Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$4.0M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$6.0M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$1.1M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Brazil ranks
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Quick answer
How did Brazil (1985) perform at the box office?
High confidenceBrazil (1985) earned a reported $10.0M worldwide against a reported $15.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$5.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.66x. In this database it currently ranks #7,847 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #90 among 1985 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $9,953,708
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- -$5,046,292
- ROI
- 0.66x
Synopsis
Story
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1985, Brazil is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Science Fiction title from Embassy International Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $10.0M, reported production budget is $15.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$5.0M, ROI is 0.66x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,847 all-time in the current chart set and #90 among 1985 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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