Showdowns
Alien/Robot/Environment Attack
| Movie Summary | ![]() The Day the Earth Stood Still | ![]() Fantastic Four 2 | ![]() War of the Worlds | ![]() Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | ![]() I, Robot | ![]() The Day After Tomorrow |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | Action / Adventure | Sci-Fi Horror | Sci-Fi Adventure | Sci-Fi Thriller | Action Drama |
| Studio | Fox | Fox | Paramount | Paramount | Fox | Fox |
| Release Date | December 12, 2008 | June 15, 2007 | June 29, 2005 | September 17, 2004 | July 16, 2004 | May 28, 2004 |
| Domestic Gross | $79,366,978 | $131,921,738 | $234,280,354 | $37,762,677 | $144,801,023 | $186,740,799 |
| Production Budget | $80 million | $130 million | $132 million | $70 million | $120 million | $125 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 50 min. | 1 hr. 29 min. | 1 hr. 57 min. | 1 hr. 47 min. | 1 hr. 45 min. | 2 hrs. 4 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG | PG-13 | PG | PG-13 | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | some sci-fi disaster images and violence | sequences of action violence, some mild language and innuendo | frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images | sequences of stylized sci-fi violence and brief mild language | for intense stylized action, and some brief partial nudity | for intense situations of peril |
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| Domestic Summary | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Fantastic Four 2 | War of the Worlds | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | I, Robot | The Day After Tomorrow |
| Total Gross | $79,366,978 | $131,921,738 | $234,280,354 | $37,762,677 | $144,801,023 | $186,740,799 |
| Opening Weekend* | $30,480,153 | $58,051,684 | $64,878,725 | $15,580,278 | $52,179,887 | $68,743,584 |
| Theaters | 3,560 | 3,959 | 3,908 | 3,170 | 3,420 | 3,425 |
| Average | $8,562 | $14,663 | $16,601 | $4,914 | $15,257 | $20,071 |
| Opening % of Total | 38.4% | 44.0% | 27.7% | 41.3% | 36.0% | 36.8% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -67.6% | -65.5% | -53.0% | -57.3% | -58.4% | -59.5% |
| Widest Release | 3,560 | 3,963 | 3,910 | 3,170 | 3,494 | 3,444 |
| Close Date | April 2, 2009 | October 18, 2007 | November 22, 2005 | December 21, 2004 | December 30, 2004 | November 4, 2004 |
| In Release | 112 days / 16 weeks | 126 days / 18 weeks | 149 days / 21 weeks | 96 days / 14 weeks | 168 days / 24 weeks | 161 days / 23 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 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Fantastic Four 2 | War of the Worlds | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | I, Robot | The Day After Tomorrow |
| Worldwide Gross | $233,093,859 | $289,047,763 | $591,745,540 | $57,958,696 | $347,234,916 | $544,272,402 |
| Foreign Gross | $153,726,881 | $157,126,025 | $357,465,186 | $20,196,019 | $202,433,893 | $357,531,603 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 66.0% | 54.4% | 60.4% | 34.8% | 58.3% | 65.7% |
| Domestic Gross | $79,366,978 | $131,921,738 | $234,280,354 | $37,762,677 | $144,801,023 | $186,740,799 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 34.0% | 45.6% | 39.6% | 65.2% | 41.7% | 34.3% |
| Genres & Franchises | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Fantastic Four 2 | War of the Worlds | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | I, Robot | The Day After Tomorrow |
| Genre: Cyborg / Android / Robot | - | - | - | #22 | #7 | - |
| Genre: Disaster | - | - | #4 | - | - | #6 |
| Genre: Environmentalist | #8 | - | - | - | - | #4 |
| Genre: Global Warming | #3 | - | - | - | - | #1 |
| Genre: Sci-Fi - Alien Invasion | #16 | - | #7 | - | - | - |
| Genre: Sci-Fi - Based on Book | - | - | #4 | - | #6 | - |
| Genre: Sci-Fi Remake | #7 | - | #2 | - | - | - |
| Showdown: 'District 9' Vs. Some Comparable Movies | #5 | - | - | - | #1 | - |
| Showdown: Alien/Robot/Environment Attack | #5 | #4 | #1 | #6 | #3 | #2 |
| Chart Rankings | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Fantastic Four 2 | War of the Worlds | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | I, Robot | The Day After Tomorrow |
| All Time Domestic | #736 | #320 | #88 | #1768 | #259 | #147 |
| All Time Worldwide | #415 | #311 | #78 | - | #229 | #95 |
| Yearly 2004 | - | - | - | #77 | #12 | #7 |
| Yearly Opening Weekends 2004 | - | - | - | #59 | #8 | #6 |
| Yearly PG-13 Rated 2004 | - | - | - | - | #5 | #3 |
| Worldwide Openings | - | - | #29 | - | - | #49 |
| Worldwide Yearly 2004 | - | - | - | #85 | #12 | #6 |
| Foreign Opening Weekends | - | - | #25 | - | - | #36 |
| Opening Weeks | #402 | #110 | #61 | #1104 | #126 | #56 |
| Opening Day Gross | - | #80 | #91 | - | #130 | #72 |
| Single Day Gross | - | #267 | #238 | - | #395 | #219 |
| Single Day Friday Gross | - | #84 | #85 | - | #144 | #68 |
| Single Day Monday Gross | - | - | #40 | - | - | #17 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | - | #143 | #96 | - | #154 | #87 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | - | #113 | #68 | - | - | #54 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | - | #171 | #117 | - | #144 | #63 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | - | #150 | #105 | - | #129 | #61 |
| Opening Weekends | #341 | #95 | #76 | #934 | #124 | #62 |
| Opening Weekends - July | - | - | #14 | - | #24 | - |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | - | #63 | #50 | - | #86 | #40 |
| Top 10-Day Grosses | - | - | #48 | - | - | #73 |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | - | #92 | #94 | - | #122 | #61 |
| Top 4-Day Grosses | - | - | #60 | - | - | #50 |
| Top 6-Day Grosses | - | - | #43 | - | - | #58 |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | - | #120 | #43 | - | - | #62 |
| Top 8-Day Grosses | - | - | #44 | - | - | #66 |
| Top 9-Day Grosses | - | - | #48 | - | - | #71 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | - | #113 | #45 | - | - | #56 |
| Independence Day Weekends | - | #183 | #4 | - | - | - |
| Second Weekends | - | - | #105 | - | - | #125 |
| Biggest 2nd Weekend Drops | #113 | #169 | - | - | - | #409 |
| Third Weekends | - | - | #166 | - | - | #188 |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #616 | #603 | #421 | #501 | #517 | #541 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #1241 | #1221 | #908 | #1052 | #1081 | #1116 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #1807 | #1774 | #1330 | #1533 | #1582 | #1628 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #3723 | #3665 | #2951 | #3275 | #3352 | #3422 |
| Rated PG-13 | - | - | #50 | - | #132 | #77 |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends | - | #22 | - | #188 | - | - |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | #185 | - | #53 | - | #79 | #44 |
| Widest Releases | #184 | #55 | #68 | #467 | #231 | #264 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #172 | #53 | #67 | #427 | #258 | #253 |
| Widest PG Rated Openings | - | #18 | - | #132 | - | - |
| Widest PG Rated Releases | - | #19 | - | #143 | - | - |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Openings | #92 | - | #35 | - | #141 | #137 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Releases | #102 | - | #36 | - | #131 | #146 |
| Fastest to $100 million | - | #147 | #46 | - | #154 | #62 |
| Fastest to $150 million | - | - | #46 | - | - | #89 |
| Slowest to $100 million | - | #360 | #461 | - | #353 | #445 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #614 | #512 | #418 | #462 | #297 | #495 |
| BOM Users' Grades (2004 Releases) | - | - | - | #72 | #39 | #84 |
| Yearly (Wide) 2004 | - | - | - | #75 | #12 | #7 |
| Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2004 | - | - | - | #59 | #8 | #6 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #542 | #140 | #60 | #1278 | #120 | #51 |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | - | #105 | #80 | - | #126 | #57 |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | - | - | #45 | - | #174 | #12 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | - | #174 | #92 | - | #144 | #74 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | - | - | #72 | - | - | #49 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #165 | - | #192 | #83 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - July | - | - | #15 | - | #24 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #457 | #111 | #79 | #1074 | #115 | #55 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer | - | #76 | #54 | - | #79 | #41 |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #119 | - | - | #135 |
| Rated PG-13 Adjusted | - | - | #62 | - | #138 | #91 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #57 | - | #80 | #41 |
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