Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$12.6M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$19.0M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$3.5M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Can't Buy Me Love ranks
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Quick answer
How did Can't Buy Me Love (1987) perform at the box office?
High confidenceCan't Buy Me Love (1987) earned a reported $31.6M worldwide against a reported $1.8M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $29.8M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 17.57x. In this database it currently ranks #4,455 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #42 among 1987 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $31,623,833
- Budget
- $1,800,000
- Gross minus budget
- $29,823,833
- ROI
- 17.57x
Synopsis
Story
Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini from parental punishment after she accidentally destroys her mother's designer clothes. Ronald agrees to pay for the $1,000 outfit on one condition: that she will act as though they're a couple for an entire month. As the days pass, however, Cindy grows fond of Ronald, making him popular. But when Ronald's former best friend gets left behind, he realizes that social success isn't everything.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1987, Can't Buy Me Love is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Romance title from Apollo Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $31.6M, reported production budget is $1.8M, gross-minus-budget is $29.8M, ROI is 17.57x. For comparison, it currently sits #4,455 all-time in the current chart set and #42 among 1987 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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