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'Saw' Vs. 'Saw'
| Movie Summary |  Saw |  Saw II |  Saw III |  Saw IV |  Saw V |  Saw VI |
| Genre | Horror | Horror | Horror | Horror | Horror | Horror |
| Studio | Lions Gate | Lions Gate | Lionsgate | Lionsgate | Lionsgate | Lionsgate |
| Release Date | October 29, 2004 | October 28, 2005 | October 27, 2006 | October 26, 2007 | October 24, 2008 | October 23, 2009 |
| Domestic Gross | $55,185,045 | $87,039,965 | $80,238,724 | $63,300,095 | $56,746,769 | $27,693,292 |
| Production Budget | $1.2 million | $4 million | $10 million | n/a | $10.8 million | $11 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 40 min. | 1 hr. 31 min. | 1 hr. 47 min. | 1 hr. 48 min. | 1 hr. 28 min. | 2 hrs. |
| MPAA Rating | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| MPAA Reason | strong grisly violence and language | grisly violence and gore, terror, language and drug content | strong grisly violence and gore, sequences of terror and torture, nudity and language | sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture throughout, and for language | sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, language and brief nudity | sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, and language |
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| Domestic Summary | Saw | Saw II | Saw III | Saw IV | Saw V | Saw VI |
| Total Gross | $55,185,045 | $87,039,965 | $80,238,724 | $63,300,095 | $56,746,769 | $27,693,292 |
| Opening Weekend* | $18,276,468 | $31,725,652 | $33,610,391 | $31,756,764 | $30,053,954 | $14,118,444 |
| Theaters | 2,315 | 2,949 | 3,167 | 3,183 | 3,060 | 3,036 |
| Average | $7,894 | $10,758 | $10,612 | $9,976 | $9,822 | $4,650 |
| Opening % of Total | 33.1% | 36.4% | 41.9% | 50.2% | 53.0% | 51.0% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -39.3% | -46.9% | -55.9% | -67.4% | -67.6% | -62.7% |
| Widest Release | 2,467 | 2,949 | 3,167 | 3,183 | 3,084 | 3,036 |
| Close Date | December 30, 2004 | January 5, 2006 | December 14, 2006 | December 13, 2007 | December 11, 2008 | November 24, 2009 |
| In Release | 63 days / 9 weeks | 70 days / 10 weeks | 49 days / 7 weeks | 49 days / 7 weeks | 49 days / 7 weeks | 35 days / 5 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | ||||||
| Worldwide Summary | Saw | Saw II | Saw III | Saw IV | Saw V | Saw VI |
| Worldwide Gross | $103,096,345 | $147,748,505 | $164,874,275 | $139,352,633 | $113,864,059 | $68,233,629 |
| Foreign Gross | $47,911,300 | $60,708,540 | $84,635,551 | $76,052,538 | $57,117,290 | $40,540,337 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 46.5% | 41.1% | 51.3% | 54.6% | 50.2% | 59.4% |
| Domestic Gross | $55,185,045 | $87,039,965 | $80,238,724 | $63,300,095 | $56,746,769 | $27,693,292 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 53.5% | 58.9% | 48.7% | 45.4% | 49.8% | 40.6% |
| People Summary | Saw | Saw II | Saw III | Saw IV | Saw V | Saw VI |
| Director: Darren Lynn Bousman | - | #1 | #2 | #3 | - | - |
| Producer: James Wan | - | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #6 |
| Producer: Leigh Whannell | - | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #6 |
| Writer: James Wan | #2 | - | #1 | - | - | - |
| Writer: Leigh Whannell | #3 | #1 | #2 | - | - | - |
| Writer: Marcus Dunstan | - | - | - | #1 | #2 | #4 |
| Writer: Patrick Melton | - | - | - | #1 | #2 | #4 |
| Genres & Franchises | Saw | Saw II | Saw III | Saw IV | Saw V | Saw VI |
| Franchise: Saw | #5 | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #7 |
| Genre: Horror - Torture | #6 | #1 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #13 |
| Genre: Thriller - Serial Killer | #13 | #6 | #7 | #9 | - | - |
| Showdown: 'Saw' Vs. 'Saw' | #5 | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #6 |
| Chart Rankings | Saw | Saw II | Saw III | Saw IV | Saw V | Saw VI |
| All Time Domestic | #1187 | #641 | #725 | #1011 | #1152 | #2298 |
| Opening Weeks | #802 | #349 | #331 | #387 | #455 | #1233 |
| Friday Share of Opening Weekends | - | - | #75 | #32 | #19 | #15 |
| Friday to Saturday Drops on Opening Weekends | - | - | #91 | #47 | #43 | #35 |
| Opening Weekends | #779 | #319 | #293 | #318 | #363 | #1058 |
| Opening Weekends - October | #42 | #15 | #12 | #14 | #16 | #66 |
| Opening Weekends - Fall | #76 | #18 | #14 | #17 | #22 | #117 |
| Biggest 2nd Weekend Drops | - | - | - | #119 | #113 | #257 |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | - | - | #478 | #619 | #623 | #593 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | - | #667 | #1009 | #1245 | #1249 | #1198 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #605 | #998 | #1472 | #1810 | #1815 | #1739 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #1672 | #2371 | #3181 | #3725 | #3731 | #3584 |
| Rated R | - | #152 | #182 | - | - | - |
| Rated R, Opening Weekends | - | #56 | #44 | #55 | #70 | - |
| Widest Releases | - | - | #479 | #460 | #571 | #627 |
| Widest Independent Releases | #85 | #38 | - | - | - | - |
| Widest Opening Releases | - | - | #436 | #423 | #548 | #581 |
| Widest Opening Independent Releases | #92 | #36 | - | - | - | - |
| Widest R Rated Openings | - | #137 | #53 | #49 | #89 | #102 |
| Widest R Rated Releases | - | #154 | #64 | #58 | #97 | #116 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #271 | #357 | #408 | - | - | - |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #897 | #383 | #376 | #476 | #620 | #1773 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - October | #45 | #12 | #10 | #14 | #18 | #104 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #866 | #351 | #333 | #395 | #472 | #1583 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Fall | #78 | #15 | #13 | #18 | #25 | #183 |
| Rated R, Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | #64 | #56 | #72 | #99 | - |
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