Movie Comparison: Alien (1979) vs. Ghostbusters (1984)
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| Alien | Ghostbusters | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | May 25, 1979 | Jun 8, 1984 |
| Production Budget | $10,700,000 | $30,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 91 | 1,339 |
| Maximum Theaters | 757 | 1,506 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 10,368 | 36,375 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $3,522,581 | $13,612,564 |
| Domestic Box Office | $62,005,728 | $242,604,185 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$261,563,645 | $739,493,555 |
| International Box Office | $122,631,433 | $52,978,295 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $184,637,161 | $295,582,480 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Alien | Ghostbusters | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $3,522,581 / $3,522,581 | $13,612,564 / $13,612,564 |
| 2nd Weekend | $2,192,025 / $6,950,663 | $15,287,030 / $38,302,276 |
| 3rd Weekend | $2,669,177 / $11,051,322 | $13,353,583 / $61,639,056 |
| 4th Weekend | $2,240,772 / $14,923,670 | $11,200,546 / $80,459,158 |
| 5th Weekend | $5,312,945 / $21,778,983 | $11,255,224 / $99,770,335 |
| 6th Weekend | $4,560,137 / $29,338,183 | $10,021,932 / $115,684,640 |
| 7th Weekend | $3,391,197 / $35,795,497 | $8,734,278 / $130,017,036 |
| 8th Weekend | $2,777,042 / $40,515,877 | $7,687,282 / $142,693,955 |
| 9th Weekend | $2,246,329 / $44,195,413 | $6,529,305 / $152,974,574 |
| 10th Weekend | $1,816,627 / $47,332,006 | $5,929,651 / $162,725,586 |
| 11th Weekend | $1,533,612 / $49,909,464 | $5,581,794 / $171,667,224 |
| 12th Weekend | $1,301,922 / $52,092,686 | $4,875,044 / $179,403,683 |
| 13th Weekend | $993,340 / $53,802,893 | $6,824,562 / $188,550,041 |
| 14th Weekend | $957,284 / $55,309,035 | $3,862,069 / $192,977,675 |
| 15th Weekend | $1,049,075 / $56,863,418 | $3,268,876 / $196,967,948 |
| 16th Weekend | $649,505 / $57,733,690 | $2,872,052 / $200,931,851 |
| 17th Weekend | $485,711 / $58,443,685 | $2,402,131 / $204,108,761 |
| 18th Weekend | $540,887 / $59,154,839 | $2,282,767 / $206,935,954 |
| 19th Weekend | $393,452 / $59,735,665 | $1,746,135 / $208,994,111 |
| 20th Weekend | $286,282 / $60,150,933 | $1,513,820 / $211,073,728 |
| Alien | Ghostbusters | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $4,758,638 / $4,758,638 | $23,015,246 / $23,015,246 |
| 2nd Week | $3,623,507 / $8,382,145 | $25,270,227 / $48,285,473 |
| 3rd Week | $4,300,753 / $12,682,898 | $20,973,139 / $69,258,612 |
| 4th Week | $3,783,140 / $16,466,038 | $19,256,499 / $88,515,111 |
| 5th Week | $8,312,008 / $24,778,046 | $17,147,597 / $105,662,708 |
| 6th Week | $7,626,254 / $32,404,300 | $15,620,050 / $121,282,758 |
| 7th Week | $5,334,535 / $37,738,835 | $13,723,915 / $135,006,673 |
| 8th Week | $4,210,249 / $41,949,084 | $11,438,596 / $146,445,269 |
| 9th Week | $3,566,295 / $45,515,379 | $10,350,666 / $156,795,935 |
| 10th Week | $2,860,473 / $48,375,852 | $9,289,495 / $166,085,430 |
| 11th Week | $2,414,912 / $50,790,764 | $8,443,209 / $174,528,639 |
| 12th Week | $2,018,789 / $52,809,553 | $7,196,840 / $181,725,479 |
| 13th Week | $1,542,198 / $54,351,751 | $7,390,127 / $189,115,606 |
| 14th Week | $1,462,592 / $55,814,343 | $4,583,466 / $193,699,072 |
| 15th Week | $1,269,842 / $57,084,185 | $4,360,727 / $198,059,799 |
| 16th Week | $873,789 / $57,957,974 | $3,646,831 / $201,706,630 |
| 17th Week | $655,978 / $58,613,952 | $2,946,557 / $204,653,187 |
| 18th Week | $728,261 / $59,342,213 | $2,594,789 / $207,247,976 |
| 19th Week | $522,438 / $59,864,651 | $2,311,932 / $209,559,908 |
| 20th Week | - / - | $1,957,347 / $211,517,255 |
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.