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#6,659 All-time worldwide
#203 2009 releases

Movie profile

Bright Star

2009 · 119 min · Pathé

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $14.4M
Budget $10.0M
Gross minus budget $4.4M
ROI 1.44x

Domestic gross

$7.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$7.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Bright Star ranks

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Quick answer

How did Bright Star (2009) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Bright Star (2009) earned a reported $14.4M worldwide against a reported $10.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $4.4M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.44x. In this database it currently ranks #6,659 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #203 among 2009 releases.

Worldwide gross
$14,374,652
Budget
$10,000,000
Gross minus budget
$4,374,652
ROI
1.44x
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

In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives next door to her family friends the Dilkes. After reading a book of his poetry, she finds herself even more drawn to the taciturn Keats. Although he agrees to teach her about poetry, Keats cannot act on his reciprocated feelings for Fanny, since as a struggling poet he has no money to support a wife.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Sep 18, 2009
Production
Pathe, Screen Australia, UK Film Council
Countries
AU, GB

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2009, Bright Star is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Romance title from Pathe. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $14.4M, reported production budget is $10.0M, gross-minus-budget is $4.4M, ROI is 1.44x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,659 all-time in the current chart set and #203 among 2009 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.