Movie Comparison: Overboard (1987) vs. Stand by Me (1986)
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| Overboard | Stand by Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Dec 18, 1987 | Aug 8, 1986 |
| Production Budget | $8,000,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,126 | 16 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,135 | 848 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 5,519 | 14,579 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $1,880,006 | $251,628 |
| Domestic Box Office | $26,713,187 | $52,287,414 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$72,643,294 | $151,252,768 |
| International Box Office | $1,236 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $26,713,187 | $52,288,650 |
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| Overboard | Stand by Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $1,880,006 / $2,289,919 | $251,628 / $251,628 |
| 2nd Weekend | $2,908,314 / $6,491,119 | $254,428 / $665,620 |
| 3rd Weekend | $3,922,281 / $13,338,178 | $3,812,093 / $4,684,502 |
| 4th Weekend | $2,648,634 / $16,882,934 | $5,037,343 / $11,932,227 |
| 5th Weekend | - / - | $3,426,615 / $16,381,881 |
| 6th Weekend | $1,176,481 / $20,835,384 | $3,010,922 / $20,471,832 |
| 7th Weekend | - / - | $3,029,008 / $24,348,060 |
| 8th Weekend | - / - | $2,740,017 / $27,917,486 |
| 9th Weekend | - / - | $2,396,982 / $31,074,132 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $2,052,054 / $33,642,395 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $1,392,995 / $35,359,341 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | $1,356,734 / $37,118,886 |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | $1,135,510 / $38,632,323 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $1,444,875 / $40,461,269 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $1,316,136 / $42,328,513 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $1,154,357 / $43,577,043 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $1,430,279 / $45,677,316 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $847,517 / $46,681,853 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | $500,692 / $47,361,304 |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| Overboard | Stand by Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $3,172,892 / $3,582,805 | $411,192 / $411,192 |
| 2nd Week | $5,833,092 / $9,415,897 | $461,217 / $872,409 |
| 3rd Week | $4,818,403 / $14,234,300 | $6,022,475 / $6,894,884 |
| 4th Week | - / - | $6,060,382 / $12,955,266 |
| 5th Week | - / - | $4,505,644 / $17,460,910 |
| 6th Week | - / - | $3,858,142 / $21,319,052 |
| 7th Week | - / - | $3,858,417 / $25,177,469 |
| 8th Week | - / - | $3,499,681 / $28,677,150 |
| 9th Week | - / - | $2,913,191 / $31,590,341 |
| 10th Week | - / - | $2,376,005 / $33,966,346 |
| 11th Week | - / - | $1,795,806 / $35,762,152 |
| 12th Week | - / - | $1,734,661 / $37,496,813 |
| 13th Week | - / - | $1,519,581 / $39,016,394 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $1,995,983 / $41,012,377 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $1,410,309 / $42,422,686 |
| 16th Week | - / - | $1,824,351 / $44,247,037 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $1,587,299 / $45,834,336 |
| 18th Week | - / - | $1,026,276 / $46,860,612 |
| 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.