Movie Comparison: The Pirates of Penzance (1983) vs. Gremlins (1984)

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  The Pirates
of Penzance
Gremlins
Domestic Release Date Feb 18, 1983Jun 8, 1984
Production Budget  $11,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 911,511
Maximum Theaters 911,537
Theatrical Engagements 19525,910
Domestic Opening Weekend $255,496$12,511,634
Domestic Box Office $694,497$151,661,913
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$2,376,721$485,973,299
International Box Office $783,845
Worldwide Box Office $694,497$152,445,758
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  3. Week Comparison
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Gremlins
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  The Pirates
of Penzance
Gremlins
Opening Weekend $255,496 /
$255,496
$12,511,634 /
$12,511,634
2nd Weekend $203,098 /
$523,895
$13,949,228 /
$34,807,149
3rd Weekend $126,497 /
$694,497
$11,420,965 /
$54,766,097
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$70,383,749
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$8,618,260 /
$85,262,438
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$6,171,855 /
$95,991,068
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$5,517,823 /
$105,525,234
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$4,596,286 /
$113,266,641
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$4,147,845 /
$120,039,032
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$3,151,397 /
$125,539,436
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$2,170,739 /
$129,469,035
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$1,847,756 /
$132,624,650
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$3,001,224 /
$136,678,227
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$1,612,793 /
$138,799,278
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$1,441,837 /
$140,690,756
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$1,119,446 /
$142,192,855
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$751,981 /
$143,221,695
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$946,260 /
$144,373,709
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$683,562 /
$145,243,263
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$665,340 /
$146,110,570
  The Pirates
of Penzance
Gremlins
Opening Week $320,797 /
$320,797
$20,857,921 /
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2nd Week $247,203 /
$568,000
$22,487,211 /
$43,345,132
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$61,360,571
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$115,891,187
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$122,388,039
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$127,298,296
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$130,776,894
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$133,677,003
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$137,186,485
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$139,248,919
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$141,073,409
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$142,469,714
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$143,427,449
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$144,559,701
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$885,529 /
$145,445,230
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$869,330 /
$146,314,560

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.