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#3,325 All-time worldwide
#61 1997 releases

Movie profile

Absolute Power

1997 · 121 min · Castle Rock Entertainment

Crime Drama Action
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $50.1M
Budget $50.0M
Gross minus budget $100,000
ROI 1.00x

Domestic gross

$25.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$25.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$4.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Absolute Power 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 #3,325 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1997 releases #61 Release-year chart position of 246 titles Ranked against movies released in 1997. Studio / company #18 Castle Rock Entertainment of 48 titles Position inside the mapped Castle Rock Entertainment movie set. Primary genre #504 Crime of 1,921 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 Absolute Power (1997) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Absolute Power (1997) earned a reported $50.1M worldwide against a reported $50.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $100.0K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.00x. In this database it currently ranks #3,325 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #61 among 1997 releases.

Worldwide gross
$50,100,000
Budget
$50,000,000
Gross minus budget
$100,000
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 master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Feb 14, 1997
Production
Castle Rock Entertainment, Malpaso Productions
Countries
US

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Studio / production companyCastle Rock Entertainment Release year chart1997 box office Genre chartCrime Genre chartDrama Genre chartAction

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1997, Absolute Power is positioned in this dataset as a Crime, Drama, Action title from Castle Rock Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $50.1M, reported production budget is $50.0M, gross-minus-budget is $100,000, ROI is 1.00x. For comparison, it currently sits #3,325 all-time in the current chart set and #61 among 1997 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.