Movie Comparison: Harlem Nights (1989) vs. The Cotton Club (1984)

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  Harlem NightsThe Cotton
Club
Domestic Release Date Nov 17, 1989Dec 14, 1984
Production Budget $30,000,000$48,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,180808
Maximum Theaters 2,180809
Theatrical Engagements 12,3686,967
Domestic Opening Weekend $16,096,808$2,903,603
Domestic Box Office $60,857,262$25,928,721
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$163,668,277$81,595,448
International Box Office $35,000,000
Worldwide Box Office $95,857,262$25,928,721
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  Harlem NightsThe Cotton
Club
Opening Weekend $16,096,808 /
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$2,903,603 /
$2,903,603
2nd Weekend $11,136,904 /
$34,865,452
$3,159,832 /
$7,373,481
3rd Weekend $5,202,610 /
$42,544,572
$4,448,524 /
$13,304,950
4th Weekend $2,917,788 /
$46,876,890
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$16,654,422
5th Weekend $1,724,761 /
$49,476,458
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$19,466,127
6th Weekend $1,354,976 /
$51,654,653
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$21,269,268
7th Weekend $2,124,064 /
$55,021,591
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$22,792,891
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$23,937,021
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$24,590,206
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  Harlem NightsThe Cotton
Club
Opening Week $23,728,548 /
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$4,213,649 /
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2nd Week $13,613,414 /
$37,341,962
$4,642,777 /
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3rd Week $6,617,140 /
$43,959,102
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$14,092,111
4th Week $3,792,595 /
$47,751,697
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$17,519,850
5th Week $2,547,980 /
$50,299,677
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$20,152,289
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$52,897,527
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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.