Movie Comparison: The Buddy Holly Story (1978) vs. La Bamba (1987)
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| The Buddy Holly Story | La Bamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | May 18, 1978 | Jul 24, 1987 |
| Production Budget | $6,500,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,251 | |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,251 | |
| Theatrical Engagements | 12,980 | |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $5,651,990 | |
| Domestic Box Office | $14,363,400 | $54,215,416 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$66,169,850 | $149,473,701 |
| International Box Office | ||
| Worldwide Box Office | $14,363,400 | $54,215,416 |
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| The Buddy Holly Story | La Bamba | |
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| Opening Weekend | - / - | $5,651,990 / $5,698,884 |
| 2nd Weekend | - / - | $5,187,778 / $14,377,467 |
| 3rd Weekend | - / - | $4,481,433 / $21,980,663 |
| 4th Weekend | - / - | $3,633,080 / $28,126,620 |
| 5th Weekend | - / - | $3,315,634 / $33,351,578 |
| 6th Weekend | - / - | $2,637,528 / $37,604,290 |
| 7th Weekend | - / - | $3,722,785 / $42,433,770 |
| 8th Weekend | - / - | $2,194,731 / $45,077,268 |
| 9th Weekend | - / - | $1,788,161 / $47,415,888 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $1,480,319 / $49,240,819 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $1,080,736 / $50,599,842 |
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| 13th Weekend | - / - | $776,459 / $52,678,820 |
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| The Buddy Holly Story | La Bamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - | $9,142,795 / $9,189,689 |
| 2nd Week | - / - | $8,309,541 / $17,499,230 |
| 3rd Week | - / - | $6,994,310 / $24,493,540 |
| 4th Week | - / - | $5,542,404 / $30,035,944 |
| 5th Week | - / - | $4,930,818 / $34,966,762 |
| 6th Week | - / - | $3,744,223 / $38,710,985 |
| 7th Week | - / - | $4,171,552 / $42,882,537 |
| 8th Week | - / - | $2,745,190 / $45,627,727 |
| 9th Week | - / - | $2,132,773 / $47,760,500 |
| 10th Week | - / - | $1,758,606 / $49,519,106 |
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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.