Movie Comparison: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) vs. The Godfather (1972)
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| The Shawshank Redemption | The Godfather | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Sep 23, 1994 | Mar 15, 1972 |
| Production Budget | $25,000,000 | $7,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 33 | 6 |
| Maximum Theaters | 972 | 596 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 11,223 | 1,641 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $727,327 | $302,393 |
| Domestic Box Office | $28,241,469 | $136,479,994 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$72,687,815 | $852,465,831 |
| International Box Office | $471,884 | $133,527,400 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $28,713,353 | $270,007,394 |
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| The Shawshank Redemption | The Godfather | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $727,327 / $727,327 | $302,393 / $302,393 |
| 2nd Weekend | $604,259 / $1,642,635 | $5,264,402 / $133,698,921 |
| 3rd Weekend | $1,968,808 / $3,881,734 | - / - |
| 4th Weekend | $2,402,549 / $7,151,056 | - / - |
| 5th Weekend | $2,143,375 / $10,235,401 | - / - |
| 6th Weekend | $1,470,640 / $12,469,484 | - / - |
| 7th Weekend | $1,201,378 / $14,210,084 | - / - |
| 8th Weekend | $802,672 / $15,318,812 | - / - |
| 9th Weekend | $261,648 / $15,753,538 | - / - |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 12th Weekend | $61,712 / $16,257,698 | - / - |
| 13th Weekend | $50,062 / $16,324,987 | - / - |
| 14th Weekend | $33,771 / $16,375,076 | - / - |
| 15th Weekend | $54,935 / $16,461,051 | - / - |
| 16th Weekend | $44,890 / $16,523,439 | - / - |
| 17th Weekend | $50,023 / $16,600,975 | - / - |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| The Shawshank Redemption | The Godfather | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $1,038,376 / $1,038,376 | - / - |
| 2nd Week | $874,550 / $1,912,926 | $302,393 / $302,393 |
| 3rd Week | $2,835,581 / $4,748,507 | - / - |
| 4th Week | $3,343,519 / $8,092,026 | - / - |
| 5th Week | $2,906,818 / $10,998,844 | - / - |
| 6th Week | $2,009,862 / $13,008,706 | - / - |
| 7th Week | $1,507,434 / $14,516,140 | - / - |
| 8th Week | $975,750 / $15,491,890 | - / - |
| 9th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 11th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 12th Week | $78,939 / $16,274,925 | - / - |
| 13th Week | $66,380 / $16,341,305 | - / - |
| 14th Week | $64,811 / $16,406,116 | - / - |
| 15th Week | $72,433 / $16,478,549 | - / - |
| 16th Week | $72,403 / $16,550,952 | - / - |
| 17th Week | - / - | - / - |
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| 20th Week | - / - | - / - |
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.