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#9,242 All-time worldwide
#112 1986 releases

Movie profile

Band of the Hand

1986 · 109 min · Delphi V

Action
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $4.9M
Budget $8.7M
Gross minus budget -$3.8M
ROI 0.56x

Domestic gross

$1.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$2.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$544,982

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Band of the Hand 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 #9,242 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1986 releases #112 Release-year chart position of 206 titles Ranked against movies released in 1986. Primary genre #2,469 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.

#9,239 Invaders from Mars 1986 · $4.9M #9,240 Absolutely Fabulous 2001 · $4.9M #9,241 Torch Song Trilogy 1988 · $4.9M #9,243 Galaxina 1980 · $4.9M #9,244 Harry & Son 1984 · $4.9M #9,245 No Man's Land 2001 · $4.9M

Quick answer

How did Band of the Hand (1986) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Band of the Hand (1986) earned a reported $4.9M worldwide against a reported $8.7M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$3.8M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.56x. In this database it currently ranks #9,242 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #112 among 1986 releases.

Worldwide gross
$4,865,912
Budget
$8,700,000
Gross minus budget
-$3,834,088
ROI
0.56x
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

An Indian Vietnam veteran trains five street punks in the Everglades to fight vice in Miami.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Apr 11, 1986
Production
Delphi V, Michael Mann Productions
Countries
US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyDelphi V Release year chart1986 box office Genre chartAction

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1986, Band of the Hand is positioned in this dataset as a Action title from Delphi V. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $4.9M, reported production budget is $8.7M, gross-minus-budget is -$3.8M, ROI is 0.56x. For comparison, it currently sits #9,242 all-time in the current chart set and #112 among 1986 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.