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'Prometheus' Vs. 'Super 8'
| Movie Summary |  Super 8 |  Prometheus |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | Sci-Fi Action |
| Studio | Paramount | Fox |
| Release Date | June 10, 2011 | June 8, 2012 |
| Domestic Gross | $127,004,179 | $126,477,084 |
| Production Budget | $50 million | $130 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 52 min. | 2 hrs. 4 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | R |
| MPAA Reason | intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use. | sci-fi violence including intense images, and brief language. |
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| Domestic Summary | Super 8 | Prometheus |
| Total Gross | $127,004,179 | $126,477,084 |
| Opening Weekend* | $35,451,168 | $51,050,101 |
| Theaters | 3,379 | 3,396 |
| Average | $10,492 | $15,032 |
| Opening % of Total | 27.9% | 40.4% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -39.4% | -59.4% |
| Widest Release | 3,424 | 3,442 |
| Close Date | September 29, 2011 | September 20, 2012 |
| In Release | 112 days / 16 weeks | 105 days / 15 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 | Super 8 | Prometheus |
| Worldwide Gross | $259,936,677 | $403,354,469 |
| Foreign Gross | $132,932,498 | $276,877,385 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 51.1% | 68.6% |
| Domestic Gross | $127,004,179 | $126,477,084 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 48.9% | 31.4% |
| Genres & Franchises | Super 8 | Prometheus |
| Genre: IMAX (Feature-length) | #57 | #58 |
| Showdown: 'Prometheus' Vs. 'Super 8' | #1 | #2 |
| Chart Rankings | Super 8 | Prometheus |
| All Time Domestic | #349 | #354 |
| All Time Worldwide | #365 | #168 |
| Opening Weeks | #259 | #149 |
| Opening Weekends | #268 | #131 |
| Opening Weekends - June | #49 | #23 |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | #164 | #92 |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #179 | #541 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #394 | #1115 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #610 | #1627 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #1680 | #3418 |
| Widest Releases | #284 | #271 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #283 | #277 |
| Slowest to $100 million | #260 | #331 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #428 | #264 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - June | #88 | #43 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #430 | #230 |
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