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#4,896 All-time worldwide
#46 1987 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $26.7M
Budget $15.0M
Gross minus budget $11.7M
ROI 1.78x

Domestic gross

$13.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$13.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Baby Boom ranks

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Quick answer

How did Baby Boom (1987) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Baby Boom (1987) earned a reported $26.7M worldwide against a reported $15.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $11.7M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.78x. In this database it currently ranks #4,896 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #46 among 1987 releases.

Worldwide gross
$26,712,476
Budget
$15,000,000
Gross minus budget
$11,712,476
ROI
1.78x
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

J.C. Wiatt is a talented and ambitious New York City career woman who is married to her job and working towards partner at her firm. She has a live-in relationship with Steven, a successful investment broker who, along with J.C., agreed children aren't part of the plan. J.C.'s life takes an unexpected turn when a distant relative dies and the will appoints her the caretaker of their baby girl, Elizabeth. The baby's sudden arrival causes Steven to leave, breaking off their relationship. Juggling power lunches and powdered formula, she is soon forced off the fast track by a conniving colleague and a bigoted boss. But she won't stay down for long. She'll prove to the world that a woman can have it all and on her own terms too!

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 7, 1987
Production
United Artists, The Meyers/Shyer Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1987, Baby Boom is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Comedy, Romance title from United Artists. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $26.7M, reported production budget is $15.0M, gross-minus-budget is $11.7M, ROI is 1.78x. For comparison, it currently sits #4,896 all-time in the current chart set and #46 among 1987 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.