Movie Comparison: Police Academy (1984) vs. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
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| Police Academy | Edward Scissorhands | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Mar 23, 1984 | Dec 7, 1990 |
| Production Budget | $4,500,000 | $20,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,063 | 1,023 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,587 | 1,372 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 18,953 | 7,177 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $8,570,007 | |
| Domestic Box Office | $81,198,894 | $53,976,987 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$260,513,113 | $137,939,673 |
| International Box Office | $3,233 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $81,198,894 | $53,980,220 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Police Academy | Edward Scissorhands | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $8,570,007 / $8,570,007 | - / - |
| 2nd Weekend | $8,061,398 / $19,925,138 | $6,325,249 / $6,579,461 |
| 3rd Weekend | $7,403,955 / $30,011,891 | $6,013,877 / $14,922,852 |
| 4th Weekend | $5,705,834 / $37,798,967 | $9,263,513 / $27,253,282 |
| 5th Weekend | $6,101,974 / $46,450,269 | $5,100,408 / $33,785,573 |
| 6th Weekend | $4,733,389 / $53,531,977 | $3,655,258 / $38,707,036 |
| 7th Weekend | $3,543,670 / $58,554,912 | $3,325,397 / $42,906,516 |
| 8th Weekend | $2,546,224 / $62,138,642 | - / - |
| 9th Weekend | $2,808,194 / $65,933,965 | - / - |
| 10th Weekend | $2,811,971 / $69,553,781 | - / - |
| 11th Weekend | $1,723,418 / $71,877,171 | - / - |
| 12th Weekend | $1,088,344 / $73,660,152 | - / - |
| 13th Weekend | $1,415,821 / $75,544,030 | - / - |
| 14th Weekend | $1,030,241 / $77,251,799 | - / - |
| 15th Weekend | $791,924 / $78,535,168 | - / - |
| 16th Weekend | $707,370 / $79,657,766 | - / - |
| 17th Weekend | $511,512 / $80,511,527 | - / - |
| 18th Weekend | $398,124 / $81,198,894 | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| Police Academy | Edward Scissorhands | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $11,863,740 / $11,863,740 | - / - |
| 2nd Week | $10,744,196 / $22,607,936 | $8,654,763 / $8,908,975 |
| 3rd Week | $9,485,197 / $32,093,133 | $9,080,794 / $17,989,769 |
| 4th Week | $8,255,162 / $40,348,295 | $10,695,396 / $28,685,165 |
| 5th Week | $8,450,293 / $48,798,588 | $6,366,613 / $35,051,778 |
| 6th Week | $6,212,654 / $55,011,242 | $4,529,341 / $39,581,119 |
| 7th Week | $4,581,176 / $59,592,418 | - / - |
| 8th Week | $3,533,353 / $63,125,771 | - / - |
| 9th Week | $3,616,039 / $66,741,810 | - / - |
| 10th Week | $3,411,943 / $70,153,753 | - / - |
| 11th Week | $2,418,055 / $72,571,808 | - / - |
| 12th Week | $1,556,401 / $74,128,209 | - / - |
| 13th Week | $2,093,349 / $76,221,558 | - / - |
| 14th Week | $1,521,686 / $77,743,244 | - / - |
| 15th Week | $1,207,152 / $78,950,396 | - / - |
| 16th Week | $1,049,619 / $80,000,015 | - / - |
| 17th Week | $800,755 / $80,800,770 | - / - |
| 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.