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#7,551 All-time worldwide
#128 1998 releases

Movie profile

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998 · 118 min · Summit Entertainment

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $10.7M
Budget $18.5M
Gross minus budget -$7.8M
ROI 0.58x

Domestic gross

$5.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$5.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$963,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ranks

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Quick answer

How did Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) earned a reported $10.7M worldwide against a reported $18.5M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$7.8M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.58x. In this database it currently ranks #7,551 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #128 among 1998 releases.

Worldwide gross
$10,700,000
Budget
$18,500,000
Gross minus budget
-$7,800,000
ROI
0.58x
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

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
May 22, 1998
Production
Summit Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Fear and Loathing LLC
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1998, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is positioned in this dataset as a Adventure, Drama, Comedy title from Summit Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $10.7M, reported production budget is $18.5M, gross-minus-budget is -$7.8M, ROI is 0.58x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,551 all-time in the current chart set and #128 among 1998 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.