Movie Comparison: The Exorcist (1973) vs. Poltergeist (1982)

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  The ExorcistPoltergeist
Domestic Release Date Dec 26, 1973Jun 4, 1982
Production Budget $12,000,000$10,700,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 890
Maximum Theaters 1,7081,060
Theatrical Engagements 8,92816,885
Domestic Opening Weekend  $6,896,612
Domestic Box Office $230,956,951$74,706,019
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$1,250,616,087$273,922,064
International Box Office $197,867,132$47,000,000
Worldwide Box Office $428,824,083$121,706,019
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  The ExorcistPoltergeist
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$6,896,612 /
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$5,379,673 /
$15,840,440
3rd Weekend - /
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$4,709,044 /
$24,296,134
4th Weekend - /
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$4,103,235 /
$31,328,050
5th Weekend - /
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$4,257,743 /
$37,957,743
6th Weekend - /
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$3,246,527 /
$42,746,527
7th Weekend - /
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$2,648,700 /
$47,448,700
8th Weekend - /
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$2,125,435 /
$51,285,055
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$1,847,018 /
$54,890,000
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$1,903,479 /
$58,137,711
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$1,425,480 /
$60,647,035
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$1,279,800 /
$62,285,580
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$920,500 /
$64,190,575
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$1,083,726 /
$65,697,180
15th Weekend - /
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$1,065,523 /
$66,918,281
16th Weekend - /
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$738,292 /
$67,938,442
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$720,000 /
$68,899,175
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$414,721 /
$69,572,921
19th Weekend - /
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$389,180 /
$70,526,405
20th Weekend - /
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$206,183 /
$71,322,433
  The ExorcistPoltergeist
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$19,587,090
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$7,637,725 /
$27,224,815
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$6,475,185 /
$33,700,000
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$5,800,000 /
$39,500,000
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$44,800,000
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$2,987,323 /
$59,221,555
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$61,005,780
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$2,264,295 /
$63,270,075
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$64,613,454
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$1,239,304 /
$65,852,758
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$1,347,392 /
$67,200,150
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$979,025 /
$68,179,175
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$979,025 /
$69,158,200
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$979,025 /
$70,137,225
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$979,025 /
$71,116,250
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$317,851 /
$71,434,101

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.