Movie Comparison: Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) vs. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

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  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Raiders of
the Lost
Ark
Domestic Release Date May 25, 1983Jun 12, 1981
Production Budget $32,500,000$20,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,0021,078
Maximum Theaters 2,1111,400
Theatrical Engagements 40,76139,733
Domestic Opening Weekend $23,019,618$8,305,823
Domestic Box Office $316,465,003$225,686,079
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$1,009,821,373$855,830,948
International Box Office $165,900,281$141,765,835
Worldwide Box Office $482,365,284$367,451,914
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Raiders of
the Lost
Ark
1st Friday $6,437,005 /
$17,077,785
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1st Saturday $8,142,508 /
$25,220,293
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1st Sunday $8,440,105 /
$33,660,398
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1st Monday $7,471,001 /
$41,131,399
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1st Tuesday $4,179,605 /
$45,311,004
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1st Wednesday $3,836,389 /
$49,147,393
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1st Thursday $3,763,300 /
$52,910,693
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2nd Friday $5,084,419 /
$57,995,112
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2nd Saturday $6,846,168 /
$64,841,280
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$70,040,387
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  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Raiders of
the Lost
Ark
Opening Weekend $23,019,618 /
$30,490,619
$8,305,823 /
$8,305,823
2nd Weekend $17,229,694 /
$70,040,387
$8,018,871 /
$21,861,910
3rd Weekend $11,995,064 /
$101,680,575
$7,069,358 /
$34,903,399
4th Weekend $11,217,546 /
$121,566,148
$7,342,026 /
$46,273,735
5th Weekend $11,127,915 /
$141,039,269
$6,137,192 /
$58,406,558
6th Weekend $12,038,626 /
$157,834,658
$6,450,189 /
$68,431,268
7th Weekend $7,337,926 /
$170,210,203
$6,046,274 /
$78,743,581
8th Weekend $8,270,850 /
$184,202,708
$5,369,898 /
$88,137,951
9th Weekend $7,239,419 /
$195,751,286
$4,846,228 /
$95,974,374
10th Weekend $5,659,948 /
$201,411,234
$5,157,432 /
$104,088,566
11th Weekend $4,499,005 /
$209,656,205
$4,183,784 /
$110,733,608
12th Weekend $3,759,299 /
$216,873,917
$3,909,879 /
$117,371,084
13th Weekend $3,033,669 /
$222,489,243
$5,406,403 /
$125,254,773
14th Weekend $2,563,071 /
$227,100,205
$2,422,842 /
$128,566,311
15th Weekend $3,509,131 /
$232,256,663
$2,326,951 /
$131,810,688
16th Weekend $1,621,851 /
$234,515,987
$1,871,521 /
$134,396,731
17th Weekend $1,346,372 /
$236,382,169
$1,959,650 /
$136,885,717
18th Weekend $1,093,199 /
$237,883,852
$2,213,904 /
$139,888,596
19th Weekend $917,828 /
$239,135,743
$1,533,105 /
$141,812,813
20th Weekend $804,710 /
$240,195,174
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  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Raiders of
the Lost
Ark
Opening Week - /
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$13,843,039 /
$13,843,039
2nd Week $45,339,692 /
$52,810,693
$13,991,002 /
$27,834,041
3rd Week $36,874,818 /
$89,685,511
$11,097,668 /
$38,931,709
4th Week $20,663,091 /
$110,348,602
$13,337,657 /
$52,269,366
5th Week $19,562,752 /
$129,911,354
$9,711,713 /
$61,981,079
6th Week $15,884,678 /
$145,796,032
$10,716,228 /
$72,697,307
7th Week $17,076,245 /
$162,872,277
$10,070,746 /
$82,768,053
8th Week $13,059,581 /
$175,931,858
$8,360,093 /
$91,128,146
9th Week $12,580,009 /
$188,511,867
$7,802,988 /
$98,931,134
10th Week $7,239,419 /
$195,751,286
$7,618,690 /
$106,549,824
11th Week $9,405,914 /
$205,157,200
$6,911,381 /
$113,461,205
12th Week $7,957,418 /
$213,114,618
$6,387,165 /
$119,848,370
13th Week $6,340,956 /
$219,455,574
$6,295,099 /
$126,143,469
14th Week $5,081,560 /
$224,537,134
$3,340,268 /
$129,483,737
15th Week $4,210,398 /
$228,747,532
$3,041,473 /
$132,525,210
16th Week $4,146,604 /
$232,894,136
$2,400,857 /
$134,926,067
17th Week $2,141,661 /
$235,035,797
$2,748,625 /
$137,674,692
18th Week $1,754,856 /
$236,790,653
$2,605,016 /
$140,279,708
19th Week $1,427,262 /
$238,217,915
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20th Week $1,172,549 /
$239,390,464
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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.