Movie Comparison: Ghostbusters (1984) vs. Back to the Future (1985)
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Ghostbusters | Back to the Future | |
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Domestic Release Date | Jun 8, 1984 | Jul 3, 1985 |
Production Budget | $30,000,000 | $19,000,000 |
Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,339 | 1,419 |
Maximum Theaters | 1,506 | 1,815 |
Theatrical Engagements | 36,375 | 36,970 |
Domestic Opening Weekend | $13,612,564 | $11,332,134 |
Domestic Box Office | $242,604,185 | $215,136,452 |
Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$739,493,555 | $625,701,190 |
International Box Office | $52,978,295 | $173,250,370 |
Worldwide Box Office | $295,582,480 | $388,386,822 |
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Ghostbusters | Back to the Future | |
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Opening Weekend | $13,612,564 / $13,612,564 | $11,332,134 / $14,950,134 |
2nd Weekend | $15,287,030 / $38,302,276 | $10,555,133 / $32,580,763 |
3rd Weekend | $13,353,583 / $61,639,056 | $10,320,610 / $50,237,618 |
4th Weekend | $11,200,546 / $80,459,158 | $9,489,297 / $66,662,305 |
5th Weekend | $11,255,224 / $99,770,335 | $8,687,291 / $81,939,179 |
6th Weekend | $10,021,932 / $115,684,640 | $8,241,309 / $95,961,602 |
7th Weekend | $8,734,278 / $130,017,036 | $7,332,083 / $109,409,078 |
8th Weekend | $7,687,282 / $142,693,955 | $6,754,583 / $119,819,868 |
9th Weekend | $6,529,305 / $152,974,574 | $9,049,668 / $132,754,418 |
10th Weekend | $5,929,651 / $162,725,586 | $5,214,465 / $138,482,268 |
11th Weekend | $5,581,794 / $171,667,224 | $4,134,287 / $145,018,950 |
12th Weekend | $4,875,044 / $179,403,683 | $3,924,150 / $150,200,665 |
13th Weekend | $6,824,562 / $188,550,041 | $4,109,134 / $155,386,500 |
14th Weekend | $3,862,069 / $192,977,675 | $3,382,658 / $159,616,579 |
15th Weekend | $3,268,876 / $196,967,948 | $3,288,038 / $163,697,727 |
16th Weekend | $2,872,052 / $200,931,851 | $2,881,120 / $167,098,722 |
17th Weekend | $2,402,131 / $204,108,761 | $2,244,311 / $170,026,643 |
18th Weekend | $2,282,767 / $206,935,954 | $2,402,312 / $173,052,725 |
19th Weekend | $1,746,135 / $208,994,111 | $2,260,878 / $175,869,057 |
20th Weekend | $1,513,820 / $211,073,728 | $1,947,661 / $178,466,175 |
Ghostbusters | Back to the Future | |
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Opening Week | $23,015,246 / $23,015,246 | - / - |
2nd Week | $25,270,227 / $48,285,473 | $18,407,630 / $22,025,630 |
3rd Week | $20,973,139 / $69,258,612 | $17,891,378 / $39,917,008 |
4th Week | $19,256,499 / $88,515,111 | $17,256,000 / $57,173,008 |
5th Week | $17,147,597 / $105,662,708 | $16,078,880 / $73,251,888 |
6th Week | $15,620,050 / $121,282,758 | $14,468,405 / $87,720,293 |
7th Week | $13,723,915 / $135,006,673 | $14,356,702 / $102,076,995 |
8th Week | $11,438,596 / $146,445,269 | $10,988,290 / $113,065,285 |
9th Week | $10,350,666 / $156,795,935 | $10,639,465 / $123,704,750 |
10th Week | $9,289,495 / $166,085,430 | $9,563,053 / $133,267,803 |
11th Week | $8,443,209 / $174,528,639 | $7,616,860 / $140,884,663 |
12th Week | $7,196,840 / $181,725,479 | $5,391,852 / $146,276,515 |
13th Week | $7,390,127 / $189,115,606 | $5,000,851 / $151,277,366 |
14th Week | $4,583,466 / $193,699,072 | $4,956,555 / $156,233,921 |
15th Week | $4,360,727 / $198,059,799 | $4,175,768 / $160,409,689 |
16th Week | $3,646,831 / $201,706,630 | $3,807,913 / $164,217,602 |
17th Week | $2,946,557 / $204,653,187 | $3,564,730 / $167,782,332 |
18th Week | $2,594,789 / $207,247,976 | $2,868,081 / $170,650,413 |
19th Week | $2,311,932 / $209,559,908 | $2,957,766 / $173,608,179 |
20th Week | $1,957,347 / $211,517,255 | $2,910,335 / $176,518,514 |
Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.