Movie Comparison: Back to the Future (1985) vs. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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| Back to the Future | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | |
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| Domestic Title | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | |
| Domestic Release Date | Jul 3, 1985 | Jun 11, 1982 |
| Production Budget | $19,000,000 | $10,500,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,419 | 1,101 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,815 | 3,010 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 36,970 | 63,341 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $11,332,134 | $11,911,430 |
| Domestic Box Office | $215,136,452 | $439,454,989 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$628,527,781 | $1,453,084,096 |
| International Box Office | $173,250,370 | $357,852,418 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $388,386,822 | $797,307,407 |
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| 1st Sunday | $3,200,000 / $14,950,134 | - / - |
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| Back to the Future | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | |
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| Opening Weekend | $11,332,134 / $14,950,134 | $11,911,430 / $11,911,430 |
| 2nd Weekend | $10,555,133 / $32,580,763 | $12,626,905 / $34,810,211 |
| 3rd Weekend | $10,320,610 / $50,237,618 | $13,383,704 / $58,193,362 |
| 4th Weekend | $9,489,297 / $66,662,305 | $17,254,946 / $86,920,785 |
| 5th Weekend | $8,687,291 / $81,939,179 | $12,415,037 / $106,680,622 |
| 6th Weekend | $8,241,309 / $95,961,602 | $12,826,160 / $129,673,820 |
| 7th Weekend | $7,332,083 / $109,409,078 | $11,089,490 / $151,022,925 |
| 8th Weekend | $6,754,583 / $119,819,868 | $10,359,961 / $169,825,554 |
| 9th Weekend | $9,049,668 / $132,754,418 | $9,438,813 / $187,658,087 |
| 10th Weekend | $5,214,465 / $138,482,268 | $8,366,895 / $202,987,662 |
| 11th Weekend | $4,134,287 / $145,018,950 | $7,620,888 / $216,863,742 |
| 12th Weekend | $3,924,150 / $150,200,665 | $6,585,487 / $229,125,272 |
| 13th Weekend | $4,109,134 / $155,386,500 | $7,696,572 / $240,160,446 |
| 14th Weekend | $3,382,658 / $159,616,579 | $4,587,879 / $246,593,909 |
| 15th Weekend | $3,288,038 / $163,697,727 | $4,199,333 / $253,549,427 |
| 16th Weekend | $2,881,120 / $167,098,722 | $4,081,665 / $259,070,401 |
| 17th Weekend | $2,244,311 / $170,026,643 | $4,024,048 / $264,155,225 |
| 18th Weekend | $2,402,312 / $173,052,725 | $4,297,749 / $269,686,256 |
| 19th Weekend | $2,260,878 / $175,869,057 | $3,316,525 / $273,662,615 |
| 20th Weekend | $1,947,661 / $178,466,175 | $3,249,536 / $277,883,661 |
| Back to the Future | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | |
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| Opening Week | - / - | $22,183,306 / $22,183,306 |
| 2nd Week | $18,407,630 / $22,025,630 | $22,626,352 / $44,809,658 |
| 3rd Week | $17,891,378 / $39,917,008 | $24,856,181 / $69,665,839 |
| 4th Week | $17,256,000 / $57,173,008 | $24,599,746 / $94,265,585 |
| 5th Week | $16,078,880 / $73,251,888 | $22,582,075 / $116,847,660 |
| 6th Week | $14,468,405 / $87,720,293 | $23,085,775 / $139,933,435 |
| 7th Week | $14,356,702 / $102,076,995 | $19,532,158 / $159,465,593 |
| 8th Week | $10,988,290 / $113,065,285 | $18,753,681 / $178,219,274 |
| 9th Week | $10,639,465 / $123,704,750 | $16,401,493 / $194,620,767 |
| 10th Week | $9,563,053 / $133,267,803 | $14,622,087 / $209,242,854 |
| 11th Week | $7,616,860 / $140,884,663 | $13,296,931 / $222,539,785 |
| 12th Week | $5,391,852 / $146,276,515 | $9,924,089 / $232,463,874 |
| 13th Week | $5,000,851 / $151,277,366 | $9,542,156 / $242,006,030 |
| 14th Week | $4,956,555 / $156,233,921 | $7,344,064 / $249,350,094 |
| 15th Week | $4,175,768 / $160,409,689 | $5,638,642 / $254,988,736 |
| 16th Week | $3,807,913 / $164,217,602 | $5,142,441 / $260,131,177 |
| 17th Week | $3,564,730 / $167,782,332 | $5,257,330 / $265,388,507 |
| 18th Week | $2,868,081 / $170,650,413 | $4,957,583 / $270,346,090 |
| 19th Week | $2,957,766 / $173,608,179 | $4,288,035 / $274,634,125 |
| 20th Week | $2,910,335 / $176,518,514 | $4,789,516 / $279,423,641 |
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.