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#11,631 All-time worldwide
#219 1999 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $500,000
Budget $500,000
Gross minus budget
ROI 1.00x

Domestic gross

$250,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$250,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$45,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Amarkalam ranks

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Quick answer

How did Amarkalam (1999) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Amarkalam (1999) earned a reported $500.0K worldwide against a reported $500.0K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $0. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.00x. In this database it currently ranks #11,631 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #219 among 1999 releases.

Worldwide gross
$500,000
Budget
$500,000
Gross minus budget
$0
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

Vasu is a tough street crook who lives at a movie theater. One day while transporting the reels of a new film, he clashes with a music student Mohana. Mohana is the daughter of the Police Commissioner, who Tulsidas an ex-gang leader released from jail has an old grudge against. He tells Vasu to kidnap Mohana for two days in order to ruin the family's honor. While being held captive by Vasu, Mohana falls in love with him after hearing him sing. Vasu rejects her love, but on learning of it, Tulsidas pays him to pretend to be in love with her. By the time Tulsidas learns that his enmity with the police commissioner is false and tells Vasu to stay away from Mohana it is too late, Vasu's love has become real.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 25, 1999
Production
Venkateswaralayam
Countries
IN

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1999, Amarkalam is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Romance, Drama title from Venkateswaralayam. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $500,000, reported production budget is $500,000, ROI is 1.00x. For comparison, it currently sits #11,631 all-time in the current chart set and #219 among 1999 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.