Movie Comparison: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) vs. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)

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  Raiders of
the Lost
Ark
Bill & Ted’s
Excellent
Adventure
Domestic Title Bill & Ted's
Excellent
Adventure
Domestic Release Date Jun 12, 1981Feb 17, 1989
Production Budget $20,000,000$10,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,0781,196
Maximum Theaters 1,4001,321
Theatrical Engagements 39,73311,422
Domestic Opening Weekend $8,305,823$6,167,651
Domestic Box Office $225,686,079$40,485,039
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$855,830,948$109,380,628
International Box Office $141,765,835$25,072
Worldwide Box Office $367,451,914$40,510,111
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  Raiders of
the Lost
Ark
Bill & Ted’s
Excellent
Adventure
Opening Weekend $8,305,823 /
$8,305,823
$6,167,651 /
$6,167,651
2nd Weekend $8,018,871 /
$21,861,910
$4,658,485 /
$11,951,461
3rd Weekend $7,069,358 /
$34,903,399
$4,451,440 /
$17,430,283
4th Weekend $7,342,026 /
$46,273,735
$3,351,941 /
$21,788,556
5th Weekend $6,137,192 /
$58,406,558
$2,505,550 /
$25,176,761
6th Weekend $6,450,189 /
$68,431,268
$2,102,517 /
$28,596,383
7th Weekend $6,046,274 /
$78,743,581
$1,973,375 /
$31,728,748
8th Weekend $5,369,898 /
$88,137,951
$1,405,830 /
$33,691,074
9th Weekend $4,846,228 /
$95,974,374
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10th Weekend $5,157,432 /
$104,088,566
$629,694 /
$36,023,198
11th Weekend $4,183,784 /
$110,733,608
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12th Weekend $3,909,879 /
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13th Weekend $5,406,403 /
$125,254,773
$290,725 /
$37,788,317
14th Weekend $2,422,842 /
$128,566,311
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  Raiders of
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Ark
Bill & Ted’s
Excellent
Adventure
Opening Week $13,843,039 /
$13,843,039
$7,292,976 /
$7,292,976
2nd Week $13,991,002 /
$27,834,041
$5,685,867 /
$12,978,843
3rd Week $11,097,668 /
$38,931,709
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$18,436,615
4th Week $13,337,657 /
$52,269,366
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$22,671,211
5th Week $9,711,713 /
$61,981,079
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6th Week $10,716,228 /
$72,697,307
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$29,755,373
7th Week $10,070,746 /
$82,768,053
$2,529,871 /
$32,285,244
8th Week $8,360,093 /
$91,128,146
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14th Week $3,340,268 /
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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.