Movie Comparison: Flashdance (1983) vs. Dirty Dancing (1987)
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| Flashdance | Dirty Dancing | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Apr 15, 1983 | Aug 21, 1987 |
| Production Budget | $7,000,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,140 | 975 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,140 | 1,012 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 23,966 | 21,018 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $4,076,124 | $3,900,000 |
| Domestic Box Office | $90,463,574 | $63,892,689 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$309,586,443 | $174,296,991 |
| International Box Office | $111,000,000 | $150,001,106 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $201,463,574 | $213,893,795 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Flashdance | Dirty Dancing | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $4,076,124 / $4,076,124 | $3,900,000 / $3,900,000 |
| 2nd Weekend | $4,085,494 / $9,738,547 | $3,666,750 / $10,025,438 |
| 3rd Weekend | $4,095,000 / $15,352,325 | $4,889,239 / $16,465,415 |
| 4th Weekend | $3,385,578 / $20,325,125 | $3,542,221 / $20,949,272 |
| 5th Weekend | $3,452,991 / $25,276,725 | $2,471,555 / $24,469,975 |
| 6th Weekend | $3,524,875 / $30,357,538 | $2,100,759 / $27,376,139 |
| 7th Weekend | $4,665,930 / $36,586,380 | $1,878,207 / $30,011,849 |
| 8th Weekend | $3,008,173 / $40,809,874 | $2,021,673 / $32,631,532 |
| 9th Weekend | $2,105,030 / $44,415,609 | $1,839,181 / $34,837,670 |
| 10th Weekend | $2,190,327 / $47,993,508 | $1,785,660 / $37,229,977 |
| 11th Weekend | $1,804,916 / $51,361,490 | $1,304,542 / $39,210,484 |
| 12th Weekend | $2,256,608 / $54,950,023 | $1,704,920 / $41,469,209 |
| 13th Weekend | $2,279,134 / $58,254,882 | $1,700,823 / $43,871,705 |
| 14th Weekend | $2,175,177 / $62,041,867 | $1,467,927 / $45,856,700 |
| 15th Weekend | $1,964,377 / $65,545,839 | $1,704,317 / $48,431,980 |
| 16th Weekend | $1,573,396 / $68,574,323 | $1,179,534 / $50,044,871 |
| 17th Weekend | $1,468,485 / $71,216,567 | $844,229 / $51,480,865 |
| 18th Weekend | $1,327,937 / $73,552,047 | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | $1,516,078 / $76,021,471 | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | $1,569,817 / $78,530,724 | $1,277,912 / $55,913,006 |
| Flashdance | Dirty Dancing | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $5,653,053 / $5,653,053 | $6,358,688 / $6,358,688 |
| 2nd Week | $5,604,272 / $11,257,325 | $5,217,488 / $11,576,176 |
| 3rd Week | $5,682,222 / $16,939,547 | $5,830,875 / $17,407,051 |
| 4th Week | $4,884,187 / $21,823,734 | $4,591,369 / $21,998,420 |
| 5th Week | $5,008,929 / $26,832,663 | $3,276,960 / $25,275,380 |
| 6th Week | $5,087,787 / $31,920,450 | $2,858,262 / $28,133,642 |
| 7th Week | $5,881,251 / $37,801,701 | $2,476,217 / $30,609,859 |
| 8th Week | $4,508,878 / $42,310,579 | $2,388,630 / $32,998,489 |
| 9th Week | $3,492,602 / $45,803,181 | $2,445,828 / $35,444,317 |
| 10th Week | $3,753,393 / $49,556,574 | $2,461,625 / $37,905,942 |
| 11th Week | $3,136,841 / $52,693,415 | $1,858,347 / $39,764,289 |
| 12th Week | $3,282,333 / $55,975,748 | $2,406,593 / $42,170,882 |
| 13th Week | $3,890,942 / $59,866,690 | $2,217,891 / $44,388,773 |
| 14th Week | $3,714,772 / $63,581,462 | $2,338,890 / $46,727,663 |
| 15th Week | $3,419,465 / $67,000,927 | $2,137,674 / $48,865,337 |
| 16th Week | $2,747,155 / $69,748,082 | $1,771,299 / $50,636,636 |
| 17th Week | $2,476,028 / $72,224,110 | - / - |
| 18th Week | $2,281,283 / $74,505,393 | - / - |
| 19th Week | $2,455,514 / $76,960,907 | - / - |
| 20th Week | $2,387,381 / $79,348,288 | $1,661,936 / $56,297,030 |
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.