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#3,886 All-time worldwide
#115 2009 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $39.5M
Budget $70.0M
Gross minus budget -$30.5M
ROI 0.56x

Domestic gross

$19.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$19.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$3.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Agora ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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Quick answer

How did Agora (2009) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Agora (2009) earned a reported $39.5M worldwide against a reported $70.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$30.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.56x. In this database it currently ranks #3,886 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #115 among 2009 releases.

Worldwide gross
$39,457,342
Budget
$70,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$30,542,658
ROI
0.56x
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 historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
May 17, 2009
Production
Mod Producciones, Himenóptero, Telecinco Cinema
Countries
ES

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2009, Agora is positioned in this dataset as a Adventure, Drama, History title from Mod Producciones. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $39.5M, reported production budget is $70.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$30.5M, ROI is 0.56x. For comparison, it currently sits #3,886 all-time in the current chart set and #115 among 2009 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.