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#5,157 All-time worldwide
#172 2016 releases

Movie profile

A Beautiful Planet

2016 · 45 min · IMAX

Documentary
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $24.0M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$9.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$14.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where A Beautiful Planet 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 #5,157 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2016 releases #172 Release-year chart position of 247 titles Ranked against movies released in 2016. Studio / company #3 IMAX of 9 titles Position inside the mapped IMAX movie set. Primary genre #41 Documentary of 204 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 A Beautiful Planet (2016) perform at the box office?

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A Beautiful Planet (2016) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $24.0M. In this database it currently ranks #5,157 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #172 among 2016 releases.

Worldwide gross
$24,000,000
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
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

A breathtaking portrait of Earth from space, providing a unique perspective and increased understanding of our planet and galaxy as never seen before. Made in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the film features stunning footage of our magnificent blue planet — and the effects humanity has had on it over time — captured by the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Apr 16, 2016
Production
IMAX
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2016, A Beautiful Planet is positioned in this dataset as a Documentary title from IMAX. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $24.0M. For comparison, it currently sits #5,157 all-time in the current chart set and #172 among 2016 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.