Movie Comparison: Can’t Buy Me Love (1987) vs. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
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| Can’t Buy Me Love | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Aug 14, 1987 | Jun 11, 1986 |
| Production Budget | ||
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,256 | 1,330 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,283 | 1,330 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 8,706 | 18,683 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $4,754,732 | $6,275,647 |
| Domestic Box Office | $31,623,833 | $70,136,369 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$87,187,950 | $203,792,461 |
| International Box Office | $41,891 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $31,623,833 | $70,178,260 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Can’t Buy Me Love | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $4,754,732 / $4,754,732 | $6,275,647 / $8,528,068 |
| 2nd Weekend | $4,041,831 / $12,261,227 | $5,721,799 / $18,621,954 |
| 3rd Weekend | $2,711,021 / $17,415,936 | $4,312,047 / $26,736,986 |
| 4th Weekend | $3,657,688 / $22,385,366 | $3,359,881 / $33,116,164 |
| 5th Weekend | $2,015,134 / $24,932,969 | $3,567,603 / $39,097,029 |
| 6th Weekend | $1,377,630 / $26,831,586 | $2,721,791 / $43,907,797 |
| 7th Weekend | $1,032,386 / $28,179,912 | $2,412,136 / $48,143,468 |
| 8th Weekend | $674,716 / $29,118,395 | $1,829,255 / $51,621,350 |
| 9th Weekend | - / - | $1,558,730 / $54,469,230 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $1,229,605 / $56,790,470 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $1,118,404 / $58,778,922 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | $1,324,231 / $60,799,403 |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | $1,087,720 / $62,133,763 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $1,179,337 / $63,608,562 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $1,075,000 / $65,008,271 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $900,315 / $66,325,901 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $750,865 / $67,314,955 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $561,466 / $68,075,174 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | $387,326 / $68,562,852 |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | $282,949 / $68,963,373 |
| Can’t Buy Me Love | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $8,219,396 / $8,219,396 | - / - |
| 2nd Week | $6,485,519 / $14,704,915 | $10,647,734 / $12,900,155 |
| 3rd Week | $4,022,763 / $18,727,678 | $9,524,784 / $22,424,939 |
| 4th Week | $4,190,157 / $22,917,835 | $7,331,344 / $29,756,283 |
| 5th Week | $2,536,121 / $25,453,956 | $5,773,143 / $35,529,426 |
| 6th Week | $1,693,570 / $27,147,526 | $5,656,580 / $41,186,006 |
| 7th Week | $1,296,153 / $28,443,679 | $4,545,326 / $45,731,332 |
| 8th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 9th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Week | - / - | $2,650,365 / $55,560,865 |
| 11th Week | - / - | $2,099,653 / $57,660,518 |
| 12th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 13th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 14th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 15th Week | - / - | $1,504,046 / $63,933,271 |
| 16th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 17th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 18th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Week | - / - | - / - |
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.