#834 All-time worldwide

#18 2003 releases

Movie profile

Elf

Name: Elf
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Released: 2003-11-07
Duration: 97 min

2003 · 97 min · New Line Cinema

Comedy Family Fantasy

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $228.5M

Budget $32.0M

Gross minus budget $196.5M

ROI 7.14x

Domestic gross

$98.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$130.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$29.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Elf ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #834 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2003 releases #18 Release-year chart position of 250 titles Ranked against movies released in 2003. Studio / company #23 New Line Cinema of 179 titles Position inside the mapped New Line Cinema movie set. Primary genre #283 Comedy of 4,945 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.

#831 Ghostbusters 2016 · $229.1M #832 Ghost Rider 2007 · $228.7M #833 Goodbye Mr. Loser 2015 · $228.5M #835 Lethal Weapon 2 1989 · $227.9M #836 The Green Hornet 2011 · $227.8M #837 Sleepless in Seattle 1993 · $227.8M

Quick answer

How did Elf (2003) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Elf (2003) earned a reported $228.5M worldwide against a reported $32.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $196.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 7.14x. In this database it currently ranks #834 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #18 among 2003 releases.

Worldwide gross: $228,500,000
Budget: $32,000,000
Gross minus budget: $196,500,000
ROI: 7.14x

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Nov 7, 2003
Production: New Line Cinema, Guy Walks into a Bar Productions
Countries: US

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Studio / production companyNew Line Cinema Release year chart2003 box office Genre chartComedy Genre chartFamily Genre chartFantasy

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2003, Elf is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Family, Fantasy title from New Line Cinema. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $228.5M, reported production budget is $32.0M, gross-minus-budget is $196.5M, ROI is 7.14x. For comparison, it currently sits #834 all-time in the current chart set and #18 among 2003 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.