Movie Comparison: The Shining (1980) vs. Poltergeist (1982)
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The Shining | Poltergeist | |
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Domestic Release Date | May 23, 1980 | Jun 4, 1982 |
Production Budget | $19,000,000 | $10,700,000 |
Opening Weekend Theaters | 10 | 890 |
Maximum Theaters | 10 | 1,060 |
Theatrical Engagements | 10 | 16,885 |
Domestic Opening Weekend | $622,337 | $6,896,612 |
Domestic Box Office | $45,052,898 | $74,706,019 |
Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$176,396,762 | $273,922,064 |
International Box Office | $1,159,751 | $47,000,000 |
Worldwide Box Office | $46,212,649 | $121,706,019 |
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The Shining | Poltergeist | |
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Opening Weekend | $622,337 / $622,337 | $6,896,612 / $6,896,612 |
2nd Weekend | - / - | $5,379,673 / $15,840,440 |
3rd Weekend | - / - | $4,709,044 / $24,296,134 |
4th Weekend | - / - | $4,103,235 / $31,328,050 |
5th Weekend | - / - | $4,257,743 / $37,957,743 |
6th Weekend | - / - | $3,246,527 / $42,746,527 |
7th Weekend | - / - | $2,648,700 / $47,448,700 |
8th Weekend | - / - | $2,125,435 / $51,285,055 |
9th Weekend | - / - | $1,847,018 / $54,890,000 |
10th Weekend | - / - | $1,903,479 / $58,137,711 |
11th Weekend | - / - | $1,425,480 / $60,647,035 |
12th Weekend | - / - | $1,279,800 / $62,285,580 |
13th Weekend | - / - | $920,500 / $64,190,575 |
14th Weekend | - / - | $1,083,726 / $65,697,180 |
15th Weekend | - / - | $1,065,523 / $66,918,281 |
16th Weekend | - / - | $738,292 / $67,938,442 |
17th Weekend | - / - | $720,000 / $68,899,175 |
18th Weekend | - / - | $414,721 / $69,572,921 |
19th Weekend | - / - | $389,180 / $70,526,405 |
20th Weekend | - / - | $206,183 / $71,322,433 |
The Shining | Poltergeist | |
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Opening Week | - / - | $10,460,767 / $10,460,767 |
2nd Week | - / - | $9,126,323 / $19,587,090 |
3rd Week | - / - | $7,637,725 / $27,224,815 |
4th Week | - / - | $6,475,185 / $33,700,000 |
5th Week | - / - | $5,800,000 / $39,500,000 |
6th Week | - / - | $5,300,000 / $44,800,000 |
7th Week | - / - | $4,359,620 / $49,159,620 |
8th Week | - / - | $3,883,362 / $53,042,982 |
9th Week | - / - | $3,191,250 / $56,234,232 |
10th Week | - / - | $2,987,323 / $59,221,555 |
11th Week | - / - | $1,784,225 / $61,005,780 |
12th Week | - / - | $2,264,295 / $63,270,075 |
13th Week | - / - | $1,343,379 / $64,613,454 |
14th Week | - / - | $1,239,304 / $65,852,758 |
15th Week | - / - | $1,347,392 / $67,200,150 |
16th Week | - / - | $979,025 / $68,179,175 |
17th Week | - / - | $979,025 / $69,158,200 |
18th Week | - / - | $979,025 / $70,137,225 |
19th Week | - / - | $979,025 / $71,116,250 |
20th Week | - / - | $317,851 / $71,434,101 |
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.