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#6,672 All-time worldwide
#201 2011 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $14.3M
Budget $3.2M
Gross minus budget $11.1M
ROI 4.47x

Domestic gross

$7.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$7.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Beginners ranks

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Quick answer

How did Beginners (2011) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Beginners (2011) earned a reported $14.3M worldwide against a reported $3.2M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $11.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 4.47x. In this database it currently ranks #6,672 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #201 among 2011 releases.

Worldwide gross
$14,311,701
Budget
$3,200,000
Gross minus budget
$11,111,701
ROI
4.47x
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

Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 3, 2011
Production
Parts & Labor, Olympus Pictures
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2011, Beginners is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Romance, Comedy title from Parts & Labor. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $14.3M, reported production budget is $3.2M, gross-minus-budget is $11.1M, ROI is 4.47x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,672 all-time in the current chart set and #201 among 2011 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.