Movie Comparison: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) vs. Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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  Raiders of
the Lost
Ark
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Domestic Release Date Jun 12, 1981May 21, 1980
Production Budget $20,000,000$23,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,078126
Maximum Theaters 1,4002,322
Theatrical Engagements 39,73335,471
Domestic Opening Weekend $8,305,823$4,910,483
Domestic Box Office $225,686,079$291,738,960
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$855,830,948$1,042,740,647
International Box Office $141,765,835$257,262,126
Worldwide Box Office $367,451,914$549,001,086
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  1. Daily Comparison
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  3. Week Comparison
  Raiders of
the Lost
Ark
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
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$1,397,356 /
$3,738,470
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$1,735,194 /
$5,473,664
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$1,770,644 /
$7,244,308
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$8,756,918
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  Raiders of
the Lost
Ark
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Opening Weekend $8,305,823 /
$8,305,823
$4,910,483 /
$7,244,308
2nd Weekend $8,018,871 /
$21,861,910
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3rd Weekend $7,069,358 /
$34,903,399
$4,339,769 /
$11,584,077
4th Weekend $7,342,026 /
$46,273,735
$3,606,000 /
$15,190,077
5th Weekend $6,137,192 /
$58,406,558
$10,840,307 /
$47,332,853
6th Weekend $6,450,189 /
$68,431,268
$9,217,874 /
$64,904,375
7th Weekend $6,046,274 /
$78,743,581
$8,309,772 /
$81,958,005
8th Weekend $5,369,898 /
$88,137,951
$6,652,858 /
$94,296,366
9th Weekend $4,846,228 /
$95,974,374
$6,721,000 /
$105,714,000
10th Weekend $5,157,432 /
$104,088,566
$7,130,000 /
$118,310,568
11th Weekend $4,183,784 /
$110,733,608
$5,758,789 /
$130,000,000
12th Weekend $3,909,879 /
$117,371,084
$4,554,679 /
$139,069,964
13th Weekend $5,406,403 /
$125,254,773
$4,321,216 /
$145,893,923
14th Weekend $2,422,842 /
$128,566,311
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$131,810,688
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$134,396,731
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$136,885,717
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$139,888,596
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$141,812,813
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  Raiders of
the Lost
Ark
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Opening Week $13,843,039 /
$13,843,039
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2nd Week $13,991,002 /
$27,834,041
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3rd Week $11,097,668 /
$38,931,709
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$52,269,366
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5th Week $9,711,713 /
$61,981,079
$40,098,546 /
$36,492,546
6th Week $10,716,228 /
$72,697,307
$19,193,955 /
$55,686,501
7th Week $10,070,746 /
$82,768,053
$17,961,732 /
$73,648,233
8th Week $8,360,093 /
$91,128,146
$13,995,275 /
$87,643,508
9th Week $7,802,988 /
$98,931,134
$11,349,492 /
$98,993,000
10th Week $7,618,690 /
$106,549,824
$12,187,568 /
$111,180,568
11th Week $6,911,381 /
$113,461,205
$13,060,643 /
$124,241,211
12th Week $6,387,165 /
$119,848,370
$10,274,074 /
$134,515,285
13th Week $6,295,099 /
$126,143,469
$7,057,422 /
$141,572,707
14th Week $3,340,268 /
$129,483,737
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$132,525,210
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$134,926,067
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$137,674,692
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$140,279,708
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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.