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#8,353 All-time worldwide
#65 1980 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $8.2M
Budget $1.0M
Gross minus budget $7.2M
ROI 8.20x

Domestic gross

$4.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$4.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$738,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Breaker Morant ranks

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Quick answer

How did Breaker Morant (1980) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Breaker Morant (1980) earned a reported $8.2M worldwide against a reported $1.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $7.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 8.20x. In this database it currently ranks #8,353 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #65 among 1980 releases.

Worldwide gross
$8,200,000
Budget
$1,000,000
Gross minus budget
$7,200,000
ROI
8.20x
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

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as expected by the General Staff, as the defence puts up a strong fight in the courtroom.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 11, 1980
Production
South Australian Film Corporation
Countries
AU

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1980, Breaker Morant is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, History, War title from South Australian Film Corporation. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $8.2M, reported production budget is $1.0M, gross-minus-budget is $7.2M, ROI is 8.20x. For comparison, it currently sits #8,353 all-time in the current chart set and #65 among 1980 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.