Movie Comparison: The Color Purple (1985)
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| The Color Purple | |
|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Dec 18, 1985 |
| Production Budget | $15,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 192 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,109 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 18,388 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $1,710,333 |
| Domestic Box Office | $94,029,472 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$275,040,306 |
| International Box Office | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $94,029,472 |
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| The Color Purple | |
|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $1,710,333 / $1,775,828 |
| 2nd Weekend | $3,162,958 / $7,108,801 |
| 3rd Weekend | $3,438,463 / $13,917,322 |
| 4th Weekend | $3,126,757 / $18,810,736 |
| 5th Weekend | $5,742,903 / $26,148,105 |
| 6th Weekend | $4,412,456 / $33,332,839 |
| 7th Weekend | $4,219,418 / $39,203,192 |
| 8th Weekend | $5,330,126 / $45,889,128 |
| 9th Weekend | $6,165,314 / $54,125,302 |
| 10th Weekend | $4,091,653 / $59,534,565 |
| 11th Weekend | $3,557,053 / $64,383,696 |
| 12th Weekend | $3,636,677 / $69,260,725 |
| 13th Weekend | $3,006,827 / $73,632,831 |
| 14th Weekend | $2,865,833 / $77,592,315 |
| 15th Weekend | $2,004,556 / $80,962,190 |
| 16th Weekend | $2,158,733 / $84,159,813 |
| 17th Weekend | $1,527,233 / $86,407,917 |
| 18th Weekend | $1,200,069 / $88,220,216 |
| 19th Weekend | $1,011,530 / $89,784,334 |
| 20th Weekend | $728,794 / $90,962,921 |
| The Color Purple | |
|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - |
| 2nd Week | $3,880,348 / $3,945,843 |
| 3rd Week | $6,533,016 / $10,478,859 |
| 4th Week | $5,205,120 / $15,683,979 |
| 5th Week | $4,721,223 / $20,405,202 |
| 6th Week | $8,515,181 / $28,920,383 |
| 7th Week | $6,063,391 / $34,983,774 |
| 8th Week | $5,575,228 / $40,559,002 |
| 9th Week | $7,400,986 / $47,959,988 |
| 10th Week | $7,482,924 / $55,442,912 |
| 11th Week | $5,383,731 / $60,826,643 |
| 12th Week | $4,797,405 / $65,624,048 |
| 13th Week | $5,001,956 / $70,626,004 |
| 14th Week | $4,100,478 / $74,726,482 |
| 15th Week | $4,231,152 / $78,957,634 |
| 16th Week | $3,043,446 / $82,001,080 |
| 17th Week | $2,879,604 / $84,880,684 |
| 18th Week | $2,139,463 / $87,020,147 |
| 19th Week | $1,752,657 / $88,772,804 |
| 20th Week | $1,461,323 / $90,234,127 |
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.