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#4,794 All-time worldwide
#162 2013 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $27.9M
Budget $3.5M
Gross minus budget $24.4M
ROI 7.96x

Domestic gross

$13.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$14.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$5.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Dark Skies ranks

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Quick answer

How did Dark Skies (2013) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Dark Skies (2013) earned a reported $27.9M worldwide against a reported $3.5M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $24.4M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 7.96x. In this database it currently ranks #4,794 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #162 among 2013 releases.

Worldwide gross
$27,858,103
Budget
$3,500,000
Gross minus budget
$24,358,103
ROI
7.96x
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

From the producers of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister comes Dark Skies: a supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barret family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacey take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Feb 21, 2013
Production
Cinema Vehicle Services, Alliance Films, Automatik Entertainment
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2013, Dark Skies is positioned in this dataset as a Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror title from Cinema Vehicle Services. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $27.9M, reported production budget is $3.5M, gross-minus-budget is $24.4M, ROI is 7.96x. For comparison, it currently sits #4,794 all-time in the current chart set and #162 among 2013 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.