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#6,441 All-time worldwide
#147 2003 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $15.4M
Budget $30.0M
Gross minus budget -$14.6M
ROI 0.51x

Domestic gross

$6.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$9.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Alex & Emma ranks

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Quick answer

How did Alex & Emma (2003) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Alex & Emma (2003) earned a reported $15.4M worldwide against a reported $30.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$14.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.51x. In this database it currently ranks #6,441 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #147 among 2003 releases.

Worldwide gross
$15,368,897
Budget
$30,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$14,631,103
ROI
0.51x
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

Writer Alex Sheldon must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to whom he owes money will come looking for him. In order to expedite things, Alex hires typist Emma Dinsmore and begins dictating his novel. The book is about a doomed love affair between a character similar to Alex and a character named Polina Delacroix. But, as Alex falls for Emma, his work takes a different turn.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 20, 2003
Production
Reiner / Greisman Productions, Franchise Pictures, Escape Artists
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2003, Alex & Emma is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Romance title from Reiner / Greisman Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $15.4M, reported production budget is $30.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$14.6M, ROI is 0.51x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,441 all-time in the current chart set and #147 among 2003 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.