Movie Comparison: Heavy Metal (1981) vs. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

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  Heavy MetalThe Hitchhiker's
Guide to
the Galaxy
Domestic Release Date Aug 7, 1981Apr 29, 2005
Production Budget $9,300,000$45,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 6203,133
Maximum Theaters 7523,133
Theatrical Engagements 4,13213,560
Domestic Opening Weekend $3,261,186$21,103,203
Domestic Box Office $19,571,091$51,019,112
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$75,890,769$85,801,243
International Box Office $51,727,102
Worldwide Box Office $19,571,091$102,746,214
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  Heavy MetalThe Hitchhiker's
Guide to
the Galaxy
1st Friday - /
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$7,828,025 /
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$8,508,117 /
$16,336,142
1st Sunday - /
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$4,767,061 /
$21,103,203
1st Monday - /
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$1,427,000 /
$22,531,000
1st Tuesday - /
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$1,259,000 /
$23,789,000
1st Wednesday - /
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$1,133,000 /
$24,923,000
1st Thursday - /
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$1,067,000 /
$25,989,450
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$2,900,000 /
$28,900,000
2nd Saturday - /
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$4,122,958 /
$32,992,857
2nd Sunday - /
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$2,789,241 /
$35,782,098
2nd Monday - /
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$713,000 /
$36,495,000
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$682,000 /
$37,177,000
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$643,000 /
$37,820,000
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$647,000 /
$38,466,980
3rd Friday - /
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$1,400,000 /
$39,900,000
3rd Saturday - /
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$2,222,311 /
$42,060,683
3rd Sunday - /
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$1,456,235 /
$43,516,918
3rd Monday - /
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$408,000 /
$43,925,000
3rd Tuesday - /
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$388,000 /
$44,313,000
3rd Wednesday - /
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$333,000 /
$44,645,000
3rd Thursday - /
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$202,000 /
$44,847,749
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$571,353 /
$45,419,102
4th Saturday - /
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$857,350 /
$46,276,452
4th Sunday - /
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$626,201 /
$46,902,653
4th Monday - /
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$254,000 /
$47,157,000
4th Tuesday - /
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$206,000 /
$47,363,000
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$208,000 /
$47,571,000
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$247,000 /
$47,819,000
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$38,265 /
$50,518,187
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  Heavy MetalThe Hitchhiker's
Guide to
the Galaxy
Opening Weekend $3,261,186 /
$3,261,186
$21,103,203 /
$21,103,203
2nd Weekend $2,693,969 /
$7,967,081
$9,792,648 /
$35,782,098
3rd Weekend $1,836,386 /
$11,312,996
$5,049,938 /
$43,516,918
4th Weekend $1,511,442 /
$13,950,979
$2,054,904 /
$46,902,653
5th Weekend $1,356,331 /
$16,164,432
$722,748 /
$48,541,322
6th Weekend - /
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$321,635 /
$49,307,254
7th Weekend $602,909 /
$18,271,347
$147,904 /
$49,605,344
8th Weekend - /
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$113,006 /
$49,793,273
9th Weekend $394,659 /
$19,571,091
$233,464 /
$50,110,404
10th Weekend - /
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$207,014 /
$50,479,922
11th Weekend - /
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$161,420 /
$50,801,179
12th Weekend - /
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$99,015 /
$51,019,112
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  Heavy MetalThe Hitchhiker's
Guide to
the Galaxy
Opening Week $5,273,112 /
$5,273,112
$25,989,450 /
$25,989,450
2nd Week $4,203,498 /
$9,476,610
$12,477,530 /
$38,466,980
3rd Week $2,962,927 /
$12,439,537
$6,380,769 /
$44,847,749
4th Week $2,368,564 /
$14,808,101
$2,970,825 /
$47,818,574
5th Week - /
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$1,167,045 /
$48,985,619
6th Week - /
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$471,821 /
$49,457,440
7th Week - /
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$222,827 /
$49,680,267
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$196,673 /
$49,876,940
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$395,968 /
$50,272,908
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$366,851 /
$50,639,759
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$280,338 /
$50,920,097
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$99,015 /
$51,019,112
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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.