Movie Comparison: Modern Problems (1981) vs. Absence of Malice (1981)
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| Modern Problems | Absence of Malice | |
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| Domestic Release Date | Dec 25, 1981 | Nov 19, 1981 |
| Production Budget | $8,000,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,111 | 2 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,184 | 994 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 7,028 | 10,180 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $4,758,371 | $64,775 |
| Domestic Box Office | $24,474,312 | $33,312,129 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$93,157,677 | $126,155,171 |
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| Worldwide Box Office | $24,474,312 | $33,312,129 |
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| 1st Friday | - / - | $19,156 / $27,934 |
| 1st Saturday | - / - | $23,403 / $51,337 |
| 1st Sunday | - / - | $22,216 / $73,553 |
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| 10th Friday | - / - | $659,023 / $26,031,772 |
| 10th Saturday | - / - | $1,092,684 / $27,124,456 |
| 10th Sunday | - / - | $345,311 / $27,469,767 |
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| Opening Weekend | $4,758,371 / $4,758,371 | $64,775 / $73,553 |
| 2nd Weekend | $5,432,125 / $14,611,644 | $68,758 / $199,532 |
| 3rd Weekend | $2,686,452 / $18,414,406 | $57,055 / $388,536 |
| 4th Weekend | $2,106,471 / $12,220,771 | - / - |
| 5th Weekend | $1,241,189 / $22,886,688 | $2,427,365 / $2,590,144 |
| 6th Weekend | $1,025,546 / $15,322,159 | - / - |
| 7th Weekend | $833,230 / $16,377,260 | $4,205,160 / $16,024,787 |
| 8th Weekend | $382,203 / $16,933,123 | $2,940,996 / $20,331,514 |
| 9th Weekend | $216,073 / $17,223,929 | $3,290,111 / $10,942,677 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $2,097,018 / $27,469,767 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $2,166,098 / $30,331,624 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | $1,837,530 / $20,340,662 |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | $1,526,550 / $22,439,840 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $893,845 / $23,739,906 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $927,000 / $25,006,455 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $726,000 / $25,965,689 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $652,467 / $26,864,246 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $541,247 / $27,608,254 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | $514,406 / $28,318,124 |
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| Modern Problems | Absence of Malice | |
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| Opening Week | $9,179,519 / $9,179,519 | - / - |
| 2nd Week | $6,548,435 / $15,727,954 | $121,996 / $130,774 |
| 3rd Week | $3,316,628 / $10,114,300 | $200,707 / $331,481 |
| 4th Week | $2,600,917 / $12,715,217 | - / - |
| 5th Week | $1,581,396 / $14,296,613 | - / - |
| 6th Week | $1,247,417 / $15,544,030 | - / - |
| 7th Week | $1,006,890 / $16,550,920 | - / - |
| 8th Week | $456,936 / $17,007,856 | $5,570,891 / $17,390,518 |
| 9th Week | - / - | $3,755,379 / $7,652,566 |
| 10th Week | - / - | $5,321,343 / $12,973,909 |
| 11th Week | - / - | $2,792,778 / $15,766,687 |
| 12th Week | - / - | $2,736,445 / $18,503,132 |
| 13th Week | - / - | $2,410,158 / $20,913,290 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $1,932,771 / $22,846,061 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $1,233,394 / $24,079,455 |
| 16th Week | - / - | $1,160,234 / $25,239,689 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $972,090 / $26,211,779 |
| 18th Week | - / - | $855,228 / $27,067,007 |
| 19th Week | - / - | $736,711 / $27,803,718 |
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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.