Movie Comparison: The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983) vs. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

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  The Adventures
of Bob &
Doug McKenzie:
Strange Brew
The Adventures
of Buckaroo
Banzai Across
the 8th Dimension
Domestic Release Date Aug 19, 1983Aug 10, 1984
Production Budget   
Opening Weekend Theaters 236
Maximum Theaters 849236
Theatrical Engagements 2,7932,025
Domestic Opening Weekend  $620,279
Domestic Box Office $7,035,618$6,300,000
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$24,077,443$20,212,500
International Box Office
Worldwide Box Office $7,035,618$6,300,000
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  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Adventures
of Bob &
Doug McKenzie:
Strange Brew
The Adventures
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Banzai Across
the 8th Dimension
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of Bob &
Doug McKenzie:
Strange Brew
The Adventures
of Buckaroo
Banzai Across
the 8th Dimension
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$620,279 /
$620,279
2nd Weekend $1,913,389 /
$1,938,896
$414,962 /
$1,389,688
3rd Weekend $1,752,156 /
$4,637,408
$202,149 /
$1,833,714
4th Weekend $851,185 /
$5,836,859
$194,999 /
$2,140,397
5th Weekend $469,737 /
$6,557,140
$110,963 /
$2,306,913
6th Weekend $334,076 /
$7,035,618
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$2,478,962
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$2,596,812
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$2,834,624
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$3,290,577
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$3,665,306
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$3,998,688
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$4,192,357
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$4,668,175
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$4,967,200
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$6,126,006
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$6,227,998
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  The Adventures
of Bob &
Doug McKenzie:
Strange Brew
The Adventures
of Buckaroo
Banzai Across
the 8th Dimension
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2nd Week $2,859,745 /
$2,885,252
$656,839 /
$1,631,565
3rd Week $2,100,422 /
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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.