Movie Comparison: The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) vs. The Abyss (1989)
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| The Boy Who Could Fly | The Abyss | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Aug 15, 1986 | Aug 9, 1989 |
| Production Budget | $70,000,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 39 | 1,533 |
| Maximum Theaters | 664 | 1,538 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 2,795 | 10,163 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $204,461 | $9,319,797 |
| Domestic Box Office | $7,177,431 | $54,763,229 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$20,855,171 | $147,071,702 |
| International Box Office | $30,205 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $7,177,431 | $54,793,434 |
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| The Boy Who Could Fly | The Abyss | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $204,461 / $204,461 | $9,319,797 / $13,027,411 |
| 2nd Weekend | $175,057 / $519,711 | $7,213,102 / $24,745,404 |
| 3rd Weekend | $384,849 / $1,002,625 | $4,734,287 / $32,963,185 |
| 4th Weekend | $202,962 / $1,259,461 | $5,532,135 / $40,726,991 |
| 5th Weekend | $143,754 / $1,445,016 | $2,865,779 / $44,540,211 |
| 6th Weekend | - / - | $2,150,879 / $47,594,385 |
| 7th Weekend | $1,606,156 / $3,228,407 | $1,512,309 / $49,710,458 |
| 8th Weekend | $1,117,389 / $4,730,080 | - / - |
| 9th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 10th Weekend | $340,428 / $6,003,557 | - / - |
| 11th Weekend | $214,929 / $6,310,207 | - / - |
| 12th Weekend | $108,319 / $6,481,855 | - / - |
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| The Boy Who Could Fly | The Abyss | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $344,654 / $344,654 | - / - |
| 2nd Week | $273,122 / $617,776 | $13,824,688 / $17,532,302 |
| 3rd Week | $438,723 / $1,056,499 | $10,696,596 / $28,228,898 |
| 4th Week | $244,763 / $1,301,262 | $6,965,958 / $35,194,856 |
| 5th Week | $177,830 / $1,479,092 | $6,479,576 / $41,674,432 |
| 6th Week | $143,159 / $1,622,251 | $3,769,074 / $45,443,506 |
| 7th Week | $1,990,440 / $3,612,691 | $2,754,643 / $48,198,149 |
| 8th Week | $1,344,386 / $4,957,077 | - / - |
| 9th Week | $706,046 / $5,663,123 | - / - |
| 10th Week | $432,155 / $6,095,278 | - / - |
| 11th Week | $278,258 / $6,373,536 | - / - |
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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.