The document compares the 2014 film Wolverine and the 2014 film Whiplash. Wolverine had a much larger production budget of $120 million compared to Whiplash's $3.3 million budget. Wolverine earned more at the box office with $132 million domestically and $415 million globally, while Whiplash earned $13 million domestically and $49 million globally. Whiplash received much better critical acclaim and awards, winning Oscars for Best Supporting Actor and Film Editing, while Wolverine was not nominated for major awards despite its larger budget and earnings.

1. Evie Holmes
What were the differencesintermsof money?Wolverine andWhiplash
Production budgets:
Wolverine:$120 million
Whiplash:$3.3 million
North American boxoffice earnings:
Wolverine:$132 million
Whiplash:$13 million
Collective boxoffice earnings:
Wolverine:$415 million
Whiplash:$49 million
Awards nominated:
Wolverine:Wolverinewasnotnominatedforanymajorfilmawards. 2 winsand 11 nominations.
Whiplash:Oscar forMotion Picture of the Year and BestScreenplay. 89winsand 135 nominations.
Awards won:
Wolverine:Wolverinewasnotnominatedforanymajorfilmawards;howeveritdidwinTopBox
Office Filmatthe ASCAPfilmawardsandBestMovie Posterat the GoldenSchmoes.
Whiplash:Oscar forBest Performance byanActor ina SupportingRole (J.K.Simmons),he alsowon
thisaward at the GoldenGlobesand Baftas.Oscar for BestAchievementinFilmEditing andBest
AchievementinSoundMixing.BaftaforBestEditingandBestSound.
Critical acclaim:
Wolverine:WolverinereceivedaMetacriticscore of 60. 69% fromRottenTomatoes.
Whiplash:WhiplashreceivedaMetacriticscore of 88. 94% fromRottenTomatoes.

2. Evie Holmes
Wolverine isamajorproductionpartof a franchise sowas alreadyknownandhadan audience,
guaranteedsuccess.Whiplashisanindependentmovie onitsown.