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#5,890 All-time worldwide
#52 1984 releases

Movie profile

Blame It on Rio

1984 · 100 min · Sherwood

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $18.6M
Budget $9.0M
Gross minus budget $9.6M
ROI 2.07x

Domestic gross

$7.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$11.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Blame It on Rio ranks

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Quick answer

How did Blame It on Rio (1984) perform at the box office?

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Blame It on Rio (1984) earned a reported $18.6M worldwide against a reported $9.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $9.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.07x. In this database it currently ranks #5,890 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #52 among 1984 releases.

Worldwide gross
$18,644,570
Budget
$9,000,000
Gross minus budget
$9,644,570
ROI
2.07x
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

Matthew Hollis is man on holiday in Rio with his best friend. Both men have teenage daughters with them. When Matthew falls for his best friend's amorous daughter named Jennifer, they embark on a secret, if slightly one-sided relationship. Jennifer's father is furious when he finds out about the 'older man' in his daughter's life, and sets out to hunt him down with the aid of Matthew!

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Feb 17, 1984
Production
Sherwood, 20th Century Fox
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1984, Blame It on Rio is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Romance title from Sherwood. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $18.6M, reported production budget is $9.0M, gross-minus-budget is $9.6M, ROI is 2.07x. For comparison, it currently sits #5,890 all-time in the current chart set and #52 among 1984 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.