Movie Comparison: The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) vs. The Brother from Another Planet (1984)

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  The Man Who
Fell to Earth
The Brother
from Another
Planet
Domestic Release Date May 28, 1976Sep 7, 1984
Production Budget   
Opening Weekend Theaters
Maximum Theaters 630
Theatrical Engagements 34634
Domestic Opening Weekend   
Domestic Box Office $89,026$3,700,000
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$121,016$11,562,520
International Box Office $99,814
Worldwide Box Office $188,840$3,700,000
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  The Man Who
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The Brother
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Planet
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$119,927 /
$216,909
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$98,811 /
$347,243
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$109,766 /
$505,243
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$106,247 /
$632,282
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$107,148 /
$771,827
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$67,037 /
$869,090
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$60,547 /
$951,982
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$118,301 /
$1,088,369
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$1,305,588
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$144,741 /
$1,473,805
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$167,804 /
$1,689,856
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$1,813,352
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The Brother
from Another
Planet
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$151,450 /
$248,432
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$147,045 /
$395,477
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$130,558 /
$526,035
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$664,679
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$137,374 /
$802,053
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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.