Movie Comparison: Back to the Future (1985) vs. Ghostbusters (1984)

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  Back to the
Future
Ghostbusters
Domestic Release Date Jul 3, 1985Jun 8, 1984
Production Budget $19,000,000$30,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,4191,339
Maximum Theaters 1,8151,506
Theatrical Engagements 36,97036,375
Domestic Opening Weekend $11,332,134$13,612,564
Domestic Box Office $215,136,452$242,604,185
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$627,287,068$739,493,555
International Box Office $173,250,370$52,978,295
Worldwide Box Office $388,386,822$295,582,480
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Back to the
Future
Ghostbusters
1st Friday $3,700,000 /
$7,300,000
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$11,600,000
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  Back to the
Future
Ghostbusters
Opening Weekend $11,332,134 /
$14,950,134
$13,612,564 /
$13,612,564
2nd Weekend $10,555,133 /
$32,580,763
$15,287,030 /
$38,302,276
3rd Weekend $10,320,610 /
$50,237,618
$13,353,583 /
$61,639,056
4th Weekend $9,489,297 /
$66,662,305
$11,200,546 /
$80,459,158
5th Weekend $8,687,291 /
$81,939,179
$11,255,224 /
$99,770,335
6th Weekend $8,241,309 /
$95,961,602
$10,021,932 /
$115,684,640
7th Weekend $7,332,083 /
$109,409,078
$8,734,278 /
$130,017,036
8th Weekend $6,754,583 /
$119,819,868
$7,687,282 /
$142,693,955
9th Weekend $9,049,668 /
$132,754,418
$6,529,305 /
$152,974,574
10th Weekend $5,214,465 /
$138,482,268
$5,929,651 /
$162,725,586
11th Weekend $4,134,287 /
$145,018,950
$5,581,794 /
$171,667,224
12th Weekend $3,924,150 /
$150,200,665
$4,875,044 /
$179,403,683
13th Weekend $4,109,134 /
$155,386,500
$6,824,562 /
$188,550,041
14th Weekend $3,382,658 /
$159,616,579
$3,862,069 /
$192,977,675
15th Weekend $3,288,038 /
$163,697,727
$3,268,876 /
$196,967,948
16th Weekend $2,881,120 /
$167,098,722
$2,872,052 /
$200,931,851
17th Weekend $2,244,311 /
$170,026,643
$2,402,131 /
$204,108,761
18th Weekend $2,402,312 /
$173,052,725
$2,282,767 /
$206,935,954
19th Weekend $2,260,878 /
$175,869,057
$1,746,135 /
$208,994,111
20th Weekend $1,947,661 /
$178,466,175
$1,513,820 /
$211,073,728
  Back to the
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Ghostbusters
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$23,015,246 /
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2nd Week $18,407,630 /
$22,025,630
$25,270,227 /
$48,285,473
3rd Week $17,891,378 /
$39,917,008
$20,973,139 /
$69,258,612
4th Week $17,256,000 /
$57,173,008
$19,256,499 /
$88,515,111
5th Week $16,078,880 /
$73,251,888
$17,147,597 /
$105,662,708
6th Week $14,468,405 /
$87,720,293
$15,620,050 /
$121,282,758
7th Week $14,356,702 /
$102,076,995
$13,723,915 /
$135,006,673
8th Week $10,988,290 /
$113,065,285
$11,438,596 /
$146,445,269
9th Week $10,639,465 /
$123,704,750
$10,350,666 /
$156,795,935
10th Week $9,563,053 /
$133,267,803
$9,289,495 /
$166,085,430
11th Week $7,616,860 /
$140,884,663
$8,443,209 /
$174,528,639
12th Week $5,391,852 /
$146,276,515
$7,196,840 /
$181,725,479
13th Week $5,000,851 /
$151,277,366
$7,390,127 /
$189,115,606
14th Week $4,956,555 /
$156,233,921
$4,583,466 /
$193,699,072
15th Week $4,175,768 /
$160,409,689
$4,360,727 /
$198,059,799
16th Week $3,807,913 /
$164,217,602
$3,646,831 /
$201,706,630
17th Week $3,564,730 /
$167,782,332
$2,946,557 /
$204,653,187
18th Week $2,868,081 /
$170,650,413
$2,594,789 /
$207,247,976
19th Week $2,957,766 /
$173,608,179
$2,311,932 /
$209,559,908
20th Week $2,910,335 /
$176,518,514
$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.