Movie Comparison: Ghostbusters II (1989) vs. Ghostbusters (1984)

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  Ghostbusters
II
Ghostbusters
Domestic Release Date Jun 16, 1989Jun 8, 1984
Production Budget  $30,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,4101,339
Maximum Theaters 2,4101,506
Theatrical Engagements 13,79936,375
Domestic Opening Weekend $29,472,894$13,612,564
Domestic Box Office $112,494,738$242,604,185
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$303,933,142$739,493,555
International Box Office $103,005,262$52,978,295
Worldwide Box Office $215,500,000$295,582,480
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  3. Week Comparison
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  Ghostbusters
II
Ghostbusters
Opening Weekend $29,472,894 /
$29,472,894
$13,612,564 /
$13,612,564
2nd Weekend $13,854,623 /
$58,765,089
$15,287,030 /
$38,302,276
3rd Weekend $8,808,778 /
$73,646,467
$13,353,583 /
$61,639,056
4th Weekend $5,265,962 /
$85,520,592
$11,200,546 /
$80,459,158
5th Weekend $4,335,272 /
$93,170,796
$11,255,224 /
$99,770,335
6th Weekend $2,883,671 /
$98,489,868
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$115,684,640
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$130,017,036
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$142,693,955
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$152,974,574
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$162,725,586
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$171,667,224
12th Weekend $656,346 /
$110,000,794
$4,875,044 /
$179,403,683
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$188,550,041
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$192,977,675
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$196,967,948
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$208,994,111
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$211,073,728
  Ghostbusters
II
Ghostbusters
Opening Week $44,910,466 /
$44,910,466
$23,015,246 /
$23,015,246
2nd Week $19,927,223 /
$64,837,689
$25,270,227 /
$48,285,473
3rd Week $15,416,941 /
$80,254,630
$20,973,139 /
$69,258,612
4th Week $8,580,894 /
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5th Week $6,770,673 /
$95,606,197
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$146,445,269
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$166,085,430
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$181,725,479
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$189,115,606
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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.