Movie Comparison: Ben-Hur (1959) vs. The Ten Commandments (1956)

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  Ben-HurThe Ten Commandments
Domestic Release Date Nov 18, 1959Oct 5, 1956
Production Budget $15,000,000$13,500,000
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Domestic Opening Weekend   
Domestic Box Office $73,000,000$85,400,591
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$1,543,019,598$1,841,236,742
International Box Office $226,628$30,863
Worldwide Box Office $73,226,628$85,431,454
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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.