Movie Comparison: The Sure Thing (1985) vs. This is Spinal Tap (1984)
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| The Sure Thing | This is Spinal Tap | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Mar 1, 1985 | Mar 2, 1984 |
| Production Budget | ||
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,115 | 3 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,115 | 206 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 6,905 | 1,564 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $3,124,782 | $30,835 |
| Domestic Box Office | $18,136,000 | $4,736,202 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$55,072,131 | $15,195,305 |
| International Box Office | $68 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $18,136,000 | $4,736,270 |
| Remove | Remove |
| The Sure Thing | This is Spinal Tap | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $3,124,782 / $3,124,782 | $30,835 / $30,835 |
| 2nd Weekend | $2,894,217 / $6,869,924 | $48,819 / $91,944 |
| 3rd Weekend | $2,690,644 / $10,428,629 | $58,914 / $171,591 |
| 4th Weekend | $1,805,776 / $13,012,150 | $99,411 / $299,850 |
| 5th Weekend | $676,277 / $14,163,457 | $190,726 / $534,560 |
| 6th Weekend | $768,591 / $15,249,297 | $150,145 / $734,446 |
| 7th Weekend | $446,618 / $16,034,157 | $131,777 / $925,604 |
| 8th Weekend | $446,582 / $16,518,279 | $235,910 / $1,233,416 |
| 9th Weekend | $285,338 / $16,930,000 | $470,293 / $1,788,814 |
| 10th Weekend | $157,206 / $17,198,347 | $372,174 / $2,350,407 |
| 11th Weekend | $148,688 / $17,391,265 | $297,123 / $2,794,914 |
| 12th Weekend | $191,851 / $17,655,537 | $350,835 / $3,294,727 |
| 13th Weekend | $142,271 / $17,857,951 | $397,803 / $3,828,016 |
| 14th Weekend | $128,278 / $18,028,587 | $140,096 / $4,070,686 |
| 15th Weekend | $45,173 / $18,135,531 | $58,655 / $4,198,199 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $90,298 / $4,322,050 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $43,498 / $4,430,741 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $30,721 / $4,491,645 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| The Sure Thing | This is Spinal Tap | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $3,975,707 / $3,975,707 | $43,125 / $43,125 |
| 2nd Week | $3,762,278 / $7,737,985 | $69,552 / $112,677 |
| 3rd Week | $3,468,389 / $11,206,374 | $87,762 / $200,439 |
| 4th Week | $2,280,806 / $13,487,180 | $143,395 / $343,834 |
| 5th Week | $993,526 / $14,480,706 | $240,467 / $584,301 |
| 6th Week | $1,106,833 / $15,587,539 | $209,526 / $793,827 |
| 7th Week | $484,158 / $16,071,697 | $203,679 / $997,506 |
| 8th Week | $572,965 / $16,644,662 | $321,015 / $1,318,521 |
| 9th Week | $396,479 / $17,041,141 | $659,712 / $1,978,233 |
| 10th Week | $201,436 / $17,242,577 | $519,558 / $2,497,791 |
| 11th Week | $221,109 / $17,463,686 | $446,101 / $2,943,892 |
| 12th Week | $251,994 / $17,715,680 | $486,321 / $3,430,213 |
| 13th Week | $184,629 / $17,900,309 | $500,377 / $3,930,590 |
| 14th Week | $190,049 / $18,090,358 | $208,954 / $4,139,544 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $92,208 / $4,231,752 |
| 16th Week | - / - | $155,491 / $4,387,243 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $73,681 / $4,460,924 |
| 18th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 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.