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#5,446 All-time worldwide
#33 1983 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $21.6M
Budget $7.0M
Gross minus budget $14.6M
ROI 3.09x

Domestic gross

$10.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$10.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Class ranks

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Quick answer

How did Class (1983) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Class (1983) earned a reported $21.6M worldwide against a reported $7.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $14.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.09x. In this database it currently ranks #5,446 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #33 among 1983 releases.

Worldwide gross
$21,600,000
Budget
$7,000,000
Gross minus budget
$14,600,000
ROI
3.09x
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

Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the cocktail lounges of nearby Chicago, where he meets and beds the alluring Ellen, who unfortunately turns out to be Skip's mother. The division between the friends is further deepened when a cheating scandal engulfs the school.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jul 22, 1983
Production
Orion Pictures
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1983, Class is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Drama title from Orion Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $21.6M, reported production budget is $7.0M, gross-minus-budget is $14.6M, ROI is 3.09x. For comparison, it currently sits #5,446 all-time in the current chart set and #33 among 1983 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.