Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$1.4M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$2.1M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$395,270
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids ranks
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How did Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) perform at the box office?
High confidenceBorn into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) earned a reported $3.5M worldwide against a reported $350.0K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $3.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 10.08x. In this database it currently ranks #9,699 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #241 among 2004 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $3,529,201
- Budget
- $350,000
- Gross minus budget
- $3,179,201
- ROI
- 10.08x
Synopsis
Story
Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. Director Zana Briski went to photograph the prostitutes when she met and became friends with their children. Briski began giving photography lessons to the children and became aware that their photography might be a way for them to lead better lives.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 2004, Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids is positioned in this dataset as a Documentary title from Red Light Films. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $3.5M, reported production budget is $350,000, gross-minus-budget is $3.2M, ROI is 10.08x. For comparison, it currently sits #9,699 all-time in the current chart set and #241 among 2004 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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