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#3,895 All-time worldwide
#58 1995 releases

Movie profile

Dead Man Walking

1995 · 122 min · Havoc

Drama
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $39.4M
Budget $11.0M
Gross minus budget $28.4M
ROI 3.58x

Domestic gross

$19.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$19.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$3.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Dead Man Walking ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
Open rankings
All-time worldwide #3,895 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1995 releases #58 Release-year chart position of 249 titles Ranked against movies released in 1995. Primary genre #1,444 Drama of 5,859 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.

#3,891 King Richard 2021 · $39.4M #3,893 Shaun of the Dead 2004 · $39.4M #3,894 Becoming Jane 2007 · $39.4M #3,896 Blind Date 1987 · $39.3M #3,897 My Mom Is a Character 3 2019 · $39.3M #3,898 Tanu Weds Manu: Returns 2015 · $39.3M

Quick answer

How did Dead Man Walking (1995) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Dead Man Walking (1995) earned a reported $39.4M worldwide against a reported $11.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $28.4M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.58x. In this database it currently ranks #3,895 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #58 among 1995 releases.

Worldwide gross
$39,363,635
Budget
$11,000,000
Gross minus budget
$28,363,635
ROI
3.58x
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

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Dec 29, 1995
Production
Havoc, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films
Countries
US, GB

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyHavoc Release year chart1995 box office Genre chartDrama

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1995, Dead Man Walking is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from Havoc. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $39.4M, reported production budget is $11.0M, gross-minus-budget is $28.4M, ROI is 3.58x. For comparison, it currently sits #3,895 all-time in the current chart set and #58 among 1995 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.