Movie Comparison: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) vs. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

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  Star Trek
III: The
Search for
Spock
Star Trek
II: The Wrath
of Khan
Domestic Release Date Jun 1, 1984Jun 4, 1982
Production Budget $18,000,000$12,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,9661,621
Maximum Theaters 1,9661,621
Theatrical Engagements 11,60214,197
Domestic Opening Weekend $16,673,229$14,347,221
Domestic Box Office $76,471,046$78,912,963
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$245,344,596$289,347,522
International Box Office $10,528,954$16,887,037
Worldwide Box Office $87,000,000$95,800,000
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Star Trek
II: The Wrath
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  Star Trek
III: The
Search for
Spock
Star Trek
II: The Wrath
of Khan
Opening Weekend $16,673,229 /
$16,673,229
$14,347,221 /
$14,347,221
2nd Weekend $9,622,080 /
$34,851,993
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$33,886,216
3rd Weekend $6,637,229 /
$45,915,986
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$42,117,592
4th Weekend $4,802,493 /
$54,248,925
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$50,075,736
5th Weekend $3,101,663 /
$59,739,432
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$57,725,957
6th Weekend $2,601,086 /
$64,378,143
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$61,133,473
7th Weekend $1,800,411 /
$67,458,579
$2,027,805 /
$64,494,039
8th Weekend $1,249,119 /
$69,685,529
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$66,876,358
9th Weekend $887,880 /
$71,273,785
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$78,633,541
  Star Trek
III: The
Search for
Spock
Star Trek
II: The Wrath
of Khan
Opening Week $25,229,913 /
$25,229,913
$24,479,578 /
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2nd Week $14,048,844 /
$39,278,757
$11,406,278 /
$35,885,856
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$49,446,432
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$5,164,896 /
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$68,436,410
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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.