#1,613 All-time worldwide

#4 1982 releases

Movie profile

First Blood

Name: First Blood
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Released: 1982-10-22
Duration: 93 min

1982 · 93 min · Carolco Pictures

Action Adventure Thriller War

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $125.2M

Budget $15.0M

Gross minus budget $110.2M

ROI 8.35x

Domestic gross

$50.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$75.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$14.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where First Blood ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #1,613 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1982 releases #4 Release-year chart position of 158 titles Ranked against movies released in 1982. Studio / company #7 Carolco Pictures of 20 titles Position inside the mapped Carolco Pictures movie set. Franchise #3 Rambo of 5 titles Ranked against mapped movies from the same franchise. Primary genre #645 Action of 2,974 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.

#1,610 Happy Death Day 2017 · $125.5M #1,611 Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie 2017 · $125.4M #1,612 Saw X 2023 · $125.3M #1,614 Rocky III 1982 · $125.1M #1,615 Dragon Ball Super: Broly 2018 · $125.0M #1,616 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 2003 · $124.9M

Quick answer

How did First Blood (1982) perform at the box office?

High confidence

First Blood (1982) earned a reported $125.2M worldwide against a reported $15.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $110.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 8.35x. In this database it currently ranks #1,613 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #4 among 1982 releases.

Worldwide gross: $125,212,904
Budget: $15,000,000
Gross minus budget: $110,212,904
ROI: 8.35x

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: Oct 22, 1982
Production: Carolco Pictures, Anabasis, Elcajo Productions
Countries: US, AN

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Studio / production companyCarolco Pictures FranchiseRambo Release year chart1982 box office Genre chartAction Genre chartAdventure Genre chartThriller Genre chartWar

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1982, First Blood is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Adventure, Thriller title from Carolco Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $125.2M, reported production budget is $15.0M, gross-minus-budget is $110.2M, ROI is 8.35x. For comparison, it currently sits #1,613 all-time in the current chart set and #4 among 1982 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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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.