Christopher Nolan
The Odyssey vs Oppenheimer vs The Dark Knight vs The Dark Knight Rises
Nolan’s new epic against Oppenheimer and both Dark Knight blockbusters.
Christopher Nolan
The Odyssey vs Oppenheimer vs Dunkirk vs Interstellar
The Odyssey’s $123.5M debut out-opened all three — Nolan’s biggest outside the Dark Knight trilogy.
2026’s $300M+ club
The Odyssey vs Michael vs Project Hail Mary
The 2026 films chasing $300M+ domestic, opening weekend to final.
R-rated blockbusters
The Odyssey vs Joker vs Oppenheimer vs Deadpool
The biggest R-rated hits compared, weekend by weekend.
Illumination franchise
Minions & Monsters vs Despicable Me 3 vs Despicable Me 4 vs Minions: The Rise of Gru
Minions & Monsters is tracking to the lowest total in franchise history — how far behind the pace is it?
Remake vs originals
Moana (Live-Action) vs Moana vs Moana 2
A $43M live-action opening against a $56.6M animated original and a $139.8M sequel.
Pixar Sequel Titans
Inside Out 2 vs Incredibles 2 vs Toy Story 5
Toy Story 5 takes on the two biggest animated sequels of all time.
Horror Breakout Club
Backrooms vs A Quiet Place vs Sinners vs Obsession
Can A24’s viral hit join the recent horror breakout club — and beat its biggest competition?
All-Time Records
The Force Awakens vs Endgame vs No Way Home vs Avatar
The four biggest domestic runs ever — $936.7M, $858.4M, $814.8M and $785.2M — raced day by day.
Complete Saga
The Avengers vs Age of Ultron vs Infinity War vs Endgame
The complete Avengers arc — four openings, one escalating decade.
Complete Saga
Harry Potter: Years 1–4
Sorcerer’s Stone through Goblet of Fire — the wizarding world’s first act, day by day.
Complete Saga
Harry Potter: Years 5–8
Order of the Phoenix through Deathly Hallows Part 2’s record finale.
Complete Saga
The Twilight Saga
Twilight through Breaking Dawn Part 2 — the four biggest bites of the saga.
Complete Saga
The Hunger Games Quadrilogy
All four original Hunger Games runs — Catching Fire out-ran them all.
Complete Saga
The Jurassic World Era
From 2015’s $652.3M monster through Rebirth, four openings apart.
Complete Saga
All Three Avatars
The legs dynasty: Avatar, The Way of Water and Fire and Ash.
Complete Trilogy
The Nolan Batman Trilogy
Batman Begins’ $48.7M start to The Dark Knight’s $158.4M explosion.
Complete Trilogy
The Lord of the Rings
Three Decembers, three marathons — Return of the King finishes on top.
Complete Trilogy
The Hobbit Trilogy
Middle-earth’s second run, with An Unexpected Journey out in front.
Complete Trilogy
The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
The Force Awakens’ record launch and the decay curve that followed.
Complete Saga
Shrek 1–4
Shrek 2’s benchmark animated run against the rest of the swamp.
Complete Saga
Despicable Me 1–4
Gru’s mainline saga, 2010–2024, all four runs compared.
The Toy Story Run
Toy Story 3 vs Toy Story 4 vs Toy Story 5
Toy Story 5 takes on both billion-dollar predecessors, day by day.
Complete Saga
Pirates of the Caribbean 1–4
Black Pearl through On Stranger Tides — Dead Man’s Chest leads the fleet.
Complete Era
The Craig Bond Era
Casino Royale to No Time to Die — Skyfall towers over the era.
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