Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$5.1M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$5.5M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$2.2M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Happy Birthday to Me ranks
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Quick answer
How did Happy Birthday to Me (1981) perform at the box office?
High confidenceHappy Birthday to Me (1981) earned a reported $10.6M worldwide against a reported $3.5M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $7.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.03x. In this database it currently ranks #7,588 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #61 among 1981 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $10,600,000
- Budget
- $3,500,000
- Gross minus budget
- $7,100,000
- ROI
- 3.03x
Synopsis
Story
Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a gruesome set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be her? She suffers from blackouts due to a freak accident one year earlier. We soon learn the truth behind her accident and what is going on.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1981, Happy Birthday to Me is positioned in this dataset as a Horror, Mystery title from Famous Players. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $10.6M, reported production budget is $3.5M, gross-minus-budget is $7.1M, ROI is 3.03x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,588 all-time in the current chart set and #61 among 1981 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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