Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$212,387
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$212,386
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$38,230
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Drowning by Numbers ranks
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Quick answer
How did Drowning by Numbers (1988) perform at the box office?
High confidenceDrowning by Numbers (1988) earned a reported $424.8K worldwide against a reported $1.5M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$1.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.28x. In this database it currently ranks #11,721 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #192 among 1988 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $424,773
- Budget
- $1,500,000
- Gross minus budget
- -$1,075,227
- ROI
- 0.28x
Synopsis
Story
Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a longstanding weakness for her charms. But when Cissie's daughter and granddaughter—both also named Cissie Colpitts—decide to resort to the same methods for solving conflicts with their own frustrating husbands, the women and their repeated appeals for help begin to wear on Madgett's conscience.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1988, Drowning by Numbers is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Crime, Drama title from Stimuleringsfonds Nederlandse Culturele Omroepproducties. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $424,773, reported production budget is $1.5M, gross-minus-budget is -$1.1M, ROI is 0.28x. For comparison, it currently sits #11,721 all-time in the current chart set and #192 among 1988 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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