Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$4.3M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$5.6M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$1.3M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Explorers ranks
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Quick answer
How did Explorers (1985) perform at the box office?
High confidenceExplorers (1985) earned a reported $9.9M worldwide against a reported $25.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$15.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.40x. In this database it currently ranks #7,860 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #91 among 1985 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $9,900,000
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- -$15,100,000
- ROI
- 0.40x
Synopsis
Story
Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result – when he has a vivid dream about technology, his prodigy best friend Wolfgang manages to create a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren, the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1985, Explorers is positioned in this dataset as a Science Fiction, Adventure, Family title from Paramount Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $9.9M, reported production budget is $25.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$15.1M, ROI is 0.40x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,860 all-time in the current chart set and #91 among 1985 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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