Movie Comparison: The Pirates of Penzance (1983) vs. Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982)

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  The Pirates
of Penzance
Dead Men
Don’t Wear
Plaid
Domestic Release Date Feb 18, 1983May 21, 1982
Production Budget   
Opening Weekend Theaters 91882
Maximum Theaters 91906
Theatrical Engagements 1953,278
Domestic Opening Weekend $255,496$4,289,601
Domestic Box Office $694,497$18,196,170
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$2,376,721$66,719,285
International Box Office
Worldwide Box Office $694,497$18,196,170
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Dead Men
Don’t Wear
Plaid
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$255,496
$4,289,601 /
$4,289,601
2nd Weekend $203,098 /
$523,895
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$11,355,943
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$694,497
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Dead Men
Don’t Wear
Plaid
Opening Week $320,797 /
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$6,750,271 /
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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.