Movie Comparison: I Ought to be in Pictures (1982) vs. Chariots of Fire (1981)
Add a movie to the comparison:
Popular comparisons with first movie (click to add): On Golden Pond (1981), The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982), Victor/Victoria (1982), Making Love (1982), Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Having trouble thinking of good comparisons? Find similar movies with our Report Builder.
| I Ought to be in Pictures | Chariots of Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Mar 26, 1982 | Sep 25, 1981 |
| Production Budget | $5,500,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 662 | 3 |
| Maximum Theaters | 662 | 810 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 2,483 | 12,507 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $2,170,397 | $68,907 |
| Domestic Box Office | $6,968,359 | $61,558,162 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$25,550,648 | $226,297,856 |
| International Box Office | $352,345 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $6,968,359 | $61,910,507 |
| Remove | Remove |
| I Ought to be in Pictures | Chariots of Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $2,170,397 / $2,170,397 | $68,907 / $68,907 |
| 2nd Weekend | $1,435,557 / $4,117,623 | $92,639 / $198,650 |
| 3rd Weekend | $864,497 / $5,533,532 | $117,083 / $607,253 |
| 4th Weekend | $462,678 / $6,300,433 | $119,695 / $764,983 |
| 5th Weekend | $278,163 / $6,710,143 | - / - |
| 6th Weekend | $173,102 / $6,968,359 | $174,508 / $1,217,032 |
| 7th Weekend | - / - | $199,730 / $1,501,442 |
| 8th Weekend | - / - | $189,720 / $1,789,851 |
| 9th Weekend | - / - | $175,821 / $2,033,937 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $230,393 / $2,363,447 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $133,092 / $2,550,409 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $418,457 / $2,770,216 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $331,010 / $6,772,530 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $359,516 / $7,275,538 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $259,453 / $7,653,787 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | $476,605 / $8,242,117 |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | $1,669,582 / $10,065,998 |
| I Ought to be in Pictures | Chariots of Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $2,682,066 / $2,682,066 | $106,011 / $106,011 |
| 2nd Week | $1,986,969 / $4,669,035 | $384,159 / $490,170 |
| 3rd Week | $1,168,720 / $5,837,755 | $155,118 / $645,288 |
| 4th Week | $594,225 / $6,431,980 | - / - |
| 5th Week | $363,277 / $6,795,257 | - / - |
| 6th Week | - / - | $259,188 / $904,476 |
| 7th Week | - / - | $298,419 / $1,202,895 |
| 8th Week | - / - | $257,985 / $1,460,880 |
| 9th Week | - / - | $274,938 / $1,735,818 |
| 10th Week | - / - | $284,263 / $2,020,081 |
| 11th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 12th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 13th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 14th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 15th Week | - / - | $4,421,439 / $6,441,520 |
| 16th Week | - / - | $474,502 / $6,916,022 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $478,312 / $7,394,334 |
| 18th Week | - / - | $371,178 / $7,765,512 |
| 19th Week | - / - | $630,904 / $8,396,416 |
| 20th Week | - / - | $2,207,223 / $10,603,639 |
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.