Movie Comparison: Superman II (1981) vs. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

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  Superman
II
Superman
IV: The Quest
for Peace
Domestic Release Date Jun 19, 1981Jul 24, 1987
Production Budget $54,000,000$17,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,3951,511
Maximum Theaters 1,8871,511
Theatrical Engagements 13,4113,022
Domestic Opening Weekend $14,100,522$5,683,122
Domestic Box Office $108,185,706$14,522,355
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$419,511,472$40,038,612
International Box Office $82,214,294$22,177,645
Worldwide Box Office $190,400,000$36,700,000
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Superman
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Superman
IV: The Quest
for Peace
1st Friday $4,265,572 /
$4,265,572
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1st Saturday $5,475,015 /
$9,740,587
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1st Sunday $4,359,935 /
$14,100,522
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1st Monday $2,537,556 /
$16,638,079
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1st Tuesday $2,508,644 /
$19,146,723
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1st Wednesday $2,304,965 /
$21,451,688
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1st Thursday $2,557,585 /
$24,009,273
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2nd Friday $3,361,491 /
$27,370,764
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2nd Saturday $4,267,234 /
$31,637,998
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2nd Sunday $3,137,002 /
$34,775,000
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$38,836,443
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3rd Saturday $3,293,414 /
$42,129,857
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$45,680,891
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$55,542,833
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4th Saturday $2,784,267 /
$58,327,100
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$60,218,176
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  Superman
II
Superman
IV: The Quest
for Peace
Opening Weekend $14,100,522 /
$14,100,522
$5,683,122 /
$5,683,122
2nd Weekend $10,765,727 /
$34,774,999
$2,891,836 /
$11,227,824
3rd Weekend $10,905,892 /
$53,472,435
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4th Weekend $6,745,678 /
$60,218,113
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5th Weekend $5,260,610 /
$71,625,048
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6th Weekend $3,691,244 /
$78,417,123
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7th Weekend $2,806,048 /
$83,396,295
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8th Weekend $2,188,092 /
$87,370,264
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9th Weekend $1,697,996 /
$90,396,497
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10th Weekend $1,570,081 /
$93,012,233
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11th Weekend $1,440,684 /
$95,367,222
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12th Weekend $1,610,179 /
$97,647,259
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  Superman
II
Superman
IV: The Quest
for Peace
Opening Week $24,009,272 /
$24,009,272
$8,335,988 /
$8,335,988
2nd Week $18,557,271 /
$42,566,543
$4,576,355 /
$12,912,343
3rd Week $10,905,892 /
$53,472,435
$1,610,012 /
$14,522,355
4th Week $12,892,003 /
$66,364,438
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5th Week $8,361,441 /
$74,725,879
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6th Week $5,864,368 /
$80,590,247
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7th Week $4,591,925 /
$85,182,172
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8th Week $3,516,329 /
$88,698,501
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9th Week $2,743,651 /
$91,442,152
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10th Week $2,484,386 /
$93,926,538
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$96,037,080
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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.