Movie Comparison: Ghost Story (1981) vs. Ragtime (1981)
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| Ghost Story | Ragtime | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Dec 18, 1981 | Nov 20, 1981 |
| Production Budget | ||
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 548 | 5 |
| Maximum Theaters | 600 | 500 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 2,256 | 3,081 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $2,105,729 | $151,351 |
| Domestic Box Office | $16,202,210 | $17,468,158 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$62,216,457 | $65,818,875 |
| International Box Office | ||
| Worldwide Box Office | $16,202,210 | $17,468,158 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Ghost Story | Ragtime | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $2,105,729 / $2,105,729 | $151,351 / $151,351 |
| 2nd Weekend | - / - | $160,884 / $418,359 |
| 3rd Weekend | $2,713,946 / $11,583,188 | $103,955 / $594,893 |
| 4th Weekend | $1,492,999 / $14,477,552 | - / - |
| 5th Weekend | $1,195,540 / $6,500,724 | - / - |
| 6th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 7th Weekend | - / - | $2,045,298 / $8,382,501 |
| 8th Weekend | - / - | $1,508,236 / $10,741,269 |
| 9th Weekend | - / - | $1,403,534 / $12,631,335 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $851,000 / $13,835,000 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $702,905 / $14,751,152 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | $536,245 / $15,457,026 |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | $938,641 / $16,652,108 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $673,959 / $17,468,158 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| Ghost Story | Ragtime | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - | $257,475 / $257,475 |
| 2nd Week | - / - | $233,463 / $490,938 |
| 3rd Week | $4,115,311 / $12,984,553 | - / - |
| 4th Week | $2,022,117 / $5,305,184 | - / - |
| 5th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 6th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 7th Week | - / - | $2,895,830 / $9,233,033 |
| 8th Week | - / - | $1,994,768 / $11,227,801 |
| 9th Week | - / - | $1,756,199 / $12,984,000 |
| 10th Week | - / - | $1,064,247 / $14,048,247 |
| 11th Week | - / - | $872,534 / $14,920,781 |
| 12th Week | - / - | $792,686 / $15,713,467 |
| 13th Week | - / - | $1,080,732 / $16,794,199 |
| 14th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 15th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 16th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 17th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 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.