Movie Comparison: Dirty Dancing (1987) vs. Top Gun (1986)
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| Dirty Dancing | Top Gun | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Aug 21, 1987 | May 16, 1986 |
| Production Budget | $15,000,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 975 | 1,028 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,012 | 1,531 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 21,018 | 40,372 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $3,900,000 | $8,193,052 |
| Domestic Box Office | $63,892,689 | $180,470,489 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$174,296,991 | $514,572,315 |
| International Box Office | $150,001,106 | $176,993,259 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $213,893,795 | $357,463,748 |
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| Dirty Dancing | Top Gun | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $3,900,000 / $3,900,000 | $8,193,052 / $8,193,052 |
| 2nd Weekend | $3,666,750 / $10,025,438 | $9,449,432 / $21,357,190 |
| 3rd Weekend | $4,889,239 / $16,465,415 | $6,903,408 / $31,039,608 |
| 4th Weekend | $3,542,221 / $20,949,272 | $8,231,279 / $43,179,344 |
| 5th Weekend | $2,471,555 / $24,469,975 | $6,250,494 / $53,843,776 |
| 6th Weekend | $2,100,759 / $27,376,139 | $5,810,601 / $63,747,856 |
| 7th Weekend | $1,878,207 / $30,011,849 | $5,037,030 / $72,438,864 |
| 8th Weekend | $2,021,673 / $32,631,532 | $4,636,548 / $80,554,738 |
| 9th Weekend | $1,839,181 / $34,837,670 | $4,730,530 / $88,429,457 |
| 10th Weekend | $1,785,660 / $37,229,977 | $4,048,254 / $95,348,936 |
| 11th Weekend | $1,304,542 / $39,210,484 | $3,817,026 / $101,801,942 |
| 12th Weekend | $1,704,920 / $41,469,209 | $3,472,515 / $107,759,353 |
| 13th Weekend | $1,700,823 / $43,871,705 | $3,428,696 / $113,552,057 |
| 14th Weekend | $1,467,927 / $45,856,700 | $3,117,183 / $118,913,341 |
| 15th Weekend | $1,704,317 / $48,431,980 | $3,326,355 / $124,440,927 |
| 16th Weekend | $1,179,534 / $50,044,871 | $5,024,325 / $131,345,236 |
| 17th Weekend | $844,229 / $51,480,865 | $3,285,555 / $135,636,648 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $3,004,108 / $139,689,082 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | $3,292,817 / $144,009,580 |
| 20th Weekend | $1,277,912 / $55,913,006 | $2,568,684 / $147,499,998 |
| Dirty Dancing | Top Gun | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $6,358,688 / $6,358,688 | $11,907,758 / $11,907,758 |
| 2nd Week | $5,217,488 / $11,576,176 | $12,228,442 / $24,136,200 |
| 3rd Week | $5,830,875 / $17,407,051 | $10,811,865 / $34,948,065 |
| 4th Week | $4,591,369 / $21,998,420 | $12,645,217 / $47,593,282 |
| 5th Week | $3,276,960 / $25,275,380 | $10,343,973 / $57,937,255 |
| 6th Week | $2,858,262 / $28,133,642 | $9,464,579 / $67,401,834 |
| 7th Week | $2,476,217 / $30,609,859 | $8,516,356 / $75,918,190 |
| 8th Week | $2,388,630 / $32,998,489 | $7,780,737 / $83,698,927 |
| 9th Week | $2,445,828 / $35,444,317 | $7,601,755 / $91,300,682 |
| 10th Week | $2,461,625 / $37,905,942 | $6,684,234 / $97,984,916 |
| 11th Week | $1,858,347 / $39,764,289 | $6,301,922 / $104,286,838 |
| 12th Week | $2,406,593 / $42,170,882 | $5,836,523 / $110,123,361 |
| 13th Week | $2,217,891 / $44,388,773 | $5,672,797 / $115,796,158 |
| 14th Week | $2,338,890 / $46,727,663 | $5,318,414 / $121,114,572 |
| 15th Week | $2,137,674 / $48,865,337 | $5,206,339 / $126,320,911 |
| 16th Week | $1,771,299 / $50,636,636 | $6,030,182 / $132,351,093 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $4,333,881 / $136,684,974 |
| 18th Week | - / - | $4,031,789 / $140,716,763 |
| 19th Week | - / - | $4,214,551 / $144,931,314 |
| 20th Week | $1,661,936 / $56,297,030 | $3,391,335 / $148,322,649 |
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.