Movie Comparison: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) vs. Back to the Future (1985)

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  Star Trek
III: The
Search for
Spock
Back to the
Future
Domestic Release Date Jun 1, 1984Jul 3, 1985
Production Budget $18,000,000$19,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,9661,419
Maximum Theaters 1,9661,815
Theatrical Engagements 11,60236,970
Domestic Opening Weekend $16,673,229$11,332,134
Domestic Box Office $76,471,046$215,136,452
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$245,344,596$625,701,190
International Box Office $10,528,954$173,250,370
Worldwide Box Office $87,000,000$388,386,822
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  Star Trek
III: The
Search for
Spock
Back to the
Future
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$3,700,000 /
$7,300,000
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$14,950,134
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  Star Trek
III: The
Search for
Spock
Back to the
Future
Opening Weekend $16,673,229 /
$16,673,229
$11,332,134 /
$14,950,134
2nd Weekend $9,622,080 /
$34,851,993
$10,555,133 /
$32,580,763
3rd Weekend $6,637,229 /
$45,915,986
$10,320,610 /
$50,237,618
4th Weekend $4,802,493 /
$54,248,925
$9,489,297 /
$66,662,305
5th Weekend $3,101,663 /
$59,739,432
$8,687,291 /
$81,939,179
6th Weekend $2,601,086 /
$64,378,143
$8,241,309 /
$95,961,602
7th Weekend $1,800,411 /
$67,458,579
$7,332,083 /
$109,409,078
8th Weekend $1,249,119 /
$69,685,529
$6,754,583 /
$119,819,868
9th Weekend $887,880 /
$71,273,785
$9,049,668 /
$132,754,418
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$138,482,268
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$145,018,950
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$150,200,665
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$155,386,500
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$159,616,579
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$163,697,727
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$167,098,722
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$173,052,725
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$175,869,057
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$178,466,175
  Star Trek
III: The
Search for
Spock
Back to the
Future
Opening Week $25,229,913 /
$25,229,913
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2nd Week $14,048,844 /
$39,278,757
$18,407,630 /
$22,025,630
3rd Week $10,167,675 /
$49,446,432
$17,891,378 /
$39,917,008
4th Week $7,191,337 /
$56,637,769
$17,256,000 /
$57,173,008
5th Week $5,139,288 /
$61,777,057
$16,078,880 /
$73,251,888
6th Week $3,881,111 /
$65,658,168
$14,468,405 /
$87,720,293
7th Week $2,778,242 /
$68,436,410
$14,356,702 /
$102,076,995
8th Week $1,949,495 /
$70,385,905
$10,988,290 /
$113,065,285
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$123,704,750
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$133,267,803
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$151,277,366
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$170,650,413
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$173,608,179
20th Week - /
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$2,910,335 /
$176,518,514

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.