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#6,202 All-time worldwide
#111 1999 releases

Movie profile

Bringing Out the Dead

1999 · 121 min · Scott Rudin Productions

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $16.8M
Budget $32.0M
Gross minus budget -$15.2M
ROI 0.52x

Domestic gross

$8.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$8.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Bringing Out the Dead ranks

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Quick answer

How did Bringing Out the Dead (1999) perform at the box office?

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Bringing Out the Dead (1999) earned a reported $16.8M worldwide against a reported $32.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$15.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.52x. In this database it currently ranks #6,202 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #111 among 1999 releases.

Worldwide gross
$16,797,191
Budget
$32,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$15,202,809
ROI
0.52x
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

Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 22, 1999
Production
Scott Rudin Productions, Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1999, Bringing Out the Dead is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from Scott Rudin Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $16.8M, reported production budget is $32.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$15.2M, ROI is 0.52x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,202 all-time in the current chart set and #111 among 1999 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.