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'District 9' Vs. Some Comparable Movies
| Movie Summary |  District 9 |  The Day the Earth Stood Still |  Cloverfield |  I, Robot |  Battle: Los Angeles |  Starship Troopers |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | Sci-Fi | Action Horror | Sci-Fi Thriller | Sci-Fi Action | Sci-Fi Action |
| Studio | TriStar | Fox | Paramount | Fox | Sony / Columbia | Sony / Columbia |
| Release Date | August 14, 2009 | December 12, 2008 | January 18, 2008 | July 16, 2004 | March 11, 2011 | November 7, 1997 |
| Domestic Gross | $115,646,235 | $79,366,978 | $80,048,433 | $144,801,023 | $83,552,429 | $54,814,377 |
| Production Budget | $30 million | $80 million | $25 million | $120 million | $70 million | $105 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 53 min. | 1 hr. 50 min. | 1 hr. 24 min. | 1 hr. 45 min. | 1 hr. 56 min. | 2 hrs. 10 min. |
| MPAA Rating | R | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | R |
| MPAA Reason | bloody violence and pervasive language | some sci-fi disaster images and violence | violence, terror and disturbing images | for intense stylized action, and some brief partial nudity | sustained and intense sequences of war violence and destruction, and for language. | graphic sci-fi violence and gore, and for some language and nudity |
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| Domestic Summary | District 9 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Cloverfield | I, Robot | Battle: Los Angeles | Starship Troopers |
| Total Gross | $115,646,235 | $79,366,978 | $80,048,433 | $144,801,023 | $83,552,429 | $54,814,377 |
| Opening Weekend* | $37,354,308 | $30,480,153 | $40,058,229 | $52,179,887 | $35,573,187 | $22,058,773 |
| Theaters | 3,049 | 3,560 | 3,411 | 3,420 | 3,417 | 2,971 |
| Average | $12,251 | $8,562 | $11,744 | $15,257 | $10,411 | $7,424 |
| Opening % of Total | 32.3% | 38.4% | 50.0% | 36.0% | 42.6% | 40.2% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -51.2% | -67.6% | -68.3% | -58.4% | -59.1% | -54.5% |
| Widest Release | 3,180 | 3,560 | 3,411 | 3,494 | 3,417 | 2,971 |
| Close Date | November 1, 2009 | April 2, 2009 | April 10, 2008 | December 30, 2004 | June 2, 2011 | n/a |
| In Release | 84 days / 12 weeks | 112 days / 16 weeks | 84 days / 12 weeks | 168 days / 24 weeks | n/a | n/a |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | ||||||
| Worldwide Summary | District 9 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Cloverfield | I, Robot | Battle: Los Angeles | Starship Troopers |
| Worldwide Gross | $210,819,611 | $233,093,859 | $170,764,026 | $347,234,916 | $211,819,354 | $121,214,377 |
| Foreign Gross | $95,173,376 | $153,726,881 | $90,715,593 | $202,433,893 | $128,266,925 | $66,400,000 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 45.1% | 66.0% | 53.1% | 58.3% | 60.6% | 54.8% |
| Domestic Gross | $115,646,235 | $79,366,978 | $80,048,433 | $144,801,023 | $83,552,429 | $54,814,377 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 54.9% | 34.0% | 46.9% | 41.7% | 39.4% | 45.2% |
| People Summary | District 9 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Cloverfield | I, Robot | Battle: Los Angeles | Starship Troopers |
| Actor: Bridget Moynahan | - | - | - | #1 | #3 | - |
| Genres & Franchises | District 9 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Cloverfield | I, Robot | Battle: Los Angeles | Starship Troopers |
| Genre: Sci-Fi - Alien Invasion | #13 | #16 | - | - | #15 | - |
| Genre: Sci-Fi - Based on Book | - | - | - | #6 | - | #15 |
| Showdown: 'District 9' Vs. Some Comparable Movies | #2 | #5 | #4 | #1 | #3 | #6 |
| Showdown: 'Super 8' Vs. 'Cowboys & Aliens' Showdown | #3 | - | #6 | - | #5 | - |
| Showdown: Alien/Robot/Environment Attack | - | #5 | - | #3 | - | - |
| Chart Rankings | District 9 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Cloverfield | I, Robot | Battle: Los Angeles | Starship Troopers |
| All Time Domestic | #418 | #736 | #725 | #259 | #671 | #1190 |
| All Time Worldwide | #488 | #415 | - | #229 | #482 | - |
| Yearly 2008 | - | #40 | #39 | - | - | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends 2008 | - | #27 | #17 | - | - | - |
| Yearly PG-13 Rated 2008 | - | #22 | #21 | - | - | - |
| Worldwide Yearly 2008 | - | #25 | #36 | - | - | - |
| Opening Weeks | #222 | #402 | #243 | #126 | #307 | #605 |
| Opening Day Gross | - | - | #146 | #130 | - | - |
| Single Day Gross | - | - | #543 | #395 | - | - |
| Single Day Friday Gross | - | - | #164 | #144 | - | - |
| Friday to Saturday Drops on Opening Weekends | #185 | - | #98 | - | - | - |
| Opening Weekends | #240 | #341 | #214 | #124 | #262 | #581 |
| Opening Weekends - Holiday | - | #70 | - | - | - | #123 |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | #148 | - | - | #86 | - | - |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | - | - | #201 | #122 | - | - |
| Biggest 2nd Weekend Drops | - | #113 | #92 | - | - | - |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #383 | #616 | #621 | #517 | #528 | - |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #838 | #1241 | #1251 | #1081 | #1099 | #966 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #1233 | #1807 | #1817 | #1582 | #1607 | #1408 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #2780 | #3723 | #3744 | #3352 | #3393 | #3083 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | - | #185 | #130 | #79 | #158 | - |
| Rated R, Opening Weekends | #28 | - | - | - | - | #140 |
| Widest Releases | #459 | #184 | #289 | #231 | #282 | - |
| Widest Opening Releases | #558 | #172 | #264 | #258 | #260 | - |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Openings | - | #92 | #144 | #141 | #143 | - |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Releases | - | #102 | #161 | #131 | #157 | - |
| Widest R Rated Openings | #93 | - | - | - | - | #128 |
| Widest R Rated Releases | #59 | - | - | - | - | #144 |
| Slowest to $100 million | #222 | - | - | #353 | - | - |
| BOM Users' Grades | #24 | #614 | #284 | #297 | - | #563 |
| BOM Users' Grades (2008 Releases) | - | #146 | #41 | - | - | - |
| Yearly (Wide) 2008 | - | #40 | #39 | - | - | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2008 | - | #27 | #17 | - | - | - |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #337 | #542 | #345 | #120 | #466 | #416 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #341 | #457 | #286 | #115 | #408 | #364 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday | - | #99 | - | - | - | #84 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #161 | #80 | - | - |
| Rated R, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #62 | - | - | - | - | #66 |
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