Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$13.4M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$13.4M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$2.4M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Baby Boom ranks
Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.Nearby worldwide ranks
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Quick answer
How did Baby Boom (1987) perform at the box office?
High confidenceBaby 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
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!
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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.
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