Movie Comparison: The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) vs. Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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  The Naked
Gun 2½:
The Smell
of Fear
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Domestic Release Date Jun 28, 1991May 21, 1980
Production Budget $23,000,000$23,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,378126
Maximum Theaters 2,3782,322
Theatrical Engagements 11,66335,345
Domestic Opening Weekend $20,817,139$4,910,483
Domestic Box Office $86,930,411$291,738,960
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$222,591,401$1,042,740,647
International Box Office $257,262,126
Worldwide Box Office $86,930,411$549,001,086
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Naked
Gun 2½:
The Smell
of Fear
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
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$1,397,356 /
$3,738,470
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$1,735,194 /
$5,473,664
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$1,770,644 /
$7,244,308
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$8,756,918
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  The Naked
Gun 2½:
The Smell
of Fear
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Opening Weekend $20,817,139 /
$20,817,139
$4,910,483 /
$7,244,308
2nd Weekend $11,628,880 /
$43,172,501
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$56,000,498
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4th Weekend $5,537,490 /
$65,333,852
$3,606,000 /
$15,190,077
5th Weekend $4,022,800 /
$72,506,617
$10,480,307 /
$47,332,853
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$9,217,874 /
$64,904,375
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$8,309,772 /
$81,958,005
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$6,652,858 /
$94,296,366
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$6,721,000 /
$105,714,000
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$118,310,568
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  The Naked
Gun 2½:
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Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Opening Week $31,543,621 /
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$87,643,508
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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.