Movie Comparison: Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) vs. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

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  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Trek:
The Motion
Picture
Domestic Release Date May 25, 1983Dec 7, 1979
Production Budget $32,500,000$35,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,002857
Maximum Theaters 2,1111,002
Theatrical Engagements 40,7612,716
Domestic Opening Weekend $23,019,618$11,926,421
Domestic Box Office $316,465,003$82,258,456
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$1,009,821,373$353,285,319
International Box Office $165,900,281$56,741,544
Worldwide Box Office $482,365,284$139,000,000
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Trek:
The Motion
Picture
1st Friday $6,437,005 /
$17,077,785
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1st Saturday $8,142,508 /
$25,220,293
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1st Sunday $8,440,105 /
$33,660,398
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1st Monday $7,471,001 /
$41,131,399
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1st Tuesday $4,179,605 /
$45,311,004
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1st Wednesday $3,836,389 /
$49,147,393
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1st Thursday $3,763,300 /
$52,910,693
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2nd Friday $5,084,419 /
$57,995,112
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2nd Saturday $6,846,168 /
$64,841,280
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$70,040,387
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  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Trek:
The Motion
Picture
Opening Weekend $23,019,618 /
$30,490,619
$11,926,421 /
$11,926,421
2nd Weekend $17,229,694 /
$70,040,387
$7,215,848 /
$24,289,369
3rd Weekend $11,995,064 /
$101,680,575
$12,075,000 /
$39,658,976
4th Weekend $11,217,546 /
$121,566,148
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5th Weekend $11,127,915 /
$141,039,269
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6th Weekend $12,038,626 /
$157,834,658
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7th Weekend $7,337,926 /
$170,210,203
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8th Weekend $8,270,850 /
$184,202,708
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9th Weekend $7,239,419 /
$195,751,286
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10th Weekend $5,659,948 /
$201,411,234
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11th Weekend $4,499,005 /
$209,656,205
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12th Weekend $3,759,299 /
$216,873,917
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13th Weekend $3,033,669 /
$222,489,243
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14th Weekend $2,563,071 /
$227,100,205
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15th Weekend $3,509,131 /
$232,256,663
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16th Weekend $1,621,851 /
$234,515,987
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17th Weekend $1,346,372 /
$236,382,169
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18th Weekend $1,093,199 /
$237,883,852
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19th Weekend $917,828 /
$239,135,743
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20th Weekend $804,710 /
$240,195,174
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Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Trek:
The Motion
Picture
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$17,073,521 /
$17,073,521
2nd Week $45,339,692 /
$52,810,693
$10,510,455 /
$27,583,976
3rd Week $36,874,818 /
$89,685,511
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4th Week $20,663,091 /
$110,348,602
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5th Week $19,562,752 /
$129,911,354
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6th Week $15,884,678 /
$145,796,032
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7th Week $17,076,245 /
$162,872,277
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8th Week $13,059,581 /
$175,931,858
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9th Week $12,580,009 /
$188,511,867
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10th Week $7,239,419 /
$195,751,286
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11th Week $9,405,914 /
$205,157,200
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12th Week $7,957,418 /
$213,114,618
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13th Week $6,340,956 /
$219,455,574
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14th Week $5,081,560 /
$224,537,134
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15th Week $4,210,398 /
$228,747,532
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16th Week $4,146,604 /
$232,894,136
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17th Week $2,141,661 /
$235,035,797
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18th Week $1,754,856 /
$236,790,653
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19th Week $1,427,262 /
$238,217,915
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20th Week $1,172,549 /
$239,390,464
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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.