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#4,905 All-time worldwide
#77 1996 releases

Movie profile

Harriet the Spy

1996 · 101 min · Paramount Pictures

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $26.6M
Budget $12.0M
Gross minus budget $14.6M
ROI 2.22x

Domestic gross

$11.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$15.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$3.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Harriet the Spy ranks

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Quick answer

How did Harriet the Spy (1996) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Harriet the Spy (1996) earned a reported $26.6M worldwide against a reported $12.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $14.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.22x. In this database it currently ranks #4,905 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #77 among 1996 releases.

Worldwide gross
$26,600,000
Budget
$12,000,000
Gross minus budget
$14,600,000
ROI
2.22x
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

Harriet may only be in the sixth grade, but she's already found her calling: to be a spy. In a private journal she takes everywhere, Harriet records suspicious activity and keeps a running list of observations on virtually everyone she knows. It seems harmless enough until, one day, someone finds the journal and exposes Harriet's critical thoughts about her classmates. Suddenly, even her best friends are against her, and Harriet resolves to take revenge.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jul 10, 1996
Production
Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Rastar Productions
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1996, Harriet the Spy is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Drama, Family title from Paramount Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $26.6M, reported production budget is $12.0M, gross-minus-budget is $14.6M, ROI is 2.22x. For comparison, it currently sits #4,905 all-time in the current chart set and #77 among 1996 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.