20 Things You Didn't Know About The Prestige

16. It Topped The Departed During Its Opening Weekend

The Departed Jack Nicholson Leonardo Di Caprio
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Get ready to feel old, because we're about to tell you that The Prestige is approaching its 14th birthday. Yikes. And not only that, but Martin Scorsese's legendary gangster flick The Departed will also hit that milestone in the coming few months.

On top of sharing a birth year, these two movies also share a history at the box-office. Opening in October 2006 (in North America), they were financial rivals for several weeks, and while The Departed made the most money overall, Nolan's film - during its opening weekend - just beat Scorsese's effort to the top of the box-office chart.

On the weekend of 20-22 October 2006, The Prestige made $14 million, a fraction more than The Departed's $13 million. From here, the two were pretty much tied for the next few weeks, with $9 million the following weekend, and $7 million the next.

It was an entertaining race between two fantastic movies, but they both dropped down the chart when Casino Royale and Happy Feet took over cinemas in November.

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