Movie Comparison: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) vs. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)

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  Mad Max Beyond
Thunderdome
Mad Max 2:
The Road
Warrior
Domestic Release Date Jul 10, 1985May 21, 1982
Production Budget $10,000,000$2,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,475704
Maximum Theaters 1,475708
Theatrical Engagements 8,0157,200
Domestic Opening Weekend $7,283,714$2,527,864
Domestic Box Office $36,230,219$23,667,907
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$110,017,392$86,782,320
International Box Office $500
Worldwide Box Office $36,230,219$23,668,407
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Warrior
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  Mad Max Beyond
Thunderdome
Mad Max 2:
The Road
Warrior
Opening Weekend $7,283,714 /
$10,339,831
$2,527,864 /
$2,527,864
2nd Weekend $5,371,490 /
$19,509,609
$2,391,058 /
$5,910,160
3rd Weekend $3,594,652 /
$25,779,955
$1,017,967 /
$7,499,801
4th Weekend $2,274,280 /
$29,952,130
$703,089 /
$8,618,887
5th Weekend $1,363,633 /
$32,568,072
$477,842 /
$9,480,853
6th Weekend $831,232 /
$34,157,762
$299,511 /
$10,043,673
7th Weekend $638,411 /
$35,270,615
$309,079 /
$10,533,103
8th Weekend $786,318 /
$36,230,219
$182,595 /
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$11,024,479
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$23,226,636
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Thunderdome
Mad Max 2:
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Warrior
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2nd Week $11,082,002 /
$14,138,119
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3rd Week $8,047,184 /
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4th Week $5,492,547 /
$27,677,850
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5th Week $3,526,589 /
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6th Week $2,122,091 /
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$479,862 /
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$34,632,204
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$10,646,447
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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.