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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 | - | #3 | #5 | #8 | #9 | #12 |
Producer: Leigh Whannell | - | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #6 |
Writer: James Wan | #4 | - | #3 | - | - | - |
Writer: Leigh Whannell | #5 | #1 | #3 | - | - | - |
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 | #8 |
Genre: Horror - R-Rated | #58 | #18 | #29 | #42 | #57 | #156 |
Genre: Horror - Torture | #6 | #1 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #14 |
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 | #1485 | #846 | #951 | #1291 | #1460 | #2818 |
Opening Weeks | #1109 | #522 | #498 | #575 | #665 | #1650 |
Friday Share of Opening Weekends | - | - | #132 | #56 | #41 | #28 |
Friday to Saturday Drops on Opening Weekends | - | - | #167 | #87 | #82 | #65 |
Opening Weekends | #1073 | #486 | #452 | #485 | #539 | #1435 |
Opening Weekends - October | #63 | #24 | #19 | #23 | #25 | #96 |
Opening Weekends - Fall | #122 | #37 | #30 | #36 | #42 | #179 |
Biggest 2nd Weekend Drops | - | - | - | #179 | #170 | #380 |
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | - | - | #743 | #996 | #1002 | #943 |
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | - | #884 | #1377 | #1760 | #1766 | #1673 |
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #743 | #1250 | #1901 | #2423 | #2430 | #2300 |
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #1913 | #2748 | #3776 | #4547 | #4556 | #4342 |
Rated R, Opening Weekends | - | #92 | #76 | #91 | #111 | - |
Widest Releases | - | - | #801 | #773 | #935 | #1009 |
Widest Independent Releases | #154 | #69 | - | - | - | - |
Widest Opening Releases | - | - | #732 | #711 | #897 | #941 |
Widest Opening Independent Releases | #169 | #64 | - | - | - | - |
Widest R Rated Openings | - | - | #119 | #110 | #178 | #196 |
Widest R Rated Releases | - | - | #136 | #128 | #192 | - |
BOM Users' Grades | #271 | #357 | #408 | - | - | - |
Opening Weeks Adjusted | #1122 | #500 | #493 | #618 | #798 | #2154 |
Opening Weekends Adjusted - October | #56 | #16 | #14 | #19 | #25 | #127 |
Opening Weekends Adjusted | #1082 | #466 | #444 | #519 | #612 | #1919 |
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Fall | #106 | #23 | #21 | #27 | #39 | - |
Rated R, Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | #80 | #71 | #93 | #125 | - |
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