Movie Comparison: National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) vs. Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)

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  National
Lampoon’s
Vacation
Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Domestic Title National
Lampoon's
Vacation
Domestic Release Date Jul 29, 1983May 25, 1983
Production Budget $15,000,000$32,500,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,1751,002
Maximum Theaters 1,2532,111
Theatrical Engagements 13,90740,761
Domestic Opening Weekend $8,333,358$23,019,618
Domestic Box Office $61,400,000$316,465,003
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$210,124,439$1,009,821,373
International Box Office $165,900,281
Worldwide Box Office $61,400,000$482,365,284
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  National
Lampoon’s
Vacation
Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
1st Friday - /
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$6,437,005 /
$17,077,785
1st Saturday - /
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$8,142,508 /
$25,220,293
1st Sunday - /
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$8,440,105 /
$33,660,398
1st Monday - /
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$7,471,001 /
$41,131,399
1st Tuesday - /
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$4,179,605 /
$45,311,004
1st Wednesday - /
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$3,836,389 /
$49,147,393
1st Thursday - /
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$3,763,300 /
$52,910,693
2nd Friday - /
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$5,084,419 /
$57,995,112
2nd Saturday - /
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$6,846,168 /
$64,841,280
2nd Sunday - /
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$5,199,107 /
$70,040,387
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  National
Lampoon’s
Vacation
Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Opening Weekend $8,333,358 /
$8,333,358
$23,019,618 /
$30,490,619
2nd Weekend $7,191,832 /
$20,721,199
$17,229,694 /
$70,040,387
3rd Weekend $6,161,649 /
$31,072,408
$11,995,064 /
$101,680,575
4th Weekend $4,028,780 /
$38,365,442
$11,217,546 /
$121,566,148
5th Weekend $3,410,591 /
$43,924,299
$11,127,915 /
$141,039,269
6th Weekend $4,008,514 /
$49,398,171
$12,038,626 /
$157,834,658
7th Weekend $2,271,155 /
$52,421,040
$7,337,926 /
$170,210,203
8th Weekend $1,800,559 /
$54,940,238
$8,270,850 /
$184,202,708
9th Weekend $1,502,252 /
$56,991,352
$7,239,419 /
$195,751,286
10th Weekend $1,080,602 /
$58,526,630
$5,659,948 /
$201,411,234
11th Weekend $970,890 /
$59,840,990
$4,499,005 /
$209,656,205
12th Weekend $636,081 /
$60,684,903
$3,759,299 /
$216,873,917
13th Weekend $482,989 /
$61,399,552
$3,033,669 /
$222,489,243
14th Weekend - /
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$2,563,071 /
$227,100,205
15th Weekend - /
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$3,509,131 /
$232,256,663
16th Weekend - /
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$1,621,851 /
$234,515,987
17th Weekend - /
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$1,346,372 /
$236,382,169
18th Weekend - /
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$1,093,199 /
$237,883,852
19th Weekend - /
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$917,828 /
$239,135,743
20th Weekend - /
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$804,710 /
$240,195,174
  National
Lampoon’s
Vacation
Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Opening Week $13,529,367 /
$13,529,367
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2nd Week $11,381,392 /
$24,910,759
$45,339,692 /
$52,810,693
3rd Week $9,425,903 /
$34,336,662
$36,874,818 /
$89,685,511
4th Week $6,177,046 /
$40,513,708
$20,663,091 /
$110,348,602
5th Week $4,875,949 /
$45,389,657
$19,562,752 /
$129,911,354
6th Week $4,760,228 /
$50,149,885
$15,884,678 /
$145,796,032
7th Week $2,989,794 /
$53,139,679
$17,076,245 /
$162,872,277
8th Week $2,349,421 /
$55,489,100
$13,059,581 /
$175,931,858
9th Week $1,956,928 /
$57,446,028
$12,580,009 /
$188,511,867
10th Week $1,424,072 /
$58,870,100
$7,239,419 /
$195,751,286
11th Week $1,178,722 /
$60,048,822
$9,405,914 /
$205,157,200
12th Week $867,741 /
$60,916,563
$7,957,418 /
$213,114,618
13th Week - /
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$6,340,956 /
$219,455,574
14th Week - /
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$5,081,560 /
$224,537,134
15th Week - /
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$4,210,398 /
$228,747,532
16th Week - /
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$4,146,604 /
$232,894,136
17th Week - /
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$2,141,661 /
$235,035,797
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$1,754,856 /
$236,790,653
19th Week - /
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$1,427,262 /
$238,217,915
20th Week - /
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$1,172,549 /
$239,390,464

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.