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#9,444 All-time worldwide
#146 1994 releases

Movie profile

Exotica

1994 · 103 min · Ego Film Arts

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $4.2M
Budget $2.0M
Gross minus budget $2.2M
ROI 2.11x

Domestic gross

$2.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$2.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$379,893

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Exotica ranks

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Quick answer

How did Exotica (1994) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Exotica (1994) earned a reported $4.2M worldwide against a reported $2.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $2.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.11x. In this database it currently ranks #9,444 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #146 among 1994 releases.

Worldwide gross
$4,221,036
Budget
$2,000,000
Gross minus budget
$2,221,036
ROI
2.11x
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

In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's female owner. Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Sep 29, 1994
Production
Ego Film Arts, Alliance Films
Countries
CA

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1994, Exotica is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from Ego Film Arts. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $4.2M, reported production budget is $2.0M, gross-minus-budget is $2.2M, ROI is 2.11x. For comparison, it currently sits #9,444 all-time in the current chart set and #146 among 1994 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.