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#12,756 All-time worldwide
#224 1987 releases

Movie profile

A Study In Scarlet

1987 · 56 min · Conspiracy International

Music Drama Mystery
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $1,000
Budget $1,000
Gross minus budget —
ROI 1.00x

Domestic gross

$500

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$500

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$90

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where A Study In Scarlet 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 #12,756 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1987 releases #224 Release-year chart position of 235 titles Ranked against movies released in 1987. Primary genre #551 Music of 561 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.

#12,753 The Caterpillar and the Polliwog 1988 · $1,217 #12,754 Bride of Re-Animator 1990 · $1,215 #12,755 A River Called Titas 1973 · $1,100 #12,763 Abdullah from Minye 1990 · $960 #12,764 High Strung 1992 · $904 #12,765 Dear Babe 1995 · $895

Quick answer

How did A Study In Scarlet (1987) perform at the box office?

High confidence

A Study In Scarlet (1987) earned a reported $1.0K worldwide against a reported $1.0K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $0. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.00x. In this database it currently ranks #12,756 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #224 among 1987 releases.

Worldwide gross
$1,000
Budget
$1,000
Gross minus budget
$0
ROI
1.00x
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 ritual of transformation and awakening within the walls of the only existing original 'diorama' building in London. Followed by a celebration of the body and mind. The admission of sexual awakening and freedom. A tribute to the works of Georges Bataille. Filmed at The Bloomsbury Theatre, London, UK.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jan 1, 1987
Production
Conspiracy International
Countries
GB

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyConspiracy International Release year chart1987 box office Genre chartMusic Genre chartDrama Genre chartMystery

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1987, A Study In Scarlet is positioned in this dataset as a Music, Drama, Mystery title from Conspiracy International. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $1,000, reported production budget is $1,000, ROI is 1.00x. For comparison, it currently sits #12,756 all-time in the current chart set and #224 among 1987 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.