Movie Comparison: Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) vs. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

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  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Trek:
The Motion
Picture
Domestic Release Date May 25, 1983Dec 7, 1979
Production Budget $111,222,222$150,318,725
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,002857
Maximum Theaters 2,1111,002
Theatrical Engagements 40,7612,716
Domestic Opening Weekend $78,778,248$51,221,840
Domestic Box Office $1,083,013,566$353,285,321
International Box Office $567,747,628$243,694,759
Worldwide Box Office $1,650,761,194$596,980,080
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Trek:
The Motion
Picture
1st Friday $22,028,862 /
$58,443,975
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1st Saturday $27,865,472 /
$86,309,447
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1st Sunday $28,883,915 /
$115,193,362
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1st Monday $25,567,426 /
$140,760,788
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1st Tuesday $14,303,537 /
$155,064,325
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1st Wednesday $13,128,976 /
$168,193,300
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1st Thursday $12,878,849 /
$181,072,149
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2nd Friday $17,400,012 /
$198,472,161
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2nd Saturday $23,429,108 /
$221,901,269
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2nd Sunday $17,792,500 /
$239,693,769
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  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Trek:
The Motion
Picture
Opening Weekend $78,778,248 /
$104,345,674
$51,221,840 /
$51,221,840
2nd Weekend $58,963,842 /
$239,693,769
$30,990,773 /
$104,318,485
3rd Weekend $41,049,775 /
$347,973,523
$51,859,960 /
$170,328,192
4th Weekend $38,388,935 /
$416,026,373
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5th Weekend $38,082,198 /
$482,667,721
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6th Weekend $41,198,853 /
$540,145,274
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7th Weekend $25,112,013 /
$582,497,139
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8th Weekend $28,304,687 /
$630,382,601
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9th Weekend $24,774,901 /
$669,904,401
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10th Weekend $19,369,600 /
$689,274,001
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11th Weekend $15,396,595 /
$717,490,124
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12th Weekend $12,865,157 /
$742,190,738
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13th Weekend $10,381,889 /
$761,407,632
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14th Weekend $8,771,399 /
$777,187,368
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15th Weekend $12,009,026 /
$794,833,913
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16th Weekend $5,550,335 /
$802,565,822
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17th Weekend $4,607,584 /
$808,952,312
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18th Weekend $3,741,170 /
$814,091,405
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19th Weekend $3,141,011 /
$818,375,654
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20th Weekend $2,753,896 /
$822,001,262
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Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Trek:
The Motion
Picture
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$73,327,712 /
$73,327,712
2nd Week $155,162,502 /
$180,729,927
$45,140,520 /
$118,468,232
3rd Week $126,193,822 /
$306,923,749
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4th Week $70,713,689 /
$377,637,438
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5th Week $66,948,085 /
$444,585,523
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6th Week $54,360,898 /
$498,946,421
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7th Week $58,438,705 /
$557,385,126
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8th Week $44,692,788 /
$602,077,914
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9th Week $43,051,586 /
$645,129,500
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10th Week $24,774,901 /
$669,904,401
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11th Week $32,189,128 /
$702,093,529
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12th Week $27,232,053 /
$729,325,582
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13th Week $21,700,161 /
$751,025,742
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14th Week $17,390,228 /
$768,415,970
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15th Week $14,408,918 /
$782,824,887
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16th Week $14,190,600 /
$797,015,488
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17th Week $7,329,240 /
$804,344,728
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18th Week $6,005,507 /
$810,350,235
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19th Week $4,884,408 /
$815,234,642
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20th Week $4,012,723 /
$819,247,366
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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.