Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$4.1M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$6.2M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$1.2M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Better Off Dead... ranks
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Quick answer
How did Better Off Dead... (1985) perform at the box office?
High confidenceBetter Off Dead... (1985) earned a reported $10.3M worldwide against a reported $3.5M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $6.8M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.94x. In this database it currently ranks #7,671 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #87 among 1985 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $10,297,601
- Budget
- $3,500,000
- Gross minus budget
- $6,797,601
- ROI
- 2.94x
Synopsis
Story
High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is hosting a beautiful French exchange student named Monique.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1985, Better Off Dead... is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Romance title from A&M Films. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $10.3M, reported production budget is $3.5M, gross-minus-budget is $6.8M, ROI is 2.94x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,671 all-time in the current chart set and #87 among 1985 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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