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#6,918 All-time worldwide
#71 1985 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $13.1M
Budget $7.0M
Gross minus budget $6.1M
ROI 1.87x

Domestic gross

$6.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$6.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Cat's Eye ranks

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Quick answer

How did Cat's Eye (1985) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Cat's Eye (1985) earned a reported $13.1M worldwide against a reported $7.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $6.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.87x. In this database it currently ranks #6,918 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #71 among 1985 releases.

Worldwide gross
$13,100,000
Budget
$7,000,000
Gross minus budget
$6,100,000
ROI
1.87x
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

Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throws suspicion on the family cat.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Apr 12, 1985
Production
The De Laurentiis Company, Famous Films Productions
Countries
NL, US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1985, Cat's Eye is positioned in this dataset as a Horror, Thriller title from The De Laurentiis Company. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $13.1M, reported production budget is $7.0M, gross-minus-budget is $6.1M, ROI is 1.87x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,918 all-time in the current chart set and #71 among 1985 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.