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#12,732 All-time worldwide
#53 1971 releases

Movie profile

Duel

1971 · 74 min · Universal Television

Action Thriller TV Movie
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $2,544
Budget $450,000
Gross minus budget -$447,456
ROI 0.01x

Domestic gross

$1,018

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$1,526

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$285

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Duel ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
Open rankings
All-time worldwide #12,732 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1971 releases #53 Release-year chart position of 53 titles Ranked against movies released in 1971. Primary genre #2,921 Action of 2,939 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.

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Quick answer

How did Duel (1971) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Duel (1971) earned a reported $2.5K worldwide against a reported $450.0K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$447.5K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.01x. In this database it currently ranks #12,732 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #53 among 1971 releases.

Worldwide gross
$2,544
Budget
$450,000
Gross minus budget
-$447,456
ROI
0.01x
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

Traveling businessman David Mann angers the driver of a rusty tanker while crossing the California desert. A simple trip turns deadly, as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Nov 13, 1971
Production
Universal Television
Countries
US

Related indexes

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1971, Duel is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Thriller, TV Movie title from Universal Television. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $2,544, reported production budget is $450,000, gross-minus-budget is -$447,456, ROI is 0.01x. For comparison, it currently sits #12,732 all-time in the current chart set and #53 among 1971 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.