Esmeralda Bay backdrop
Esmeralda Bay poster
#12,355 All-time worldwide
#194 1989 releases

Movie profile

Esmeralda Bay

1989 · 104 min · Eurociné

Drama War Action
IMDb FilmDB Where to watch

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $94,104
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$47,052

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$47,052

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$8,469

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Esmeralda Bay ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
Open rankings
All-time worldwide #12,355 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1989 releases #194 Release-year chart position of 218 titles Ranked against movies released in 1989. Primary genre #5,595 Drama of 5,859 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.

#12,352 Dearest Executioners 1977 · $95,000 #12,353 Kung Fu Vampire 1993 · $94,680 #12,354 The Trial 1962 · $94,243 #12,356 I Love a Man in Uniform 1993 · $93,623 #12,357 A Man Called Sarge 1990 · $92,874 #12,358 The Return of Tommy Tricker 1994 · $92,605

Quick answer

How did Esmeralda Bay (1989) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

Esmeralda Bay (1989) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $94.1K. In this database it currently ranks #12,355 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #194 among 1989 releases.

Worldwide gross
$94,104
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
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

A priest secretly leads rebels in their struggle against the corrupt military dictatorship of the Central American country of Puerto Santo.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
May 18, 1989
Production
Eurociné, Lluria Films
Countries
FR, ES

Related indexes

Browse related box office pages

Studio / production companyEurociné Release year chart1989 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartWar Genre chartAction

JustWatch

Where to watch

Streaming availability loaded for the selected region.
View all options
Showing United States availability.

Stream

Tubi TV

Availability and provider links are powered by JustWatch where available. Provider availability can change by region and date.

AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1989, Esmeralda Bay is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, War, Action title from Eurociné. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $94,104. For comparison, it currently sits #12,355 all-time in the current chart set and #194 among 1989 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.