Movie Comparison: Beetlejuice (1988) vs. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
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| Beetlejuice | Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Title | Beetle Juice | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure |
| Domestic Release Date | Mar 30, 1988 | Feb 17, 1989 |
| Production Budget | $15,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,000 | 1,196 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,582 | 1,321 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 15,745 | 11,422 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $8,030,897 | $6,167,651 |
| Domestic Box Office | $74,493,906 | $40,485,039 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$193,587,650 | $109,380,628 |
| International Box Office | $618,753 | $25,072 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $75,112,659 | $40,510,111 |
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| Beetlejuice | Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $8,030,897 / $10,450,679 | $6,167,651 / $6,167,651 |
| 2nd Weekend | $8,667,702 / $22,910,567 | $4,658,485 / $11,951,461 |
| 3rd Weekend | $7,145,123 / $32,085,824 | $4,451,440 / $17,430,283 |
| 4th Weekend | $6,201,234 / $40,362,058 | $3,351,941 / $21,788,556 |
| 5th Weekend | $5,018,285 / $46,749,551 | $2,505,550 / $25,176,761 |
| 6th Weekend | $3,357,625 / $51,222,372 | $2,102,517 / $28,596,383 |
| 7th Weekend | $3,056,692 / $55,184,189 | $1,973,375 / $31,728,748 |
| 8th Weekend | $2,722,643 / $58,821,309 | $1,405,830 / $33,691,074 |
| 9th Weekend | $2,419,978 / $61,918,085 | - / - |
| 10th Weekend | $1,416,595 / $63,867,003 | $629,694 / $36,023,198 |
| 11th Weekend | $1,143,650 / $65,638,141 | - / - |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | $290,725 / $37,788,317 |
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| Beetlejuice | Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - | $7,292,976 / $7,292,976 |
| 2nd Week | $11,823,083 / $14,242,865 | $5,685,867 / $12,978,843 |
| 3rd Week | $10,697,836 / $24,940,701 | $5,457,772 / $18,436,615 |
| 4th Week | $9,220,123 / $34,160,824 | $4,234,596 / $22,671,211 |
| 5th Week | $7,570,442 / $41,731,266 | $3,822,655 / $26,493,866 |
| 6th Week | $6,133,481 / $47,864,747 | $3,261,507 / $29,755,373 |
| 7th Week | $4,262,750 / $52,127,497 | $2,529,871 / $32,285,244 |
| 8th Week | $3,971,169 / $56,098,666 | - / - |
| 9th Week | $3,399,441 / $59,498,107 | - / - |
| 10th Week | $2,952,301 / $62,450,408 | - / - |
| 11th Week | $2,044,083 / $64,494,491 | - / - |
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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.