Movie Comparison: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) vs. Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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  Star Trek
II: The Wrath
of Khan
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Domestic Release Date Jun 4, 1982May 21, 1980
Production Budget $12,000,000$23,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,621126
Maximum Theaters 1,6212,322
Theatrical Engagements 14,19735,471
Domestic Opening Weekend $14,347,221$4,910,483
Domestic Box Office $78,912,963$291,738,960
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$289,347,522$1,042,740,647
International Box Office $16,887,037$257,262,126
Worldwide Box Office $95,800,000$549,001,086
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Star Trek
II: The Wrath
of Khan
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
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$1,397,356 /
$3,738,470
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$5,473,664
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$7,244,308
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$8,756,918
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  Star Trek
II: The Wrath
of Khan
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Opening Weekend $14,347,221 /
$14,347,221
$4,910,483 /
$7,244,308
2nd Weekend $9,406,638 /
$33,886,216
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3rd Weekend $6,231,736 /
$42,117,592
$4,339,769 /
$11,584,077
4th Weekend $4,546,175 /
$50,075,736
$3,606,000 /
$15,190,077
5th Weekend $4,524,623 /
$57,725,957
$10,840,307 /
$47,332,853
6th Weekend $2,767,243 /
$61,133,473
$9,217,874 /
$64,904,375
7th Weekend $2,027,805 /
$64,494,039
$8,309,772 /
$81,958,005
8th Weekend $1,587,957 /
$66,876,358
$6,652,858 /
$94,296,366
9th Weekend $1,309,277 /
$69,087,488
$6,721,000 /
$105,714,000
10th Weekend $1,142,407 /
$70,569,881
$7,130,000 /
$118,310,568
11th Weekend $695,543 /
$72,162,281
$5,758,789 /
$130,000,000
12th Weekend $660,374 /
$73,160,218
$4,554,679 /
$139,069,964
13th Weekend $679,531 /
$74,315,012
$4,321,216 /
$145,893,923
14th Weekend $750,182 /
$75,207,582
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$76,112,497
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$76,764,452
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$77,429,039
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$77,899,943
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19th Weekend $204,336 /
$78,286,635
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20th Weekend $210,682 /
$78,633,541
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  Star Trek
II: The Wrath
of Khan
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Opening Week $24,479,578 /
$24,479,578
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2nd Week $11,406,278 /
$35,885,856
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3rd Week $9,643,705 /
$45,529,561
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$53,201,334
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5th Week $5,164,896 /
$58,366,230
$40,098,546 /
$36,492,546
6th Week $4,100,004 /
$62,466,234
$19,193,955 /
$55,686,501
7th Week $2,822,167 /
$65,288,401
$17,961,732 /
$73,648,233
8th Week $2,489,810 /
$67,778,211
$13,995,275 /
$87,643,508
9th Week $1,649,263 /
$69,427,474
$11,349,492 /
$98,993,000
10th Week $2,039,264 /
$71,466,738
$12,187,568 /
$111,180,568
11th Week $1,033,106 /
$72,499,844
$13,060,643 /
$124,241,211
12th Week $1,135,637 /
$73,635,481
$10,274,074 /
$134,515,285
13th Week $821,919 /
$74,457,400
$7,057,422 /
$141,572,707
14th Week $1,206,356 /
$75,663,756
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$76,358,831
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$77,012,044
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17th Week $616,413 /
$77,628,457
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18th Week $453,842 /
$78,082,299
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19th Week $340,560 /
$78,422,859
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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.