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#5,827 All-time worldwide
#130 2001 releases

Movie profile

Aśoka

2001 · 175 min · Red Chillies Entertainment

Action Adventure Drama History Romance War
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $19.0M
Budget $17.0M
Gross minus budget $2.0M
ROI 1.12x

Domestic gross

$9.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$9.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Aśoka 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 #5,827 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2001 releases #130 Release-year chart position of 250 titles Ranked against movies released in 2001. Studio / company #7 Red Chillies Entertainment of 13 titles Position inside the mapped Red Chillies Entertainment movie set. Primary genre #1,736 Action of 2,939 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 Aśoka (2001) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Aśoka (2001) earned a reported $19.0M worldwide against a reported $17.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $2.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.12x. In this database it currently ranks #5,827 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #130 among 2001 releases.

Worldwide gross
$19,000,000
Budget
$17,000,000
Gross minus budget
$2,000,000
ROI
1.12x
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

A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. During a struggle with one of his step-brothers, his mother urges Asoka to escape to stay alive. While away, Asoka meets Kaurwaki and falls in love, but must use his skills as a warrior to protect her. A dangerous and heartbreaking web of conspiracy follows, which leads Asoka to embrace a Buddhist path.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Sep 13, 2001
Production
Red Chillies Entertainment
Countries
IN

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2001, Aśoka is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Adventure, Drama title from Red Chillies Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $19.0M, reported production budget is $17.0M, gross-minus-budget is $2.0M, ROI is 1.12x. For comparison, it currently sits #5,827 all-time in the current chart set and #130 among 2001 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.