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#9,612 All-time worldwide
#239 2004 releases

Movie profile

Before the Fall

2004 · 117 min · Seven Pictures

Drama
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $3.8M
Budget $4.5M
Gross minus budget -$735,781
ROI 0.84x

Domestic gross

$1.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$1.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$338,780

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Before the Fall 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 #9,612 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2004 releases #239 Release-year chart position of 249 titles Ranked against movies released in 2004. Studio / company #2 Seven Pictures of 2 titles Position inside the mapped Seven Pictures movie set. Primary genre #4,152 Drama of 5,859 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 Before the Fall (2004) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Before the Fall (2004) earned a reported $3.8M worldwide against a reported $4.5M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$735.8K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.84x. In this database it currently ranks #9,612 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #239 among 2004 releases.

Worldwide gross
$3,764,219
Budget
$4,500,000
Gross minus budget
-$735,781
ROI
0.84x
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

In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh column, Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jul 4, 2004
Production
Seven Pictures, Constantin Film, OLGA FILM
Countries
DE

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Studio / production companySeven Pictures Release year chart2004 box office Genre chartDrama

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2004, Before the Fall is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from Seven Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $3.8M, reported production budget is $4.5M, gross-minus-budget is -$735,781, ROI is 0.84x. For comparison, it currently sits #9,612 all-time in the current chart set and #239 among 2004 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.