#9,093 All-time worldwide

#3 1941 releases

Movie profile

49th Parallel

Name: 49th Parallel
Genre: War, Thriller
Released: 1941-11-24
Duration: 123 min

1941 · 123 min · Ortus Films

War Thriller

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $5.3M

Budget $140,000

Gross minus budget $5.1M

ROI 37.68x

Domestic gross

$2.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$3.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$590,800

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where 49th Parallel ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #9,093 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1941 releases #3 Release-year chart position of 22 titles Ranked against movies released in 1941. Primary genre #334 War of 487 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.

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Quick answer

How did 49th Parallel (1941) perform at the box office?

High confidence

49th Parallel (1941) earned a reported $5.3M worldwide against a reported $140.0K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $5.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 37.68x. In this database it currently ranks #9,093 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #3 among 1941 releases.

Worldwide gross: $5,275,000
Budget: $140,000
Gross minus budget: $5,135,000
ROI: 37.68x

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

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Story

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Nov 24, 1941
Production: Ortus Films
Countries: GB

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Studio / production companyOrtus Films Release year chart1941 box office Genre chartWar Genre chartThriller

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1941, 49th Parallel is positioned in this dataset as a War, Thriller title from Ortus Films. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $5.3M, reported production budget is $140,000, gross-minus-budget is $5.1M, ROI is 37.68x. For comparison, it currently sits #9,093 all-time in the current chart set and #3 among 1941 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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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.