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1982-Present
(Where the difference between the #1 and #2 movies were $100,000 or less)

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Row	Weekend	#1 and #2 Movies	Weekend Grosses	Difference	% Difference
1	Mar. 12–14, 1993	CB4	$6,122,450	$5,966	0.10%
		Fire in the Sky	$6,116,484
2	Sept. 12–14, 1986	Stand by Me	$3,010,922	$6,814	0.23%
		Top Gun	$3,004,108
3	Oct. 26–28, 1984	The Terminator	$4,020,663	$10,797	0.27%
		Terror in the Aisles	$4,009,866
4	Sept. 16–18, 1988	A Fish Called Wanda	$2,555,291	$10,805	0.42%
		Die Hard	$2,544,486
5	Sept. 24–26, 1982	Amityville II: The Possession	$4,104,277	$12,489	0.30%
		E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial	$4,091,788
6	Aug. 29–Sept. 1, 1986	Stand by Me	$5,037,343	$13,018	0.26%
		Top Gun	$5,024,325
7	Jul. 8–10, 1994	Forrest Gump	$24,450,602	$25,089	0.10%
		The Lion King	$24,425,513
8	Jun. 19–21, 1987	The Witches of Eastwick	$8,251,230	$25,361	0.31%
		Predator	$8,225,869
9	Feb. 3–5, 1989	Three Fugitives	$5,477,051	$27,090	0.49%
		Rain Man	$5,449,961
10	Jan. 24–26, 1997	Jerry Maguire	$5,518,727	$29,482	0.53%
		In Love and War	$5,489,245
11	Aug. 11–13, 2000	Hollow Man	$13,048,132	$31,684	0.24%
		Space Cowboys	$13,016,448
12	Jan. 21–23, 1994	Philadelphia	$8,830,605	$32,487	0.37%
		Mrs. Doubtfire	$8,798,118
13	Jul. 22–24, 1988	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	$8,919,732	$33,290	0.37%
		Coming to America	$8,886,442
14	Apr. 4–6, 1986	Police Academy 3: Back in Training	$5,089,751	$37,396	0.73%
		The Money Pit	$5,052,355
15	Nov. 4–6, 1983	Deal of the Century	$3,520,605	$38,260	1.09%
		Never Say Never Again	$3,482,345
16	Sept. 3–6, 1982	An Officer and a Gentleman	$7,711,202	$42,343	0.55%
		E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial	$7,668,859
17	Sept. 21–23, 1990	Goodfellas	$6,368,901	$43,892	0.69%
		Postcards from the Edge	$6,325,009
18	Dec. 3–5, 1982	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial	$2,355,819	$44,229	1.88%
		An Officer and a Gentleman	$2,311,590
19	Jan. 23–25, 1987	Critical Condition	$3,335,808	$44,875	1.35%
		Platoon	$3,290,933
20	Nov. 30–Dec. 2, 1984	Missing in Action	$3,021,220	$45,504	1.51%
		The Terminator	$2,975,716
21	Aug. 12–14, 1983	National Lampoon's Vacation	$6,161,649	$46,750	0.76%
		Cujo	$6,114,899
22	Jan. 13–16, 2006	Glory Road	$16,927,589	$48,187	0.28%
		Hoodwinked	$16,879,402
23	Aug. 18–20, 2006	Snakes on a Plane	$13,806,311	$50,924	0.37%
		Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	$13,755,387
24	Apr. 26–28, 1985	Stick	$3,358,299	$51,128	1.52%
		Just One of the Guys	$3,307,171
25	Oct. 15–17, 1982	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial	$3,315,692	$55,364	1.67%
		An Officer and a Gentleman	$3,260,328
26	Apr. 27–29, 1984	Police Academy	$4,733,389	$59,664	1.26%
		Romancing the Stone	$4,673,725
27	Sept. 10–12, 1982	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial	$4,598,728	$60,938	1.33%
		An Officer and a Gentleman	$4,537,790
28	Oct. 23–25, 1998	Pleasantville	$8,855,063	$62,558	0.71%
		Practical Magic	$8,792,505
29	Jan. 8–10, 1982	Sharky's Machine	$2,850,839	$63,184	2.22%
		Taps	$2,787,655
30	Oct. 14–16, 1988	The Accused	$4,316,369	$64,117	1.49%
		Alien Nation	$4,252,252
31	Sept. 9–11, 1988	Moon Over Parador	$3,268,975	$67,533	2.07%
		A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master	$3,201,442
32	Apr. 3–5, 1992	White Men Can't Jump	$10,188,583	$73,177	0.72%
		Basic Instinct	$10,115,406
33	May 15–17, 1987	Ishtar	$4,331,817	$73,754	1.70%
		The Gate	$4,258,063
34	Mar. 8–10, 1985	Witness	$4,506,587	$79,197	1.76%
		Beverly Hills Cop	$4,427,390
35	Oct. 28–30, 1983	Never Say Never Again	$3,781,141	$79,532	2.10%
		Richard Pryor: Here and Now	$3,701,609
36	Jul. 3–5, 1992	Batman Returns	$13,823,658	$84,202	0.61%
		A League of Their Own	$13,739,456
37	Oct. 11–13, 1996	The Ghost and the Darkness	$9,215,063	$86,048	0.93%
		The First Wives Club	$9,129,015
38	Mar. 6–8, 1987	Lethal Weapon	$6,829,949	$86,237	1.26%
		A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors	$6,743,712
39	Oct. 22–24, 1993	The Beverly Hillbillies	$7,178,556	$87,834	1.22%
		Demolition Man	$7,090,722
40	May 6–8, 1983	Flashdance	$3,385,578	$89,856	2.65%
		Doctor Detroit	$3,295,722
41	May 6–8, 1994	With Honors	$3,741,737	$96,222	2.57%
		Four Weddings and a Funeral	$3,645,515
42	Sept. 5–7, 2003	Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star	$6,660,540	$98,532	1.48%
		Jeepers Creepers 2	$6,562,008

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