |
| Yearly 2012 | #27 | #31 |
| Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2012 | #45 | #42 |
| Yearly Opening Weekends 2012 | #45 | #42 |
| Yearly PG Rated 2012 | #7 | #9 |
| All Time Domestic | #362 | #493 |
| All Time Worldwide | #75 | #284 |
| Top Movies in the Past 365 Days | #25 | #29 |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends | #88 | #82 |
| Opening Weeks | #637 | #682 |
| Thanksgiving 3-day Openings | #14 | #13 |
| Thanksgiving 3-day Weekends | #36 | #33 |
| Thanksgiving 5-day Openings | #17 | #13 |
| Thanksgiving 5-day Weekends | #39 | #34 |
| Post-Thanksgiving Weekend - Best Holds | #85 | #60 |
| Movies That Never Hit #1 | #50 | #83 |
| Opening Weekends Not At #1 | #120 | #99 |
| Opening Weekends | #563 | #511 |
| Opening Weekends - November | #76 | #70 |
| Opening Weekends - Holiday | #120 | #112 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #626 | #534 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #937 | #811 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #2280 | #2056 |
| Rated G and PG | #126 | #172 |
| Rated PG | #99 | #140 |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends | #116 | #104 |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends | #150 | #132 |
| Widest PG Rated Openings | #196 | #51 |
| Slowest to $100 million | #79 | #63 |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted | #122 | #116 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #1049 | #1134 |
| Thanksgiving 3-day Openings Adjusted | #28 | #26 |
| Thanksgiving 3-day Weekends Adjusted | #72 | #63 |
| Thanksgiving 5-day Openings Adjusted | #29 | #27 |
| Thanksgiving 5-day Weekends Adjusted | #56 | #53 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - November | #111 | #107 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #924 | #854 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday | #179 | #172 |
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