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#5,536 All-time worldwide
#37 1982 releases

Movie profile

Cat People

1982 · 118 min · Universal Pictures

Fantasy Horror
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $21.0M
Budget $12.5M
Gross minus budget $8.5M
ROI 1.68x

Domestic gross

$10.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$10.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$4.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Cat People ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #5,536 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1982 releases #37 Release-year chart position of 157 titles Ranked against movies released in 1982. Studio / company #233 Universal Pictures of 377 titles Position inside the mapped Universal Pictures movie set. Primary genre #737 Fantasy of 1,285 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#5,533 Flight of the Phoenix 2004 · $21.0M #5,534 Iron Will 1994 · $21.0M #5,535 Tea with Mussolini 1999 · $21.0M #5,551 Black Lightning 2009 · $21.0M #5,552 71: Into the Fire 2010 · $21.0M #5,553 A Room with a View 1986 · $21.0M

Quick answer

How did Cat People (1982) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Cat People (1982) earned a reported $21.0M worldwide against a reported $12.5M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $8.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.68x. In this database it currently ranks #5,536 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #37 among 1982 releases.

Worldwide gross
$21,000,000
Budget
$12,500,000
Gross minus budget
$8,500,000
ROI
1.68x
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

After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat – and zoo curator Oliver to her. Soon, Paul will have to reveal the family secret: that when sexually aroused, they revert into predatory jungle cats.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Apr 2, 1982
Production
Universal Pictures, RKO Pictures, Charles Fries Productions
Countries
US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyUniversal Pictures Release year chart1982 box office Genre chartFantasy Genre chartHorror

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1982, Cat People is positioned in this dataset as a Fantasy, Horror title from Universal Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $21.0M, reported production budget is $12.5M, gross-minus-budget is $8.5M, ROI is 1.68x. For comparison, it currently sits #5,536 all-time in the current chart set and #37 among 1982 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.