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#6,918 All-time worldwide
#96 1992 releases

Movie profile

American Me

1992 · 125 min · Yoy

Crime Drama
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $13.1M
Budget $16.0M
Gross minus budget -$2.9M
ROI 0.82x

Domestic gross

$6.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$6.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where American Me ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #6,918 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1992 releases #96 Release-year chart position of 235 titles Ranked against movies released in 1992. Primary genre #1,072 Crime of 1,921 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.

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Quick answer

How did American Me (1992) perform at the box office?

High confidence

American Me (1992) earned a reported $13.1M worldwide against a reported $16.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$2.9M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.82x. In this database it currently ranks #6,918 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #96 among 1992 releases.

Worldwide gross
$13,100,000
Budget
$16,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$2,900,000
ROI
0.82x
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

During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Mar 13, 1992
Production
YOY, Universal Pictures, Olmos Productions
Countries
US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyYoy Release year chart1992 box office Genre chartCrime Genre chartDrama

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1992, American Me is positioned in this dataset as a Crime, Drama title from YOY. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $13.1M, reported production budget is $16.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$2.9M, ROI is 0.82x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,918 all-time in the current chart set and #96 among 1992 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.