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#5,254 All-time worldwide
#179 2016 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $23.1M
Budget $5.0M
Gross minus budget $18.1M
ROI 4.62x

Domestic gross

$11.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$11.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Captain Fantastic ranks

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Quick answer

How did Captain Fantastic (2016) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Captain Fantastic (2016) earned a reported $23.1M worldwide against a reported $5.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $18.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 4.62x. In this database it currently ranks #5,254 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #179 among 2016 releases.

Worldwide gross
$23,123,592
Budget
$5,000,000
Gross minus budget
$18,123,592
ROI
4.62x
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

Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginning a journey that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jul 8, 2016
Production
Electric City Entertainment, Shivhans Pictures
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2016, Captain Fantastic is positioned in this dataset as a Adventure, Drama title from Electric City Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $23.1M, reported production budget is $5.0M, gross-minus-budget is $18.1M, ROI is 4.62x. For comparison, it currently sits #5,254 all-time in the current chart set and #179 among 2016 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.