| 2001: A Space Odyssey | Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | - / - | $6,543,925 / $6,543,925 |
| 1st Saturday | - / - | $7,703,374 / $14,247,299 |
| 1st Sunday | - / - | $6,337,609 / $20,584,908 |
| 1st Monday | - / - | $2,760,142 / $23,345,050 |
| 1st Tuesday | - / - | $2,928,724 / $26,273,774 |
| 1st Wednesday | - / - | $2,562,169 / $28,835,943 |
| 1st Thursday | - / - | $2,457,938 / $31,293,881 |
| 2nd Friday | - / - | $4,814,669 / $36,108,550 |
| 2nd Saturday | - / - | $6,570,700 / $42,679,250 |
| 2nd Sunday | - / - | $4,729,264 / $47,408,514 |
| 2nd Monday | - / - | $2,011,783 / $49,420,297 |
| 2nd Tuesday | - / - | $2,118,547 / $51,538,844 |
| 2nd Wednesday | - / - | $1,871,663 / $53,410,507 |
| 2nd Thursday | - / - | $1,857,558 / $55,268,065 |
| 3rd Friday | - / - | $2,811,435 / $58,079,500 |
| 3rd Saturday | - / - | $3,934,969 / $62,014,469 |
| 3rd Sunday | - / - | $2,958,545 / $64,973,014 |
| 3rd Monday | - / - | $1,136,271 / $66,109,285 |
| 3rd Tuesday | - / - | $1,242,199 / $67,351,484 |
| 3rd Wednesday | - / - | $1,036,393 / $68,387,877 |
| 3rd Thursday | - / - | $1,004,772 / $69,392,649 |
| 4th Friday | - / - | $1,746,883 / $71,139,532 |
| 4th Saturday | - / - | $2,557,466 / $73,696,998 |
| 4th Sunday | - / - | $1,945,071 / $75,642,069 |
| 4th Monday | - / - | $824,796 / $76,466,865 |
| 4th Tuesday | - / - | $887,853 / $77,354,718 |
| 4th Wednesday | - / - | $769,914 / $78,124,632 |
| 4th Thursday | - / - | $753,390 / $78,878,022 |
| 5th Friday | - / - | $1,241,092 / $80,119,114 |
| 5th Saturday | - / - | $1,887,344 / $82,006,458 |
| 5th Sunday | - / - | $1,350,317 / $83,356,775 |
| 5th Monday | - / - | $567,171 / $83,923,946 |
| 5th Tuesday | - / - | $667,064 / $84,591,010 |
| 5th Wednesday | - / - | $615,171 / $85,206,181 |
| 5th Thursday | - / - | $502,366 / $85,708,547 |
| 6th Friday | - / - | $806,160 / $86,514,707 |
| 6th Saturday | - / - | $1,211,757 / $87,726,464 |
| 6th Sunday | - / - | $854,958 / $88,581,422 |
| 6th Monday | - / - | $337,863 / $88,919,285 |
| 6th Tuesday | - / - | $385,311 / $89,304,596 |
| 6th Wednesday | - / - | $377,425 / $89,682,021 |
| 6th Thursday | - / - | $359,851 / $90,041,872 |
| 7th Friday | - / - | $597,745 / $90,639,617 |
| 7th Saturday | - / - | $908,785 / $91,548,402 |
| 7th Sunday | - / - | $603,473 / $92,151,875 |
| 7th Monday | - / - | $207,025 / $92,358,900 |
| 7th Tuesday | - / - | $243,488 / $92,602,388 |
| 7th Wednesday | - / - | $207,894 / $92,810,282 |
| 7th Thursday | - / - | $211,970 / $93,022,252 |
| 8th Friday | - / - | $408,205 / $93,430,457 |
| 8th Saturday | - / - | $602,586 / $94,033,043 |
| 8th Sunday | - / - | $533,138 / $94,566,181 |
| 8th Monday | - / - | $411,061 / $94,977,242 |
| 8th Tuesday | - / - | $122,586 / $95,099,828 |
| 8th Wednesday | - / - | $107,542 / $95,207,370 |
| 8th Thursday | - / - | $102,769 / $95,310,139 |
| 9th Friday | - / - | $242,932 / $95,553,071 |
| 9th Saturday | - / - | $402,283 / $95,955,354 |
| 9th Sunday | - / - | $212,322 / $96,167,676 |
| 9th Monday | - / - | $68,949 / $96,236,625 |
| 9th Tuesday | - / - | $84,066 / $96,320,691 |
| 9th Wednesday | - / - | $79,408 / $96,400,099 |
| 9th Thursday | - / - | $81,292 / $96,481,391 |
| 10th Friday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Saturday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Sunday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Monday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Tuesday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Wednesday | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Thursday | - / - | - / - |
Movie Comparison: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) vs. Contact (1997)
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| 2001: A Space Odyssey | Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Apr 2, 1968 | Jul 11, 1997 |
| Production Budget | $10,500,000 | $90,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,923 | |
| Maximum Theaters | 13 | 2,314 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 52 | 19,014 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $20,584,908 | |
| Domestic Box Office | $59,936,321 | $100,920,329 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$471,460,368 | $237,019,849 |
| International Box Office | $11,860,535 | $64,979,671 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $71,796,856 | $165,900,000 |
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| 2001: A Space Odyssey | Contact | |
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| Opening Weekend | - / - | $20,584,908 / $20,584,908 |
| 2nd Weekend | - / - | $16,114,633 / $47,408,514 |
| 3rd Weekend | - / - | $9,704,949 / $64,973,014 |
| 4th Weekend | - / - | $6,249,420 / $75,642,069 |
| 5th Weekend | - / - | $4,478,753 / $83,356,776 |
| 6th Weekend | - / - | $2,872,875 / $88,581,422 |
| 7th Weekend | - / - | $2,110,003 / $92,151,875 |
| 8th Weekend | - / - | $1,954,990 / $94,977,242 |
| 9th Weekend | - / - | $857,537 / $96,167,676 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $640,757 / $97,122,148 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $427,210 / $97,796,286 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | $226,363 / $98,161,955 |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | $795,612 / $99,040,239 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $623,450 / $99,954,136 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $357,439 / $100,476,316 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $178,446 / $100,769,177 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey | Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - | $31,293,881 / $31,293,881 |
| 2nd Week | - / - | $23,974,184 / $55,268,065 |
| 3rd Week | - / - | $14,124,584 / $69,392,649 |
| 4th Week | - / - | $9,485,374 / $78,878,023 |
| 5th Week | - / - | $6,830,524 / $85,708,547 |
| 6th Week | - / - | $4,333,325 / $90,041,872 |
| 7th Week | - / - | $2,980,380 / $93,022,252 |
| 8th Week | - / - | $2,287,887 / $95,310,139 |
| 9th Week | - / - | $1,171,252 / $96,481,391 |
| 10th Week | - / - | $887,685 / $97,369,076 |
| 11th Week | - / - | $566,516 / $97,935,592 |
| 12th Week | - / - | $309,035 / $98,244,627 |
| 13th Week | - / - | $1,086,059 / $99,330,686 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $788,191 / $100,118,877 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $471,854 / $100,590,731 |
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Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.