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#7,039 All-time worldwide
#210 2018 releases

Movie profile

Ben Is Back

2018 · 103 min · Black Bear Pictures

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $12.6M
Budget $13.0M
Gross minus budget -$383,005
ROI 0.97x

Domestic gross

$6.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$6.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Ben Is Back ranks

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Quick answer

How did Ben Is Back (2018) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Ben Is Back (2018) earned a reported $12.6M worldwide against a reported $13.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$383.0K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.97x. In this database it currently ranks #7,039 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #210 among 2018 releases.

Worldwide gross
$12,616,995
Budget
$13,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$383,005
ROI
0.97x
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

19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Dec 5, 2018
Production
Black Bear Pictures, Color Force, 30WEST
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2018, Ben Is Back is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from Black Bear Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $12.6M, reported production budget is $13.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$383,005, ROI is 0.97x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,039 all-time in the current chart set and #210 among 2018 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.