Movie Comparison: The Godfather (1972) vs. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

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  The GodfatherThe Shawshank
Redemption
Domestic Release Date Mar 15, 1972Sep 23, 1994
Production Budget $7,000,000$25,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 633
Maximum Theaters 596972
Theatrical Engagements 1,64111,223
Domestic Opening Weekend $302,393$727,327
Domestic Box Office $136,479,994$28,241,469
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$852,465,831$72,687,815
International Box Office $133,527,400$471,884
Worldwide Box Office $270,007,394$28,713,353
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  The GodfatherThe Shawshank
Redemption
Opening Weekend $302,393 /
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$727,327 /
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2nd Weekend $5,264,402 /
$133,698,921
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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.