Movie Comparison: Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) vs. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

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  Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Star Trek:
The Motion
Picture
Domestic Release Date May 21, 1980Dec 7, 1979
Production Budget $23,000,000$35,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 126857
Maximum Theaters 2,3221,002
Theatrical Engagements 35,4712,716
Domestic Opening Weekend $4,910,483$11,926,421
Domestic Box Office $291,738,960$82,258,456
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$1,042,740,647$353,285,319
International Box Office $257,262,126$56,741,544
Worldwide Box Office $549,001,086$139,000,000
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Star Trek:
The Motion
Picture
1st Friday $1,397,356 /
$3,738,470
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1st Saturday $1,735,194 /
$5,473,664
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1st Sunday $1,770,644 /
$7,244,308
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$8,756,918
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Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Star Trek:
The Motion
Picture
Opening Weekend $4,910,483 /
$7,244,308
$11,926,421 /
$11,926,421
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$24,289,369
3rd Weekend $4,339,769 /
$11,584,077
$12,075,000 /
$39,658,976
4th Weekend $3,606,000 /
$15,190,077
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5th Weekend $10,840,307 /
$47,332,853
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6th Weekend $9,217,874 /
$64,904,375
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7th Weekend $8,309,772 /
$81,958,005
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8th Weekend $6,652,858 /
$94,296,366
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9th Weekend $6,721,000 /
$105,714,000
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$118,310,568
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$130,000,000
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$139,069,964
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Empire Strikes
Back
Star Trek:
The Motion
Picture
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8th Week $13,995,275 /
$87,643,508
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$124,241,211
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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.