Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$39.5M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$59.2M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$11.0M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Bowfinger ranks
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Quick answer
How did Bowfinger (1999) perform at the box office?
High confidenceBowfinger (1999) earned a reported $98.6M worldwide against a reported $55.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $43.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.79x. In this database it currently ranks #2,053 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #42 among 1999 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $98,625,775
- Budget
- $55,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- $43,625,775
- ROI
- 1.79x
Synopsis
Story
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1999, Bowfinger is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy title from Universal Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $98.6M, reported production budget is $55.0M, gross-minus-budget is $43.6M, ROI is 1.79x. For comparison, it currently sits #2,053 all-time in the current chart set and #42 among 1999 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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