Movie Comparison: The Stepfather (1987) vs. Poltergeist (1982)

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  The StepfatherPoltergeist
Domestic Release Date Jan 23, 1987Jun 4, 1982
Production Budget  $10,700,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 105890
Maximum Theaters 1481,060
Theatrical Engagements 71516,885
Domestic Opening Weekend $260,587$6,896,612
Domestic Box Office $2,488,740$74,706,019
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$6,861,535$273,922,064
International Box Office $47,000,000
Worldwide Box Office $2,488,740$121,706,019
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  The StepfatherPoltergeist
Opening Weekend $260,587 /
$260,587
$6,896,612 /
$6,896,612
2nd Weekend $271,024 /
$630,237
$5,379,673 /
$15,840,440
3rd Weekend $124,495 /
$841,098
$4,709,044 /
$24,296,134
4th Weekend $78,830 /
$977,351
$4,103,235 /
$31,328,050
5th Weekend $103,856 /
$1,105,904
$4,257,743 /
$37,957,743
6th Weekend $192,666 /
$1,336,678
$3,246,527 /
$42,746,527
7th Weekend $117,487 /
$1,522,931
$2,648,700 /
$47,448,700
8th Weekend $23,811 /
$1,587,467
$2,125,435 /
$51,285,055
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$1,847,018 /
$54,890,000
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$1,903,479 /
$58,137,711
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$60,647,035
12th Weekend - /
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$1,279,800 /
$62,285,580
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$920,500 /
$64,190,575
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$1,083,726 /
$65,697,180
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$1,065,523 /
$66,918,281
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$67,938,442
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$68,899,175
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$414,721 /
$69,572,921
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$70,526,405
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$206,183 /
$71,322,433
  The StepfatherPoltergeist
Opening Week $359,213 /
$359,213
$10,460,767 /
$10,460,767
2nd Week $357,390 /
$716,603
$9,126,323 /
$19,587,090
3rd Week $181,918 /
$898,521
$7,637,725 /
$27,224,815
4th Week $103,527 /
$1,002,048
$6,475,185 /
$33,700,000
5th Week $141,964 /
$1,144,012
$5,800,000 /
$39,500,000
6th Week $261,432 /
$1,405,444
$5,300,000 /
$44,800,000
7th Week $158,212 /
$1,563,656
$4,359,620 /
$49,159,620
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$53,042,982
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$56,234,232
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$59,221,555
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$61,005,780
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$63,270,075
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$64,613,454
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$65,852,758
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$67,200,150
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$68,179,175
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$70,137,225
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$71,116,250
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$317,851 /
$71,434,101

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.