I had build this chart a while back for my own purposes (rather, borrowed the chart data from Box Office Mojo), but in case you might be interested in the side by side comparison – here it is (reader Franc has also built his own page with analysis that you should definitely check out). Avatar showing no signs of slowing down, doubling Titanic’s take week after week. It could be that Avatar burns hot and dies more quickly, and that Titanic’s was a slow burning Supernova. Nonetheless, here it is.
Chart after the cut.
Taken from Box Office Mojo:
AVATAR in yellow, TITANIC in WHITE
Rank | Weekend Gross |
% Change |
Theaters | Change / Avg. | Gross-to-Date | Week # |
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Titanic | Dec 19‚Äì21 | 1 | $28,638,131 | – | 2,674 | – | $10,710 | $28,638,131 | 1 |
Avatar | Dec 18‚Äì20 | 1 | $77,025,481 | – | 3,452 | – | $22,313 | $77,025,481 | 1 |
Titanic | Dec 26–28 | 1 | $35,455,673 | +23.8% | 2,711 | +37 | $13,078 | $88,425,009 | 2 |
Avatar | Dec 25–27 | 1 | $75,617,183 | -1.8% | 3,456 | +4 | $21,880 | $212,711,184 | 2 |
Titanic | Jan 2–4 | 1 | $33,315,278 | -6.0% | 2,727 | +16 | $12,217 | $157,467,971 | 3 |
Avatar | Jan 1–3 | 1 | $68,490,688 | -9.4% | 3,461 | +5 | $19,789 | $352,114,898 | 3 |
Titanic | Jan 9–11 | 1 | $28,716,310 | -13.8% | 2,746 | +19 | $10,458 | $197,881,813 | 4 |
Avatar | Jan 8–10 | 1 | $50,306,217 | -26.6% | 3,422 | -39 | $14,701 | $430,846,514 | 4 |
Jan 16–18 | 1 | $30,011,034 | +4.5% | 2,767 | +21 | $10,846 | $236,745,404 | 5 | |
Jan 16–19 | 1 | $36,014,544 | +25.4% | 2,767 | +21 | $13,016 | $242,748,914 | 5 | |
Jan 23–25 | 1 | $25,238,720 | -15.9% | 2,771 | +4 | $9,108 | $274,599,886 | 6 | |
Jan 30–Feb 1 | 1 | $25,907,172 | +2.6% | 2,853 | +82 | $9,081 | $308,100,203 | 7 | |
Feb 6–8 | 1 | $23,027,838 | -11.1% | 2,956 | +103 | $7,790 | $337,355,666 | 8 | |
Feb 13–15 | 1 | $28,167,947 | +22.3% | 3,002 | +46 | $9,383 | $371,562,244 | 9 | |
Feb 13–16 | 1 | $32,876,424 | +42.8% | 3,002 | +46 | $10,952 | $376,270,721 | 9 | |
Feb 20–22 | 1 | $21,036,343 | -25.3% | 3,006 | +4 | $6,998 | $402,561,881 | 10 | |
Feb 27–Mar 1 | 1 | $19,633,056 | -6.7% | 3,035 | +29 | $6,469 | $426,983,888 | 11 | |
Mar 6–8 | 1 | $17,605,849 | -10.3% | 3,103 | +68 | $5,674 | $449,157,395 | 12 | |
Mar 13–15 | 1 | $17,578,815 | -0.2% | 3,116 | +13 | $5,641 | $471,446,140 | 13 | |
Mar 20–22 | 1 | $17,165,239 | -2.4% | 3,169 | +53 | $5,417 | $494,514,331 | 14 | |
Mar 27–29 | 1 | $15,213,500 | -11.4% | 3,233 | +64 | $4,706 | $515,262,530 | 15 | |
Apr 3–5 | 2 | $11,533,480 | -24.2% | 3,265 | +32 | $3,532 | $530,406,538 | 16 | |
Apr 10‚Äì12 | 3 | $8,558,241 | -25.8% | 3,265 | – | $2,621 | $542,853,691 | 17 | |
Apr 17–19 | 4 | $7,407,989 | -13.4% | 3,012 | -253 | $2,459 | $554,067,203 | 18 | |
Apr 24–26 | 4 | $4,938,575 | -33.3% | 2,912 | -100 | $1,696 | $560,615,350 | 19 | |
May 1–3 | 6 | $4,011,888 | -18.8% | 2,660 | -252 | $1,508 | $565,736,531 | 20 | |
May 8–10 | 4 | $3,178,573 | -20.8% | 2,256 | -404 | $1,409 | $569,820,413 | 21 | |
May 15–17 | 6 | $2,112,302 | -33.5% | 1,990 | -266 | $1,061 | $572,713,894 | 22 | |
May 22‚Äì24 | – | $2,970,044 | +40.6% | 2,008 | +18 | $1,479 | $576,357,353 | 23 | |
May 22–25 | 7 | $3,672,703 | +73.9% | 2,008 | +18 | $1,829 | $577,060,012 | 23 | |
May 29–31 | 9 | $1,783,579 | -39.9% | 1,562 | -446 | $1,142 | $579,419,474 | 24 | |
Jun 5–7 | 8 | $1,648,860 | -7.6% | 1,219 | -343 | $1,353 | $581,889,889 | 25 | |
Jun 12–14 | 10 | $1,214,737 | -26.3% | 975 | -244 | $1,246 | $583,885,184 | 26 | |
Jun 19–21 | 13 | $1,029,362 | -15.3% | 810 | -165 | $1,271 | $585,544,027 | 27 | |
Jun 26–28 | 14 | $922,618 | -10.4% | 688 | -122 | $1,341 | $587,071,239 | 28 | |
Jul 3–5 | 15 | $623,930 | -32.4% | 618 | -70 | $1,010 | $588,205,118 | 29 | |
Jul 10–12 | 15 | $405,669 | -35.0% | 463 | -155 | $876 | $588,931,878 | 30 | |
Jul 17–19 | 13 | $1,337,493 | +230% | 867 | +404 | $1,543 | $590,489,873 | 31 | |
Jul 24–26 | 12 | $1,476,279 | +10.4% | 839 | -28 | $1,760 | $593,234,448 | 32 | |
Jul 31–Aug 2 | 15 | $1,168,551 | -20.8% | 769 | -70 | $1,520 | $595,467,018 | 33 | |
Aug 7–9 | 16 | $965,212 | -17.4% | 681 | -88 | $1,417 | $597,285,686 | 34 | |
Aug 14‚Äì16 | – | $707,918 | -26.7% | 594 | -87 | $1,192 | $598,614,980 | 35 | |
Aug 21‚Äì23 | – | $540,617 | -23.6% | 570 | -24 | $948 | $599,657,813 | 36 | |
Aug 28‚Äì30 | – | $335,704 | -37.9% | 502 | -68 | $668 | $600,374,192 | 37 | |
Sep 4‚Äì6 | – | $70,467 | -79.0% | 447 | -55 | $157 | $600,541,628 | 38 | |
Sep 4‚Äì7 | – | $91,439 | -72.8% | 447 | -55 | $204 | $600,562,600 | 38 | |
Sep 11‚Äì13 | – | $57,308 | -18.7% | 337 | -110 | $170 | $600,638,309 | 39 | |
Sep 18‚Äì20 | – | $14,003 | -75.6% | 49 | -288 | $285 | $600,674,693 | 40 | |
Sep 25‚Äì27 | – | $3,337 | -76.2% | 26 | -23 | $128 | $600,681,921 | 41 |