Movie Comparison: Santa Claus (1985) vs. A Christmas Story (1983)
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Santa Claus | A Christmas Story | |
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Domestic Release Date | Nov 29, 1985 | Nov 18, 1983 |
Production Budget | $3,250,000 | |
Opening Weekend Theaters | 970 | 886 |
Maximum Theaters | 1,585 | 938 |
Theatrical Engagements | 7,062 | 6,235 |
Domestic Opening Weekend | $5,647,160 | $2,071,473 |
Domestic Box Office | $23,717,291 | $20,640,209 |
Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$72,004,126 | $61,769,659 |
International Box Office | $25,849 | |
Worldwide Box Office | $23,743,140 | $20,640,209 |
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Santa Claus | A Christmas Story | |
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Opening Weekend | $5,647,160 / $7,142,367 | $2,071,473 / $2,071,473 |
2nd Weekend | $3,146,824 / $10,639,191 | $3,935,944 / $7,291,703 |
3rd Weekend | $2,722,804 / $14,171,995 | $2,659,752 / $10,519,497 |
4th Weekend | $3,246,211 / $18,241,098 | $1,773,767 / $12,800,362 |
5th Weekend | $1,568,800 / $22,463,748 | $580,589 / $13,823,559 |
6th Weekend | $290,508 / $23,593,141 | $690,925 / $14,908,185 |
7th Weekend | $55,180 / $23,717,291 | $838,120 / $16,244,056 |
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Santa Claus | A Christmas Story | |
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Opening Week | $5,997,160 / $7,492,367 | $3,355,759 / $3,355,759 |
2nd Week | $3,956,824 / $11,449,191 | $4,503,986 / $7,859,745 |
3rd Week | $3,545,696 / $14,994,887 | $3,166,850 / $11,026,595 |
4th Week | $5,900,061 / $20,894,948 | $2,216,375 / $13,242,970 |
5th Week | $2,407,685 / $23,302,633 | $974,290 / $14,217,260 |
6th Week | $359,478 / $23,662,111 | $1,188,676 / $15,405,936 |
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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.