Franchise box office profile

Shaft

Movies, worldwide grosses, release years, genres, studios and related rankings for this movie franchise.

Total gross$23.6Mworldwide gross

Movies3mapped titles

Average$7.9Mper title

Timeline1971–1973release years

Franchise profile

Shaft box office performance

Explore franchise grosses, release years, genres, studios and related rankings in one place.

Shaft is tracked in the FilmDB Box Office dataset as a movie franchise or connected series. This profile brings together its mapped titles, worldwide gross, yearly activity, genre coverage, studio connections and movie-level financial rankings for easier discovery.

Highest grossing

Top Shaft movies by worldwide gross

The strongest mapped titles in the current FilmDB Box Office dataset.

1971 Shaft $12.1M 1972 Shaft's Big Score! $10.0M 1973 Shaft in Africa $1.5M

Movies by year

Franchise box office performance by release year.

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YearMoviesWorldwide gross

1973 1 $1.5M › 1972 1 $10.0M › 1971 1 $12.1M ›

5-year total $23.6M 5-year average $7.9M

Movies by genre

Breakdown of franchise box office by genre.

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GenreMoviesWorldwide gross

AAction 3 $23.6M › CCrime 3 $23.6M › TThriller 2 $22.1M › DDrama 2 $11.5M › AAdventure 1 $1.5M ›

Connected studios

Studios and distributors represented in this franchise.

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StudioMoviesFranchise gross

SPShaft Productions 3 $23.6M ›

Performance insights

Shaft box office breakdown

Key performance metrics, ROI leaders, budget gaps and recent releases from the mapped franchise movie set.

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Best ROI

Highest return on investment.

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1Shaft 10.77x 2Shaft's Big Score! 5.06x 3Shaft in Africa 0.68x

ROI = Worldwide Gross ÷ Budget

Budget gaps

Largest budget vs. performance gaps.

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Shaft in Africa -$684,000

Gap = Worldwide Gross − Budget

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Recent releases

Latest mapped releases in Shaft.

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Shaft in Africa 1973 $1.5M

Shaft's Big Score! 1972 $10.0M

Shaft 1971 $12.1M

◎Total worldwide gross$23.6M ▦Total movies3 ◷Years active3 ◇Avg. gross per movie$7.9M

Shaft movies

Sorted by worldwide gross with linked studios, years, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.

#	Movie	Year	Worldwide	Budget	Gross - budget	ROI	Studio / Distributor
1	Shaft WW Financial	1971	$12.1M	$1.1M	$11.0M	10.77x	Shaft Productions
2	Shaft's Big Score! WW Financial	1972	$10.0M	$2.0M	$8.0M	5.06x	Shaft Productions
3	Shaft in Africa WW Financial Hidden	1973	$1.5M	$2.1M	-$684,000	0.68x	Shaft Productions

Shaft 1971 · WW Budget $1.1M · Shaft Productions

$12.1M ROI 10.77x

Shaft's Big Score! 1972 · WW Budget $2.0M · Shaft Productions

$10.0M ROI 5.06x

Shaft in Africa 1973 · WW Budget $2.1M · Shaft Productions

$1.5M ROI 0.68x

Shaft box office FAQ

Helpful answers about this franchise box office profile.

What does the Shaft franchise profile show?

The profile groups movies currently mapped to this franchise and summarizes worldwide gross, release count, yearly activity, genre spread, related studios and ranked movie links.

Why might the Shaft total change?

Totals can change when movies are added, remapped, corrected, or when source data updates worldwide gross, budget or franchise grouping values.

Are every reboot and spin-off included?

Only movies explicitly mapped to the franchise are included. Reboots, spin-offs and shared-universe titles may require manual review before inclusion.