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#6,707 All-time worldwide
#52 1982 releases

Movie profile

Diner

1982 · 110 min · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

Comedy Drama
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $14.1M
Budget $5.0M
Gross minus budget $9.1M
ROI 2.82x

Domestic gross

$7.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$7.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Diner ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #6,707 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1982 releases #52 Release-year chart position of 157 titles Ranked against movies released in 1982. Studio / company #62 Metro Goldwyn Mayer of 281 titles Position inside the mapped Metro Goldwyn Mayer movie set. Primary genre #2,605 Comedy of 4,840 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.

#6,704 Cool World 1992 · $14.1M #6,705 Dragonslayer 1981 · $14.1M #6,706 District 13: Ultimatum 2009 · $14.1M #6,711 Les Misérables 1998 · $14.1M #6,712 Seeking Justice 2011 · $14.1M #6,713 Vasco Modena Park - Il film 2017 · $14.1M

Quick answer

How did Diner (1982) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Diner (1982) earned a reported $14.1M worldwide against a reported $5.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $9.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.82x. In this database it currently ranks #6,707 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #52 among 1982 releases.

Worldwide gross
$14,100,000
Budget
$5,000,000
Gross minus budget
$9,100,000
ROI
2.82x
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

Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared. But the golden moments pass, and the men shoulder their responsibilities, leaving the Diner behind.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Mar 5, 1982
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, SLM Production Group
Countries
US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyMetro Goldwyn Mayer Release year chart1982 box office Genre chartComedy Genre chartDrama

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1982, Diner is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Drama title from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $14.1M, reported production budget is $5.0M, gross-minus-budget is $9.1M, ROI is 2.82x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,707 all-time in the current chart set and #52 among 1982 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.