Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$4.8M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$7.2M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$1.3M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Blow Out ranks
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Quick answer
How did Blow Out (1981) perform at the box office?
High confidenceBlow Out (1981) earned a reported $12.0M worldwide against a reported $18.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$6.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.67x. In this database it currently ranks #7,185 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #55 among 1981 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $12,000,000
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- -$6,000,000
- ROI
- 0.67x
Synopsis
Story
While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1981, Blow Out is positioned in this dataset as a Crime, Mystery, Thriller title from Cinema 77. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $12.0M, reported production budget is $18.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$6.0M, ROI is 0.67x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,185 all-time in the current chart set and #55 among 1981 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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