#2,335 All-time worldwide

#2 1971 releases

Movie profile

Fiddler on the Roof

Name: Fiddler on the Roof
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1971-11-03
Duration: 181 min

1971 · 181 min · United Artists

Drama Romance

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $83.3M

Budget $9.0M

Gross minus budget $74.3M

ROI 9.26x

Domestic gross

$41.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$41.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$7.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Fiddler on the Roof ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #2,335 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1971 releases #2 Release-year chart position of 53 titles Ranked against movies released in 1971. Studio / company #9 United Artists of 80 titles Position inside the mapped United Artists movie set. Primary genre #764 Drama of 6,006 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.

#2,332 The Volunteers: Peace at Last 2025 · $83.5M #2,333 Airplane! 1980 · $83.5M #2,334 The Roundup 3: No Way Out 2023 · $83.4M #2,336 Blow 2001 · $83.3M #2,337 Pan's Labyrinth 2006 · $83.3M #2,338 Hall Pass 2011 · $83.2M

Quick answer

How did Fiddler on the Roof (1971) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Fiddler on the Roof (1971) earned a reported $83.3M worldwide against a reported $9.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $74.3M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 9.26x. In this database it currently ranks #2,335 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #2 among 1971 releases.

Worldwide gross: $83,304,330
Budget: $9,000,000
Gross minus budget: $74,304,330
ROI: 9.26x

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Nov 3, 1971
Production: United Artists, Cartier Productions, The Mirisch Company
Countries: US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyUnited Artists Release year chart1971 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartRomance

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1971, Fiddler on the Roof is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Romance title from United Artists. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $83.3M, reported production budget is $9.0M, gross-minus-budget is $74.3M, ROI is 9.26x. For comparison, it currently sits #2,335 all-time in the current chart set and #2 among 1971 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.