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African Cats poster
#4,528 All-time worldwide
#147 2011 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $30.9M
Budget $5.0M
Gross minus budget $25.9M
ROI 6.17x

Domestic gross

$12.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$18.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$3.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where African Cats ranks

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Quick answer

How did African Cats (2011) perform at the box office?

High confidence

African Cats (2011) earned a reported $30.9M worldwide against a reported $5.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $25.9M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 6.17x. In this database it currently ranks #4,528 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #147 among 2011 releases.

Worldwide gross
$30,857,747
Budget
$5,000,000
Gross minus budget
$25,857,747
ROI
6.17x
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

African Cats captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the savanna. The story features Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives to grow up with her mother’s strength, spirit and wisdom; Sita, a fearless cheetah and single mother of five mischievous newborns; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a once banished lion.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Apr 21, 2011
Production
Disneynature
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2011, African Cats is positioned in this dataset as a Documentary, Adventure title from Disneynature. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $30.9M, reported production budget is $5.0M, gross-minus-budget is $25.9M, ROI is 6.17x. For comparison, it currently sits #4,528 all-time in the current chart set and #147 among 2011 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.