Movie Comparison: Star Trek: First Contact (1996) vs. Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)

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  Star Trek:
First Contact
Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Domestic Release Date Nov 22, 1996May 25, 1983
Production Budget $46,000,000$32,500,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,8121,002
Maximum Theaters 2,8122,111
Theatrical Engagements 17,63140,761
Domestic Opening Weekend $30,716,131$23,019,618
Domestic Box Office $92,027,888$316,465,003
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$224,191,541$1,009,821,373
International Box Office $57,972,112$165,900,281
Worldwide Box Office $150,000,000$482,365,284
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Star Trek:
First Contact
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
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$70,040,387
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  Star Trek:
First Contact
Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Opening Weekend $30,716,131 /
$30,716,131
$23,019,618 /
$30,490,619
2nd Weekend $25,484,402 /
$60,850,689
$17,229,694 /
$70,040,387
3rd Weekend $6,609,903 /
$71,146,315
$11,995,064 /
$101,680,575
4th Weekend $3,432,345 /
$76,721,064
$11,217,546 /
$121,566,148
5th Weekend $2,306,509 /
$80,389,431
$11,127,915 /
$141,039,269
6th Weekend $2,570,680 /
$85,122,152
$12,038,626 /
$157,834,658
7th Weekend $1,760,201 /
$89,128,389
$7,337,926 /
$170,210,203
8th Weekend $587,727 /
$90,147,619
$8,270,850 /
$184,202,708
9th Weekend $383,672 /
$90,688,158
$7,239,419 /
$195,751,286
10th Weekend $140,590 /
$90,891,850
$5,659,948 /
$201,411,234
11th Weekend $98,089 /
$91,033,490
$4,499,005 /
$209,656,205
12th Weekend $44,595 /
$91,103,043
$3,759,299 /
$216,873,917
13th Weekend $323,677 /
$91,438,883
$3,033,669 /
$222,489,243
14th Weekend $139,874 /
$91,658,242
$2,563,071 /
$227,100,205
15th Weekend $100,629 /
$91,798,391
$3,509,131 /
$232,256,663
16th Weekend $64,872 /
$91,898,902
$1,621,851 /
$234,515,987
17th Weekend $42,987 /
$91,968,563
$1,346,372 /
$236,382,169
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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
  Star Trek:
First Contact
Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Opening Week $35,366,287 /
$35,366,287
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2nd Week $29,170,125 /
$64,536,412
$45,339,692 /
$52,810,693
3rd Week $8,752,307 /
$73,288,719
$36,874,818 /
$89,685,511
4th Week $4,794,203 /
$78,082,922
$20,663,091 /
$110,348,602
5th Week $4,468,550 /
$82,551,472
$19,562,752 /
$129,911,354
6th Week $4,816,716 /
$87,368,188
$15,884,678 /
$145,796,032
7th Week $2,191,704 /
$89,559,892
$17,076,245 /
$162,872,277
8th Week $744,594 /
$90,304,486
$13,059,581 /
$175,931,858
9th Week $446,774 /
$90,751,260
$12,580,009 /
$188,511,867
10th Week $184,141 /
$90,935,401
$7,239,419 /
$195,751,286
11th Week $123,047 /
$91,058,448
$9,405,914 /
$205,157,200
12th Week $56,758 /
$91,115,206
$7,957,418 /
$213,114,618
13th Week $403,162 /
$91,518,368
$6,340,956 /
$219,455,574
14th Week $179,394 /
$91,697,762
$5,081,560 /
$224,537,134
15th Week $136,268 /
$91,834,030
$4,210,398 /
$228,747,532
16th Week $91,546 /
$91,925,576
$4,146,604 /
$232,894,136
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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.