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#4,949 All-time worldwide
#148 2009 releases

Movie profile

An Education

2009 · 100 min · BBC Film

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $26.1M
Budget $10.0M
Gross minus budget $16.1M
ROI 2.61x

Domestic gross

$13.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$13.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where An Education ranks

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Quick answer

How did An Education (2009) perform at the box office?

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An Education (2009) earned a reported $26.1M worldwide against a reported $10.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $16.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.61x. In this database it currently ranks #4,949 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #148 among 2009 releases.

Worldwide gross
$26,096,852
Budget
$10,000,000
Gross minus budget
$16,096,852
ROI
2.61x
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

Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 29, 2009
Production
BBC Film, Wildgaze Films, Endgame Entertainment
Countries
GB

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2009, An Education is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Romance title from BBC Film. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $26.1M, reported production budget is $10.0M, gross-minus-budget is $16.1M, ROI is 2.61x. For comparison, it currently sits #4,949 all-time in the current chart set and #148 among 2009 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.