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#11,078 All-time worldwide
#154 1989 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $1.2M
Budget $3.0M
Gross minus budget -$1.8M
ROI 0.39x

Domestic gross

$466,483

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$699,724

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$130,615

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Heathers ranks

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Quick answer

How did Heathers (1989) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Heathers (1989) earned a reported $1.2M worldwide against a reported $3.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$1.8M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.39x. In this database it currently ranks #11,078 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #154 among 1989 releases.

Worldwide gross
$1,166,207
Budget
$3,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$1,833,793
ROI
0.39x
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

A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Mar 31, 1989
Production
New World Pictures, Cinemarque Entertainment, Trans Atlantic Entertainment
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1989, Heathers is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Crime title from New World Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $1.2M, reported production budget is $3.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$1.8M, ROI is 0.39x. For comparison, it currently sits #11,078 all-time in the current chart set and #154 among 1989 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.