| Movie Summary | 
I Am Legend | 
The Day the Earth Stood Still | 
Avatar | 
Tron Legacy |
| Genre | Sci-Fi Horror | Sci-Fi | Sci-Fi Adventure | Sci-Fi Action |
| Studio | Warner Bros. | Fox | Fox | Buena Vista |
| Release Date | December 14, 2007 | December 12, 2008 | December 18, 2009 | December 17, 2010 |
| Domestic Gross | $256,393,010 | $79,366,978 | $749,766,139 | $172,062,763 |
| Production Budget | $150 million | $80 million | n/a | $170 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 40 min. | 1 hr. 50 min. | 2 hrs. 40 min. | 2 hrs. 5 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG |
| MPAA Reason | intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence | some sci-fi disaster images and violence | intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking | sequences of sci-fi action violence and brief mild language. |
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| Domestic Summary | I Am Legend | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Avatar | Tron Legacy |
| Total Gross | $256,393,010 | $79,366,978 | $749,766,139 | $172,062,763 |
| Opening Weekend* | $77,211,321 | $30,480,153 | $77,025,481 | $44,026,211 |
| Theaters | 3,606 | 3,560 | 3,452 | 3,451 |
| Average | $21,411 | $8,562 | $22,313 | $12,758 |
| Opening % of Total | 30.1% | 38.4% | 10.3% | 25.6% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -56.6% | -67.6% | -1.8% | -56.5% |
| Widest Release | 3,648 | 3,560 | 3,461 | 3,451 |
| Close Date | April 10, 2008 | April 2, 2009 | August 12, 2010 | April 14, 2011 |
| In Release | 119 days / 17 weeks | 112 days / 16 weeks | 238 days / 34 weeks | 119 days / 17 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. |
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| Worldwide Summary | I Am Legend | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Avatar | Tron Legacy |
| Worldwide Gross | $585,349,010 | $233,093,859 | $2,771,533,686 | $400,062,763 |
| Foreign Gross | $328,956,000 | $153,726,881 | $2,021,767,547 | $228,000,000 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 56.2% | 66.0% | 72.9% | 57.0% |
| Domestic Gross | $256,393,010 | $79,366,978 | $749,766,139 | $172,062,763 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 43.8% | 34.0% | 27.1% | 43.0% |
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| People Summary | I Am Legend | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Avatar | Tron Legacy |
| Producer: Erwin Stoff | #1 | #5 | - | - |
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| Genres & Franchises | I Am Legend | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Avatar | Tron Legacy |
| Genre: 3D | - | - | #1 | #30 |
| Genre: Environmentalist | - | #8 | #1 | - |
| Genre: IMAX (Feature-length) | #27 | #73 | #1 | #49 |
| Genre: Sci-Fi - Adventure | - | - | #1 | #17 |
| Genre: Sci-Fi Remake | #1 | #7 | - | - |
| Showdown: December Sci-Fi Battle | #2 | #4 | #1 | #3 |
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| Chart Rankings | I Am Legend | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Avatar | Tron Legacy |
| All Time Domestic | #68 | #741 | #1 | #189 |
| All Time Adjusted | #190 | - | #14 | - |
| All Time Worldwide | #84 | #419 | #1 | #171 |
| Opening Weeks | #49 | #408 | #27 | #151 |
| Opening Day Gross | #47 | - | #56 | #142 |
| Single Day Gross | #117 | - | #135 | #523 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross | #34 | - | #2 | - |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross | #41 | - | #3 | - |
| Single Day Friday Gross | #41 | - | #53 | #160 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #50 | - | #52 | - |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | #86 | - | #35 | - |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross | #41 | - | #4 | - |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross | #79 | - | #18 | - |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #53 | - | #47 | - |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #51 | - | #46 | - |
| Opening Weekends | #45 | #346 | #48 | #179 |
| Opening Weekends - December | #2 | #22 | #3 | #14 |
| Opening Weekends - Holiday | #10 | #70 | #11 | #36 |
| Top 10-Day Grosses | #62 | - | #20 | - |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #45 | - | #47 | #167 |
| Top 4-Day Grosses | #55 | - | #45 | - |
| Top 6-Day Grosses | #57 | - | #38 | - |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #55 | - | #36 | - |
| Top 8-Day Grosses | #56 | - | #29 | - |
| Top 9-Day Grosses | #60 | - | #25 | - |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | #59 | - | #40 | - |
| Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #189 | - | #1 | #144 |
| Second Weekends | #81 | - | #2 | - |
| Third Weekends | #30 | - | #1 | #100 |
| Fourth Weekends | #44 | - | #1 | #176 |
| Fifth Weekends | #125 | - | #1 | - |
| Sixth Weekends | #195 | - | #1 | - |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #491 | #622 | #14 | #490 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #1031 | #1248 | #28 | #1030 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #1502 | #1814 | #43 | #1500 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #3230 | #3730 | #220 | #3225 |
| Rated PG-13 | #42 | - | #1 | - |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | #32 | #187 | #35 | - |
| Widest Releases | #154 | #188 | #257 | #265 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #153 | #175 | #240 | #242 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Openings | #83 | #94 | #129 | - |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Releases | #84 | #104 | #143 | - |
| Fastest to $100 million | #59 | - | #42 | #158 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #60 | - | #32 | #133 |
| Fastest to $200 million | #46 | - | #21 | - |
| Fastest to $250 million | #52 | - | #12 | - |
| Slowest to $100 million | #453 | - | #470 | #354 |
| Slowest to $200 million | #81 | - | #106 | - |
| BOM Users' Grades | #306 | #614 | #57 | #244 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #66 | #547 | #39 | #260 |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted | #114 | - | #34 | - |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #44 | - | #2 | - |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #51 | - | #4 | - |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | #42 | - | #78 | - |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | #162 | - | #15 | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #56 | - | #84 | - |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | #105 | - | #62 | - |
| Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted | #133 | - | #41 | - |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #52 | - | #5 | - |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #95 | - | #23 | - |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted | #109 | - | #129 | - |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | #95 | - | #109 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - December | #2 | #36 | #6 | #19 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #53 | #461 | #80 | #298 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday | #11 | #99 | #18 | #71 |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #112 | - | #7 | - |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #44 | - | #1 | - |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | #107 | - | #1 | - |
| Rated PG-13 Adjusted | #60 | - | #2 | - |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #39 | - | #58 | - |
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