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#8,326 All-time worldwide
#212 2023 releases

Movie profile

12th Fail

2023 · 146 min · Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions

Drama
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $8.3M
Budget $2.4M
Gross minus budget $5.9M
ROI 3.46x

Domestic gross

$4.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$4.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$747,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where 12th Fail ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #8,326 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2023 releases #212 Release-year chart position of 244 titles Ranked against movies released in 2023. Studio / company #3 Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions of 3 titles Position inside the mapped Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions movie set. Primary genre #3,511 Drama of 5,859 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#8,323 London Boulevard 2010 · $8.3M #8,324 Capture the Flag 2015 · $8.3M #8,325 Bel Ami 2012 · $8.3M #8,333 The Greatest 1977 · $8.3M #8,334 Pretty Cure All Stars F 2023 · $8.3M #8,335 Shadow of the Vampire 2000 · $8.3M

Quick answer

How did 12th Fail (2023) perform at the box office?

High confidence

12th Fail (2023) earned a reported $8.3M worldwide against a reported $2.4M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $5.9M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.46x. In this database it currently ranks #8,326 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #212 among 2023 releases.

Worldwide gross
$8,300,000
Budget
$2,400,000
Gross minus budget
$5,900,000
ROI
3.46x
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

Based on the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, 12th Fail sheds limelight on fearlessly embracing the idea of restarting the academic journey despite the setbacks and challenges and reclaiming one's destiny at a place where millions of students attempt the world's toughest competitive exam: UPSC.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 11, 2023
Production
Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions, Zee Studios
Countries
IN

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2023, 12th Fail is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $8.3M, reported production budget is $2.4M, gross-minus-budget is $5.9M, ROI is 3.46x. For comparison, it currently sits #8,326 all-time in the current chart set and #212 among 2023 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.