Movie Comparison: Footloose (1984) vs. Grease (1978)
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| Footloose | Grease | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Feb 17, 1984 | Jun 16, 1978 |
| Production Budget | $8,200,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,384 | 862 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,384 | 2,931 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 19,354 | 13,163 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $8,556,935 | $8,941,717 |
| Domestic Box Office | $80,000,000 | $181,813,770 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$256,666,658 | $770,958,855 |
| International Box Office | $8,940 | $205,658,547 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $80,008,940 | $387,472,317 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Footloose | Grease | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $8,556,935 / $8,556,935 | $8,941,717 / $8,941,717 |
| 2nd Weekend | $6,617,737 / $16,857,254 | - / - |
| 3rd Weekend | $6,300,641 / $24,615,584 | - / - |
| 4th Weekend | $5,476,656 / $31,591,292 | - / - |
| 5th Weekend | $4,745,560 / $37,940,028 | - / - |
| 6th Weekend | $4,420,411 / $43,998,844 | - / - |
| 7th Weekend | $4,166,896 / $49,528,265 | - / - |
| 8th Weekend | $3,052,131 / $53,740,337 | - / - |
| 9th Weekend | $2,237,610 / $56,747,753 | - / - |
| 10th Weekend | $2,443,796 / $60,535,312 | - / - |
| 11th Weekend | $2,257,778 / $63,767,719 | - / - |
| 12th Weekend | $1,683,727 / $66,153,124 | - / - |
| 13th Weekend | $1,218,894 / $67,834,529 | - / - |
| 14th Weekend | $1,279,264 / $69,599,398 | - / - |
| 15th Weekend | $1,924,094 / $71,963,803 | - / - |
| 16th Weekend | $1,066,786 / $73,450,748 | - / - |
| 17th Weekend | $748,909 / $74,688,368 | - / - |
| 18th Weekend | $743,987 / $75,846,770 | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| Footloose | Grease | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $10,239,517 / $10,239,517 | - / - |
| 2nd Week | $8,075,426 / $18,314,943 | - / - |
| 3rd Week | - / - | - / - |
| 4th Week | $7,079,832 / $33,194,468 | - / - |
| 5th Week | $6,383,965 / $39,578,433 | - / - |
| 6th Week | $5,782,936 / $45,361,369 | - / - |
| 7th Week | $5,326,837 / $50,688,206 | - / - |
| 8th Week | $3,821,937 / $54,510,143 | - / - |
| 9th Week | $3,581,373 / $58,091,516 | - / - |
| 10th Week | $3,418,425 / $61,509,941 | - / - |
| 11th Week | $2,959,456 / $64,469,397 | - / - |
| 12th Week | $2,146,238 / $66,615,635 | - / - |
| 13th Week | $1,704,499 / $68,320,134 | - / - |
| 14th Week | $1,719,575 / $70,039,709 | - / - |
| 15th Week | $2,344,253 / $72,383,962 | - / - |
| 16th Week | $1,555,497 / $73,939,459 | - / - |
| 17th Week | $1,163,324 / $75,102,783 | - / - |
| 18th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Week | - / - | - / - |
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.