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#3,653 All-time worldwide
#45 1992 releases

Movie profile

A River Runs Through It

1992 · 123 min · Allied Filmmakers

Drama
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $43.4M
Budget $12.0M
Gross minus budget $31.4M
ROI 3.62x

Domestic gross

$21.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$21.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$3.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where A River Runs Through It 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 #3,653 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1992 releases #45 Release-year chart position of 235 titles Ranked against movies released in 1992. Studio / company #1 Allied Filmmakers of 5 titles Position inside the mapped Allied Filmmakers movie set. Primary genre #1,332 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.

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Quick answer

How did A River Runs Through It (1992) perform at the box office?

High confidence

A River Runs Through It (1992) earned a reported $43.4M worldwide against a reported $12.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $31.4M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.62x. In this database it currently ranks #3,653 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #45 among 1992 releases.

Worldwide gross
$43,440,294
Budget
$12,000,000
Gross minus budget
$31,440,294
ROI
3.62x
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

The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. When Norman finally returns, the siblings resume their fishing outings, and assess where they've been and where they're going.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 9, 1992
Production
Allied Filmmakers, Columbia Pictures
Countries
GB, US

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Studio / production companyAllied Filmmakers Release year chart1992 box office Genre chartDrama

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1992, A River Runs Through It is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from Allied Filmmakers. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $43.4M, reported production budget is $12.0M, gross-minus-budget is $31.4M, ROI is 3.62x. For comparison, it currently sits #3,653 all-time in the current chart set and #45 among 1992 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.