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#5,341 All-time worldwide
#128 2002 releases

Movie profile

City by the Sea

2002 · 108 min · Franchise Pictures

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $22.4M
Budget $40.0M
Gross minus budget -$17.6M
ROI 0.56x

Domestic gross

$11.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$11.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where City by the Sea ranks

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Quick answer

How did City by the Sea (2002) perform at the box office?

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City by the Sea (2002) earned a reported $22.4M worldwide against a reported $40.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$17.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.56x. In this database it currently ranks #5,341 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #128 among 2002 releases.

Worldwide gross
$22,433,915
Budget
$40,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$17,566,085
ROI
0.56x
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

Vincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past, but then makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Sep 6, 2002
Production
Franchise Pictures, Brad Grey Pictures
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2002, City by the Sea is positioned in this dataset as a Crime, Drama, Mystery title from Franchise Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $22.4M, reported production budget is $40.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$17.6M, ROI is 0.56x. For comparison, it currently sits #5,341 all-time in the current chart set and #128 among 2002 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.