Movie Comparison: Ghostbusters (1984) vs. Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope (1977)
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Ghostbusters | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | |
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Domestic Release Date | Jun 8, 1984 | May 25, 1977 |
Production Budget | $30,000,000 | $11,000,000 |
Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,339 | 43 |
Maximum Theaters | 1,506 | 2,375 |
Theatrical Engagements | 36,375 | 43,684 |
Domestic Opening Weekend | $13,612,564 | $1,554,475 |
Domestic Box Office | $242,604,185 | $460,998,007 |
Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$739,493,555 | $1,771,490,282 |
International Box Office | $52,978,295 | $314,400,000 |
Worldwide Box Office | $295,582,480 | $775,398,007 |
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Ghostbusters | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | |
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Opening Weekend | $13,612,564 / $13,612,564 | $1,554,475 / $2,048,249 |
2nd Weekend | $15,287,030 / $38,302,276 | - / - |
3rd Weekend | $13,353,583 / $61,639,056 | - / - |
4th Weekend | $11,200,546 / $80,459,158 | $2,788,281 / $12,943,513 |
5th Weekend | $11,255,224 / $99,770,335 | $4,885,463 / $20,514,376 |
6th Weekend | $10,021,932 / $115,684,640 | $7,452,980 / $32,157,349 |
7th Weekend | $8,734,278 / $130,017,036 | $6,197,462 / $42,129,994 |
8th Weekend | $7,687,282 / $142,693,955 | $6,806,951 / $53,777,851 |
9th Weekend | $6,529,305 / $152,974,574 | $7,000,644 / $65,887,563 |
10th Weekend | $5,929,651 / $162,725,586 | $6,234,376 / $77,323,425 |
11th Weekend | $5,581,794 / $171,667,224 | $7,195,573 / $90,284,705 |
12th Weekend | $4,875,044 / $179,403,683 | $6,705,755 / $102,267,928 |
13th Weekend | $6,824,562 / $188,550,041 | $5,908,751 / $113,031,275 |
14th Weekend | $3,862,069 / $192,977,675 | $5,239,535 / $122,576,055 |
15th Weekend | $3,268,876 / $196,967,948 | $7,737,847 / $133,727,463 |
16th Weekend | $2,872,052 / $200,931,851 | - / - |
17th Weekend | $2,402,131 / $204,108,761 | - / - |
18th Weekend | $2,282,767 / $206,935,954 | - / - |
19th Weekend | $1,746,135 / $208,994,111 | - / - |
20th Weekend | $1,513,820 / $211,073,728 | - / - |
Ghostbusters | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | |
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Opening Week | $23,015,246 / $23,015,246 | - / - |
2nd Week | $25,270,227 / $48,285,473 | - / - |
3rd Week | $20,973,139 / $69,258,612 | - / - |
4th Week | $19,256,499 / $88,515,111 | - / - |
5th Week | $17,147,597 / $105,662,708 | $5,473,681 / $15,628,913 |
6th Week | $15,620,050 / $121,282,758 | $9,075,456 / $24,704,369 |
7th Week | $13,723,915 / $135,006,673 | - / - |
8th Week | $11,438,596 / $146,445,269 | $11,038,368 / $46,970,900 |
9th Week | $10,350,666 / $156,795,935 | $11,916,019 / $58,886,919 |
10th Week | $9,289,495 / $166,085,430 | $12,202,130 / $71,089,049 |
11th Week | $8,443,209 / $174,528,639 | $12,000,083 / $83,089,132 |
12th Week | $7,196,840 / $181,725,479 | $12,473,041 / $95,562,173 |
13th Week | $7,390,127 / $189,115,606 | $11,560,351 / $107,122,524 |
14th Week | $4,583,466 / $193,699,072 | $10,213,996 / $117,336,520 |
15th Week | $4,360,727 / $198,059,799 | $8,653,096 / $125,989,616 |
16th Week | $3,646,831 / $201,706,630 | - / - |
17th Week | $2,946,557 / $204,653,187 | - / - |
18th Week | $2,594,789 / $207,247,976 | - / - |
19th Week | $2,311,932 / $209,559,908 | - / - |
20th Week | $1,957,347 / $211,517,255 | - / - |
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.