Movie Comparison: Dirty Dancing (1987) vs. Footloose (1984)
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| Dirty Dancing | Footloose | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Aug 21, 1987 | Feb 17, 1984 |
| Production Budget | $8,200,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 975 | 1,384 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,012 | 1,384 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 21,018 | 19,354 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $3,900,000 | $8,556,935 |
| Domestic Box Office | $63,892,689 | $80,000,000 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$174,296,991 | $256,666,658 |
| International Box Office | $150,001,106 | $8,940 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $213,893,795 | $80,008,940 |
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| Dirty Dancing | Footloose | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $3,900,000 / $3,900,000 | $8,556,935 / $8,556,935 |
| 2nd Weekend | $3,666,750 / $10,025,438 | $6,617,737 / $16,857,254 |
| 3rd Weekend | $4,889,239 / $16,465,415 | $6,300,641 / $24,615,584 |
| 4th Weekend | $3,542,221 / $20,949,272 | $5,476,656 / $31,591,292 |
| 5th Weekend | $2,471,555 / $24,469,975 | $4,745,560 / $37,940,028 |
| 6th Weekend | $2,100,759 / $27,376,139 | $4,420,411 / $43,998,844 |
| 7th Weekend | $1,878,207 / $30,011,849 | $4,166,896 / $49,528,265 |
| 8th Weekend | $2,021,673 / $32,631,532 | $3,052,131 / $53,740,337 |
| 9th Weekend | $1,839,181 / $34,837,670 | $2,237,610 / $56,747,753 |
| 10th Weekend | $1,785,660 / $37,229,977 | $2,443,796 / $60,535,312 |
| 11th Weekend | $1,304,542 / $39,210,484 | $2,257,778 / $63,767,719 |
| 12th Weekend | $1,704,920 / $41,469,209 | $1,683,727 / $66,153,124 |
| 13th Weekend | $1,700,823 / $43,871,705 | $1,218,894 / $67,834,529 |
| 14th Weekend | $1,467,927 / $45,856,700 | $1,279,264 / $69,599,398 |
| 15th Weekend | $1,704,317 / $48,431,980 | $1,924,094 / $71,963,803 |
| 16th Weekend | $1,179,534 / $50,044,871 | $1,066,786 / $73,450,748 |
| 17th Weekend | $844,229 / $51,480,865 | $748,909 / $74,688,368 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $743,987 / $75,846,770 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | $1,277,912 / $55,913,006 | - / - |
| Dirty Dancing | Footloose | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $6,358,688 / $6,358,688 | $10,239,517 / $10,239,517 |
| 2nd Week | $5,217,488 / $11,576,176 | $8,075,426 / $18,314,943 |
| 3rd Week | $5,830,875 / $17,407,051 | - / - |
| 4th Week | $4,591,369 / $21,998,420 | $7,079,832 / $33,194,468 |
| 5th Week | $3,276,960 / $25,275,380 | $6,383,965 / $39,578,433 |
| 6th Week | $2,858,262 / $28,133,642 | $5,782,936 / $45,361,369 |
| 7th Week | $2,476,217 / $30,609,859 | $5,326,837 / $50,688,206 |
| 8th Week | $2,388,630 / $32,998,489 | $3,821,937 / $54,510,143 |
| 9th Week | $2,445,828 / $35,444,317 | $3,581,373 / $58,091,516 |
| 10th Week | $2,461,625 / $37,905,942 | $3,418,425 / $61,509,941 |
| 11th Week | $1,858,347 / $39,764,289 | $2,959,456 / $64,469,397 |
| 12th Week | $2,406,593 / $42,170,882 | $2,146,238 / $66,615,635 |
| 13th Week | $2,217,891 / $44,388,773 | $1,704,499 / $68,320,134 |
| 14th Week | $2,338,890 / $46,727,663 | $1,719,575 / $70,039,709 |
| 15th Week | $2,137,674 / $48,865,337 | $2,344,253 / $72,383,962 |
| 16th Week | $1,771,299 / $50,636,636 | $1,555,497 / $73,939,459 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $1,163,324 / $75,102,783 |
| 18th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Week | $1,661,936 / $56,297,030 | - / - |
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.