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#1,656 All-time worldwide
#47 2003 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $123.2M
Budget $70.0M
Gross minus budget $53.2M
ROI 1.76x

Domestic gross

$61.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$61.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$11.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Big Fish ranks

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Quick answer

How did Big Fish (2003) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Big Fish (2003) earned a reported $123.2M worldwide against a reported $70.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $53.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.76x. In this database it currently ranks #1,656 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #47 among 2003 releases.

Worldwide gross
$123,200,000
Budget
$70,000,000
Gross minus budget
$53,200,000
ROI
1.76x
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

Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Dec 10, 2003
Production
Columbia Pictures, The Zanuck Company, Jinks/Cohen Company
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2003, Big Fish is positioned in this dataset as a Adventure, Fantasy, Drama title from Columbia Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $123.2M, reported production budget is $70.0M, gross-minus-budget is $53.2M, ROI is 1.76x. For comparison, it currently sits #1,656 all-time in the current chart set and #47 among 2003 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.