Movie Comparison: Love and Monsters (2020) vs. Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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  Love and
Monsters
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Domestic Release Date Oct 16, 2020May 21, 1980
Production Budget $30,000,000$23,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 387126
Maximum Theaters 3872,322
Theatrical Engagements 1,32135,345
Domestic Opening Weekend $270,302$4,910,483
Domestic Box Office $1,070,714$291,738,960
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$1,257,325$1,042,740,647
International Box Office $60,969$257,262,126
Worldwide Box Office $1,131,683$549,001,086
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Love and
Monsters
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
1st Friday $90,216 /
$90,216
$1,397,356 /
$3,738,470
1st Saturday $120,062 /
$210,278
$1,735,194 /
$5,473,664
1st Sunday $60,024 /
$270,302
$1,770,644 /
$7,244,308
1st Monday $20,802 /
$291,104
$1,505,321 /
$8,756,918
1st Tuesday $26,423 /
$317,527
$855,745 /
$9,612,663
1st Wednesday $21,312 /
$338,839
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1st Thursday $23,436 /
$362,275
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2nd Friday $68,564 /
$430,839
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2nd Saturday $100,859 /
$531,698
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2nd Sunday $47,380 /
$579,078
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2nd Monday $14,886 /
$593,964
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2nd Tuesday $15,433 /
$609,397
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2nd Wednesday $17,009 /
$626,406
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2nd Thursday $19,192 /
$645,598
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3rd Friday $42,052 /
$687,650
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3rd Saturday $52,555 /
$740,205
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3rd Sunday $33,087 /
$773,292
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3rd Monday $10,911 /
$784,203
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3rd Tuesday $12,766 /
$796,969
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3rd Wednesday $12,008 /
$808,977
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3rd Thursday $11,174 /
$820,151
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4th Friday $34,064 /
$854,215
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4th Saturday $48,896 /
$903,111
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4th Sunday $24,714 /
$927,825
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4th Monday $8,761 /
$936,586
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4th Tuesday $12,987 /
$949,573
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4th Wednesday $13,005 /
$962,578
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4th Thursday $9,007 /
$971,585
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5th Friday $24,928 /
$996,513
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5th Saturday $36,360 /
$1,032,873
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5th Sunday $15,640 /
$1,048,513
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5th Monday $5,187 /
$1,053,700
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5th Tuesday $6,795 /
$1,060,495
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5th Wednesday $5,577 /
$1,066,072
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5th Thursday $4,642 /
$1,070,714
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  Love and
Monsters
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Opening Weekend $270,302 /
$270,302
$4,910,483 /
$7,244,308
2nd Weekend $216,803 /
$579,078
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3rd Weekend $127,694 /
$773,292
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4th Weekend $107,674 /
$927,825
$3,606,000 /
$15,190,077
5th Weekend $76,928 /
$1,048,513
$10,480,307 /
$47,332,853
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$9,217,874 /
$64,904,375
7th Weekend - /
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$8,309,772 /
$81,958,005
8th Weekend - /
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$6,652,858 /
$94,296,366
9th Weekend - /
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$6,721,000 /
$105,714,000
10th Weekend - /
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$7,130,000 /
$118,310,568
11th Weekend - /
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$5,758,789 /
$130,000,000
12th Weekend - /
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$4,554,679 /
$139,069,964
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$4,321,216 /
$145,893,923
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  Love and
Monsters
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Opening Week $362,275 /
$362,275
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2nd Week $283,323 /
$645,598
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3rd Week $174,553 /
$820,151
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4th Week $151,434 /
$971,585
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5th Week $99,129 /
$1,070,714
$40,098,546 /
$36,492,546
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$19,193,955 /
$55,686,501
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$17,961,732 /
$73,648,233
8th Week - /
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$13,995,275 /
$87,643,508
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$11,349,492 /
$98,993,000
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$12,187,568 /
$111,180,568
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$13,060,643 /
$124,241,211
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$10,274,074 /
$134,515,285
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$141,572,707
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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.