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#11,884 All-time worldwide
#193 1991 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $300,000
Budget $200,000
Gross minus budget $100,000
ROI 1.50x

Domestic gross

$150,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$150,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$27,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Dingo ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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Quick answer

How did Dingo (1991) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Dingo (1991) earned a reported $300.0K worldwide against a reported $200.0K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $100.0K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.50x. In this database it currently ranks #11,884 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #193 among 1991 releases.

Worldwide gross
$300,000
Budget
$200,000
Gross minus budget
$100,000
ROI
1.50x
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

Young John Anderson is captivated by jazz musician Billy Cross when he performs on the remote airstrip of his Western Australian outback hometown after his plane is diverted. Years later, now a family man and making a meagre living tracking dingoes and playing trumpet in a local band, John still dreams of joining Billy on trumpet and makes a pilgrimage to Paris.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 2, 1991
Production
Vertigo Productions
Countries
AU, FR

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1991, Dingo is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Music title from Vertigo Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $300,000, reported production budget is $200,000, gross-minus-budget is $100,000, ROI is 1.50x. For comparison, it currently sits #11,884 all-time in the current chart set and #193 among 1991 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.