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#7,073 All-time worldwide
#160 2003 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $12.5M
Budget $3.0M
Gross minus budget $9.5M
ROI 4.16x

Domestic gross

$6.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$6.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Evil ranks

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Quick answer

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

High confidence

Evil (2003) earned a reported $12.5M worldwide against a reported $3.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $9.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 4.16x. In this database it currently ranks #7,073 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #160 among 2003 releases.

Worldwide gross
$12,469,000
Budget
$3,000,000
Gross minus budget
$9,469,000
ROI
4.16x
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

Stockholm, in the 1950s. Erik is expelled from the local school for getting into one brawl too many. To protect Erik from his violent stepfather’s reaction to his expulsion, Erik's mother arranges for Erik to spend a year at Stjärnsberg Boarding School, the only school willing to accept him. This is Erik's last chance to graduate to Upper School and he promises his mother, for his and her sake, to do all he can to stay out of trouble.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Sep 16, 2003
Production
Moviola Film och Television AB, Skinworxxx, Nordisk Film Sweden
Countries
SE, DK

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2003, Evil is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from Moviola Film och Television AB. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $12.5M, reported production budget is $3.0M, gross-minus-budget is $9.5M, ROI is 4.16x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,073 all-time in the current chart set and #160 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.