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#5,889 All-time worldwide
#104 1999 releases

Movie profile

Anywhere but Here

1999 · 114 min · Fox 2000 Pictures

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $18.7M
Budget $23.0M
Gross minus budget -$4.3M
ROI 0.81x

Domestic gross

$9.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$9.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Anywhere but Here ranks

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Quick answer

How did Anywhere but Here (1999) perform at the box office?

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Anywhere but Here (1999) earned a reported $18.7M worldwide against a reported $23.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$4.3M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.81x. In this database it currently ranks #5,889 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #104 among 1999 releases.

Worldwide gross
$18,653,615
Budget
$23,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$4,346,385
ROI
0.81x
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

Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Nov 12, 1999
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures, 20th Century Fox
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1999, Anywhere but Here is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Comedy, Romance title from Fox 2000 Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $18.7M, reported production budget is $23.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$4.3M, ROI is 0.81x. For comparison, it currently sits #5,889 all-time in the current chart set and #104 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.