Movie Comparison: Back to the Future (1985) vs. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)

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  Back to the
Future
Bill & Ted’s
Excellent
Adventure
Domestic Title Bill & Ted's
Excellent
Adventure
Domestic Release Date Jul 3, 1985Feb 17, 1989
Production Budget $19,000,000$10,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,4191,196
Maximum Theaters 1,8151,321
Theatrical Engagements 36,97011,422
Domestic Opening Weekend $11,332,134$6,167,651
Domestic Box Office $215,136,452$40,485,039
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$625,701,190$109,380,628
International Box Office $173,250,370$25,072
Worldwide Box Office $388,386,822$40,510,111
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Back to the
Future
Bill & Ted’s
Excellent
Adventure
1st Friday $3,700,000 /
$7,300,000
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1st Saturday $4,300,000 /
$11,600,000
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1st Sunday $3,200,000 /
$14,950,134
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  Back to the
Future
Bill & Ted’s
Excellent
Adventure
Opening Weekend $11,332,134 /
$14,950,134
$6,167,651 /
$6,167,651
2nd Weekend $10,555,133 /
$32,580,763
$4,658,485 /
$11,951,461
3rd Weekend $10,320,610 /
$50,237,618
$4,451,440 /
$17,430,283
4th Weekend $9,489,297 /
$66,662,305
$3,351,941 /
$21,788,556
5th Weekend $8,687,291 /
$81,939,179
$2,505,550 /
$25,176,761
6th Weekend $8,241,309 /
$95,961,602
$2,102,517 /
$28,596,383
7th Weekend $7,332,083 /
$109,409,078
$1,973,375 /
$31,728,748
8th Weekend $6,754,583 /
$119,819,868
$1,405,830 /
$33,691,074
9th Weekend $9,049,668 /
$132,754,418
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10th Weekend $5,214,465 /
$138,482,268
$629,694 /
$36,023,198
11th Weekend $4,134,287 /
$145,018,950
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12th Weekend $3,924,150 /
$150,200,665
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13th Weekend $4,109,134 /
$155,386,500
$290,725 /
$37,788,317
14th Weekend $3,382,658 /
$159,616,579
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15th Weekend $3,288,038 /
$163,697,727
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16th Weekend $2,881,120 /
$167,098,722
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17th Weekend $2,244,311 /
$170,026,643
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18th Weekend $2,402,312 /
$173,052,725
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19th Weekend $2,260,878 /
$175,869,057
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20th Weekend $1,947,661 /
$178,466,175
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  Back to the
Future
Bill & Ted’s
Excellent
Adventure
Opening Week - /
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$7,292,976 /
$7,292,976
2nd Week $18,407,630 /
$22,025,630
$5,685,867 /
$12,978,843
3rd Week $17,891,378 /
$39,917,008
$5,457,772 /
$18,436,615
4th Week $17,256,000 /
$57,173,008
$4,234,596 /
$22,671,211
5th Week $16,078,880 /
$73,251,888
$3,822,655 /
$26,493,866
6th Week $14,468,405 /
$87,720,293
$3,261,507 /
$29,755,373
7th Week $14,356,702 /
$102,076,995
$2,529,871 /
$32,285,244
8th Week $10,988,290 /
$113,065,285
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9th Week $10,639,465 /
$123,704,750
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10th Week $9,563,053 /
$133,267,803
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11th Week $7,616,860 /
$140,884,663
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12th Week $5,391,852 /
$146,276,515
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13th Week $5,000,851 /
$151,277,366
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14th Week $4,956,555 /
$156,233,921
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15th Week $4,175,768 /
$160,409,689
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16th Week $3,807,913 /
$164,217,602
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17th Week $3,564,730 /
$167,782,332
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18th Week $2,868,081 /
$170,650,413
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19th Week $2,957,766 /
$173,608,179
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20th Week $2,910,335 /
$176,518,514
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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.