Movie Comparison: The Dark Crystal (1982) vs. The Big Lebowski (1998)

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  The Dark
Crystal
The Big Lebowski
Domestic Release Date Dec 17, 1982Mar 6, 1998
Production Budget  $15,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 8581,207
Maximum Theaters 1,0521,235
Theatrical Engagements 7,8055,598
Domestic Opening Weekend $4,657,335$5,533,844
Domestic Box Office $40,577,001$18,718,818
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$144,248,387$41,380,194
International Box Office $914$28,690,764
Worldwide Box Office $40,577,915$47,409,582
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Dark
Crystal
The Big Lebowski
1st Friday - /
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$1,670,000 /
$1,670,000
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$2,340,000 /
$4,010,000
1st Sunday - /
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$1,484,000 /
$5,533,844
1st Monday - /
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$454,963 /
$5,988,807
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$475,000 /
$6,464,000
1st Wednesday - /
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$385,221 /
$6,848,892
1st Thursday - /
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$372,437 /
$7,221,329
2nd Friday - /
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$980,000 /
$8,201,000
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$1,595,000 /
$9,796,000
2nd Sunday - /
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$951,000 /
$10,719,123
2nd Monday - /
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$313,429 /
$11,032,552
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$306,309 /
$11,338,861
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$318,916 /
$11,657,777
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$282,736 /
$11,940,513
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$505,000 /
$12,446,000
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$815,000 /
$13,261,000
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$13,771,141
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$13,896,476
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  The Dark
Crystal
The Big Lebowski
Opening Weekend $4,657,335 /
$4,657,335
$5,533,844 /
$5,533,844
2nd Weekend $3,370,458 /
$10,773,559
$3,497,794 /
$10,719,123
3rd Weekend $5,405,071 /
$22,029,071
$1,830,629 /
$13,771,141
4th Weekend $4,308,705 /
$27,864,765
$833,871 /
$15,213,448
5th Weekend $3,158,167 /
$32,278,167
$485,749 /
$16,018,437
6th Weekend $2,226,613 /
$35,499,613
$269,129 /
$16,486,452
7th Weekend $1,790,022 /
$37,949,022
$197,480 /
$16,802,360
8th Weekend $1,120,722 /
$39,497,722
$151,200 /
$17,021,543
9th Weekend $841,001 /
$40,577,001
$99,108 /
$17,177,661
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$70,121 /
$17,293,682
11th Weekend - /
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$42,968 /
$17,370,747
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$17,439,163
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  The Dark
Crystal
The Big Lebowski
Opening Week $7,403,101 /
$7,403,101
$7,221,329 /
$7,221,329
2nd Week $9,220,899 /
$16,624,000
$4,719,183 /
$11,940,512
3rd Week $6,932,060 /
$23,556,060
$2,439,065 /
$14,379,577
4th Week $5,563,940 /
$29,120,000
$1,153,111 /
$15,532,688
5th Week $4,153,000 /
$33,273,000
$684,635 /
$16,217,323
6th Week $2,886,000 /
$36,159,000
$387,557 /
$16,604,880
7th Week $2,218,000 /
$38,377,000
$265,463 /
$16,870,343
8th Week $1,359,000 /
$39,736,000
$208,210 /
$17,078,553
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$17,223,561
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$17,327,779
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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.