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Blue Planet poster
#5,304 All-time worldwide
#56 1990 releases

Movie profile

Blue Planet

1990 · 40 min · IMAX

Documentary
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $22.8M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$9.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$13.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Blue Planet ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #5,304 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1990 releases #56 Release-year chart position of 205 titles Ranked against movies released in 1990. Studio / company #4 IMAX of 9 titles Position inside the mapped IMAX movie set. Primary genre #47 Documentary of 204 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

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Quick answer

How did Blue Planet (1990) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

Blue Planet (1990) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $22.8M. In this database it currently ranks #5,304 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #56 among 1990 releases.

Worldwide gross
$22,800,000
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
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

From the unique vantage point of 200 miles above Earth's surface, we see how natural forces - volcanoes, earthquakes and hurricanes - affect our world, and how a powerful new force - humankind - has begun to alter the face of the planet. From Amazon rain forests to Serengeti grasslands, Blue Planet inspires a new appreciation of life on Earth, our only home.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jan 1, 1990
Production
IMAX
Countries
CA

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1990, Blue Planet is positioned in this dataset as a Documentary title from IMAX. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $22.8M. For comparison, it currently sits #5,304 all-time in the current chart set and #56 among 1990 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.