Movie Comparison: The Godfather (1972) vs. The French Connection (1971)
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| The Godfather | The French Connection | |
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| Domestic Release Date | Mar 15, 1972 | Oct 9, 1971 |
| Production Budget | $7,000,000 | $2,200,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 6 | |
| Maximum Theaters | 596 | |
| Theatrical Engagements | 1,641 | |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $302,393 | |
| Domestic Box Office | $136,479,994 | $41,158,757 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$852,465,831 | $268,903,877 |
| International Box Office | $133,527,400 | $2,757 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $270,007,394 | $41,161,514 |
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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.