Movie Comparison: The China Syndrome (1979) vs. A Civil Action (1998)
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| The China Syndrome | A Civil Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Mar 16, 1979 | Dec 25, 1998 |
| Production Budget | $60,000,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 2 | |
| Maximum Theaters | 2,069 | |
| Theatrical Engagements | 14,045 | |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $70,079 | |
| Domestic Box Office | $35,708,042 | $56,709,981 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$153,359,633 | $120,382,459 |
| International Box Office | ||
| Worldwide Box Office | $35,708,042 | $56,709,981 |
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| 3rd Friday | - / - | $4,290,000 / $4,579,000 |
| 3rd Saturday | - / - | $6,990,000 / $11,569,000 |
| 3rd Sunday | - / - | $3,883,632 / $15,452,632 |
| 3rd Monday | - / - | $1,046,183 / $16,498,815 |
| 3rd Tuesday | - / - | $1,182,406 / $17,681,221 |
| 3rd Wednesday | - / - | $961,127 / $18,642,348 |
| 3rd Thursday | - / - | $898,021 / $19,540,369 |
| 4th Friday | - / - | $2,814,631 / $22,355,000 |
| 4th Saturday | - / - | $4,770,000 / $27,125,000 |
| 4th Sunday | - / - | $2,585,000 / $29,710,000 |
| 4th Monday | - / - | $1,469,782 / $31,301,412 |
| 4th Tuesday | - / - | $665,512 / $31,966,924 |
| 4th Wednesday | - / - | $592,977 / $32,559,901 |
| 4th Thursday | - / - | $577,892 / $33,137,793 |
| 5th Friday | - / - | $2,000,000 / $35,138,000 |
| 5th Saturday | - / - | $4,000,000 / $39,138,000 |
| 5th Sunday | - / - | $1,832,000 / $40,786,000 |
| 5th Monday | - / - | $383,708 / $41,169,889 |
| 5th Tuesday | - / - | $475,973 / $41,645,862 |
| 5th Wednesday | - / - | $402,405 / $42,051,267 |
| 5th Thursday | - / - | $404,009 / $42,455,276 |
| 6th Friday | - / - | $1,430,000 / $43,885,000 |
| 6th Saturday | - / - | $2,665,000 / $46,550,000 |
| 6th Sunday | - / - | $707,000 / $47,253,243 |
| 6th Monday | - / - | $300,534 / $47,553,777 |
| 6th Tuesday | - / - | $371,890 / $47,925,667 |
| 6th Wednesday | - / - | $317,991 / $48,243,658 |
| 6th Thursday | - / - | $313,340 / $48,556,998 |
| 7th Friday | - / - | $800,000 / $49,357,000 |
| 7th Saturday | - / - | $1,585,000 / $50,942,000 |
| 7th Sunday | - / - | $680,000 / $51,632,380 |
| 7th Monday | - / - | $156,998 / $51,789,378 |
| 7th Tuesday | - / - | $194,921 / $51,984,299 |
| 7th Wednesday | - / - | $169,092 / $52,153,391 |
| 7th Thursday | - / - | $171,148 / $52,324,539 |
| 8th Friday | - / - | $310,000 / $52,635,000 |
| 8th Saturday | - / - | $630,000 / $53,265,000 |
| 8th Sunday | - / - | $495,000 / $53,760,000 |
| 8th Monday | - / - | $193,989 / $54,089,852 |
| 8th Tuesday | - / - | $103,155 / $54,193,007 |
| 8th Wednesday | - / - | $92,739 / $54,285,746 |
| 8th Thursday | - / - | $93,483 / $54,379,229 |
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| 9th Thursday | - / - | $47,869 / $55,333,142 |
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| The China Syndrome | A Civil Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | - / - | $70,079 / $70,079 |
| 2nd Weekend | - / - | $70,869 / $226,465 |
| 3rd Weekend | - / - | $15,163,484 / $15,452,632 |
| 4th Weekend | - / - | $11,761,043 / $31,301,412 |
| 5th Weekend | - / - | $7,648,388 / $40,786,181 |
| 6th Weekend | - / - | $4,797,967 / $47,253,243 |
| 7th Weekend | - / - | $3,075,382 / $51,632,380 |
| 8th Weekend | - / - | $1,765,313 / $54,089,852 |
| 9th Weekend | - / - | $770,820 / $55,150,049 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $261,129 / $55,594,271 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $131,522 / $55,804,853 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | $73,833 / $55,921,654 |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | $37,771 / $55,987,961 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $19,633 / $56,022,518 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $198,084 / $56,226,573 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $154,009 / $56,479,278 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $86,184 / $56,615,755 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $31,255 / $56,673,204 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | $18,515 / $56,702,901 |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| The China Syndrome | A Civil Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - | $155,596 / $155,596 |
| 2nd Week | - / - | $133,552 / $289,148 |
| 3rd Week | - / - | $19,251,221 / $19,540,369 |
| 4th Week | - / - | $13,597,424 / $33,137,793 |
| 5th Week | - / - | $9,317,483 / $42,455,276 |
| 6th Week | - / - | $6,101,722 / $48,556,998 |
| 7th Week | - / - | $3,767,541 / $52,324,539 |
| 8th Week | - / - | $2,054,690 / $54,379,229 |
| 9th Week | - / - | $953,913 / $55,333,142 |
| 10th Week | - / - | $340,189 / $55,673,331 |
| 11th Week | - / - | $174,490 / $55,847,821 |
| 12th Week | - / - | $102,369 / $55,950,190 |
| 13th Week | - / - | $52,695 / $56,002,885 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $25,604 / $56,028,489 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $296,780 / $56,325,269 |
| 16th Week | - / - | $204,302 / $56,529,571 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $112,378 / $56,641,949 |
| 18th Week | - / - | $42,437 / $56,684,386 |
| 19th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Week | - / - | - / - |
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.