ALIEN INVASION War of the Worlds' vs. 'Independence Day' vs. 'Men in Black' vs. 'Signs'
Movie Summary War of the Worlds Independence Day Men in Black Men in Black II Signs Genre Sci-Fi Horror Sci-Fi Action Sci-Fi Comedy Sci-Fi Comedy Sci-Fi Horror Studio Paramount Fox Sony / Columbia Sony / Columbia Buena Vista Release Date June 29, 2005 July 3, 1996 July 2, 1997 July 3, 2002 August 2, 2002 Domestic Gross $234,280,354 $306,169,268 $250,690,539 $190,418,803 $227,966,634 Production Budget $132 million $75 million $90 million $140 million $72 million Running Time 1 hr. 57 min. 2 hrs. 33 min. 1 hr. 37 min. 1 hr. 28 min. 1 hr. 47 min. MPAA Rating PG-13 PG-13 PG-13 PG-13 PG-13 MPAA Reason frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images sci-fi destruction and violence language and sci-fi violence sci-fi action violence and some provocative humor some frightening moments PREMIER PASS FEATURES • Create your own comparisons with up to six movies in each chart CLICK HERE TO
ADVERTISEMENT (scroll to continue with chart) Domestic Summary War of the Worlds Independence Day Men in Black Men in Black II Signs Total Gross $234,280,354 $306,169,268 $250,690,539 $190,418,803 $227,966,634 Opening Weekend* $64,878,725 $50,228,264 $51,068,455 $52,148,751 $60,117,080 Theaters 3,908 2,882 3,020 3,557 3,264 Average $16,601 $17,428 $16,910 $14,660 $18,418 Opening % of Total 27.7% 16.4% 20.4% 27.4% 26.4% Second Weekend Drop -53.0% -29.8% -41.1% -53.2% -51.0% Widest Release 3,910 2,977 3,180 3,641 3,453 Close Date November 22, 2005 January 12, 1997 n/a September 2, 2002 February 6, 2003 In Release 149 days / 21 weeks n/a n/a 62 days / 9 weeks 189 days / 27 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 War of the Worlds Independence Day Men in Black Men in Black II Signs Worldwide Gross $591,745,540 $817,400,891 $589,390,539 $441,818,803 $408,247,917 Foreign Gross $357,465,186 $511,231,623 $338,700,000 $251,400,000 $180,281,283 Foreign % of Worldwide 60.4% 62.5% 57.5% 56.9% 44.2% Domestic Gross $234,280,354 $306,169,268 $250,690,539 $190,418,803 $227,966,634 Domestic % of Worldwide 39.6% 37.5% 42.5% 43.1% 55.8% People Summary War of the Worlds Independence Day Men in Black Men in Black II Signs Actor: Tommy Lee Jones - - #1 #2 - Actor: Will Smith - #1 #3 #5 - Composer: Danny Elfman - - #4 #6 - Director: Barry Sonnenfeld - - #1 #2 - Producer: Kathleen Kennedy #5 - - - #7 Producer: Steven Spielberg - - #4 #8 - Genres & Franchises War of the Worlds Independence Day Men in Black Men in Black II Signs Genre: Action - Buddy Comedy - - #1 #3 - Genre: Comic Book Adaptation - - #7 #13 - Genre: Disaster #4 #2 - - - Genre: Sci-Fi - Alien Invasion #3 #1 #2 #6 #4 Genre: Sci-Fi Comedy - - #1 #2 - Genre: Sci-Fi Horror #2 - - - #3 Showdown: Alien Invasion #3 #1 #2 #5 #4 Showdown: Will Smith Vs. Himself (July Edition) - #1 #2 #4 - Chart Rankings War of the Worlds Independence Day Men in Black Men in Black II Signs All Time Domestic #63 #29 #52 #105 #67 All Time Adjusted #176 #35 #77 - #159 All Time Worldwide #48 #22 #49 #95 #110 Yearly 2002 - - - #8 #6 Yearly Opening Weekends 2002 - - - #8 #6 Yearly PG-13 Rated 2002 - - - #5 #3 Worldwide Yearly 2002 - - - #5 #7 Non-Friday Opening Weekends #13 #23 #21 #20 - Opening Weeks #38 #70 #78 #87 #53 Opening Day Gross #57 #93 - #80 #58 Opening Wednesdays #10 #15 #18 #12 - Single Day Gross #147 #315 #210 #227 #177 Non-Opening Friday Gross #16 #28 - #20 - Non-Opening Thursday Gross #13 #6 #14 #9 - Single Day Friday Gross #53 #98 - #71 #60 Single Day Monday Gross #26 #72 - - #60 Single Day Saturday Gross #60 #124 #81 #112 #68 Single Day Sunday Gross #42 - - - #65 Single Day Thursday Gross #17 #10 #19 #13 - Single Day Tuesday Gross #33 #13 - - - Single Day Wednesday Gross #11 #17 #22 #13 - Non-Holiday Monday Gross - #35 - - #30 Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time #84 #68 #81 #122 #56 Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends #77 #67 #76 #108 #55 Opening Weekends #49 #91 #85 #82 #59 Opening Weekends - July #10 #21 #18 #17 - Opening Weekends - Summer #35 #68 #62 #60 #42 Eleventh Weekends - #71 #105 - - Ninth Weekends - #39 #113 - #130 Tenth Weekends - #62 #128 - #143 Top 10-Day Grosses #28 #49 - - - Top 3-Day Grosses #61 #78 #114 #70 #54 Top 4-Day Grosses #37 #55 - #49 - Top 6-Day Grosses #26 #40 #52 #41 #59 Top 7-Day Grosses #26 #37 #51 #42 #60 Top 8-Day Grosses #26 #44 - #52 - Top 9-Day Grosses #28 #52 - - - Twelfth Weekends - #71 #110 - - Twelfth Weekends - #28 #115 - - Top 5-Day Grosses #26 #43 #55 #39 #60 Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday #11 #12 #15 #13 - Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) - #71 #75 #172 #85 Most Weekends in Top 10 (non-consecutive) - #50 #137 - - Consecutive Weekends At #1 - #56 #61 #161 #146 Consecutive Weekends In Top 10 - #39 #117 - - Labor Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends - #132 - - #6 Independence Day Opening Weekends #3 #8 #7 #6 - Independence Day Weekends #3 #8 #7 #6 - Second Weekends #70 #40 #72 #121 #77 Third Weekends #118 #45 #67 #134 #63 Fourth Weekends #188 #55 #77 - #47 Fifth Weekends - #39 #113 - #14 Sixth Weekends - #34 #129 - #50 Seventh Weekends - #64 #137 - #78 Eighth Weekends - #52 #154 - #111 Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) #284 - #151 #291 #255 Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) #675 #137 #348 #685 #619 Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) #1061 #241 #575 #1073 #981 Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases #2624 #915 #1681 #2643 #2467 Rated PG-13 #31 #18 #27 #53 #34 Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends #34 #57 #52 #50 #38 Widest Releases #40 - #303 #90 #159 Widest Opening Releases #39 - #395 #103 #217 Widest PG-13 Rated Openings #19 - #193 #51 #118 Widest PG-13 Rated Releases #20 - #157 #44 #84 Fastest to $100 million #27 #28 #51 #53 #59 Fastest to $150 million #26 #32 #47 #65 #64 Fastest to $200 million #37 #30 #48 - #57 Slowest to $100 million #375 #374 #351 #349 #343 Slowest to $200 million #53 #60 #42 - #33 BOM Users' Grades #345 #247 #214 #491 #272 BOM Users' Grades (2002 Releases) - - - #94 #27
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