Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$4.2M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$6.3M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$1.2M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where American Ninja ranks
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Quick answer
How did American Ninja (1985) perform at the box office?
High confidenceAmerican Ninja (1985) earned a reported $10.5M worldwide against a reported $1.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $9.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 10.50x. In this database it currently ranks #7,607 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #86 among 1985 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $10,499,694
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- $9,499,694
- ROI
- 10.50x
Synopsis
Story
Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in the Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1985, American Ninja is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Adventure title from The Cannon Group. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $10.5M, reported production budget is $1.0M, gross-minus-budget is $9.5M, ROI is 10.50x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,607 all-time in the current chart set and #86 among 1985 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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