Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$2.1M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$2.1M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$380,620
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Blood Simple ranks
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Quick answer
How did Blood Simple (1985) perform at the box office?
High confidenceBlood Simple (1985) earned a reported $4.2M worldwide against a reported $1.5M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $2.7M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.82x. In this database it currently ranks #9,439 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #113 among 1985 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $4,229,114
- Budget
- $1,500,000
- Gross minus budget
- $2,729,114
- ROI
- 2.82x
Synopsis
Story
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1985, Blood Simple is positioned in this dataset as a Crime, Drama, Thriller title from River Road Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $4.2M, reported production budget is $1.5M, gross-minus-budget is $2.7M, ROI is 2.82x. For comparison, it currently sits #9,439 all-time in the current chart set and #113 among 1985 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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