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#7,721 All-time worldwide
#136 1999 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $10.1M
Budget $25.0M
Gross minus budget -$14.9M
ROI 0.40x

Domestic gross

$5.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$5.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$910,351

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Brokedown Palace ranks

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Quick answer

How did Brokedown Palace (1999) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Brokedown Palace (1999) earned a reported $10.1M worldwide against a reported $25.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$14.9M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.40x. In this database it currently ranks #7,721 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #136 among 1999 releases.

Worldwide gross
$10,115,013
Budget
$25,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$14,884,987
ROI
0.40x
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

Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 13, 1999
Production
Two Girls Productions, Fox 2000 Pictures, Adam Fields Productions
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1999, Brokedown Palace is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Thriller, Mystery title from Two Girls Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $10.1M, reported production budget is $25.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$14.9M, ROI is 0.40x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,721 all-time in the current chart set and #136 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.