#11,246 All-time worldwide

#16 1938 releases

Movie profile

Algiers

Name: Algiers
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Crime
Released: 1938-01-16
Duration: 96 min

1938 · 96 min · United Artists

Drama Mystery Romance Crime

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $951,801

Budget $691,833

Gross minus budget $259,968

ROI 1.38x

Domestic gross

$475,901

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$475,900

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$85,662

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Algiers ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #11,246 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1938 releases #16 Release-year chart position of 16 titles Ranked against movies released in 1938. Studio / company #79 United Artists of 80 titles Position inside the mapped United Artists movie set. Primary genre #5,062 Drama of 6,006 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.

#11,243 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947 · $956,625 #11,244 Peter-No-Tail 1981 · $955,401 #11,245 Heart Beat 1980 · $954,029 #11,247 The Informer 1935 · $950,000 #11,247 The Happy Road 1957 · $950,000 #11,249 Panic Mechanic 1996 · $949,678

Quick answer

How did Algiers (1938) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Algiers (1938) earned a reported $951.8K worldwide against a reported $691.8K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $260.0K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.38x. In this database it currently ranks #11,246 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #16 among 1938 releases.

Worldwide gross: $951,801
Budget: $691,833
Gross minus budget: $259,968
ROI: 1.38x

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Jan 16, 1938
Production: United Artists, Walter Wanger Productions
Countries: US

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Studio / production companyUnited Artists Release year chart1938 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartMystery Genre chartRomance Genre chartCrime

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1938, Algiers is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Mystery, Romance title from United Artists. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $951,801, reported production budget is $691,833, gross-minus-budget is $259,968, ROI is 1.38x. For comparison, it currently sits #11,246 all-time in the current chart set and #16 among 1938 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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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.