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#2,890 All-time worldwide
#83 2003 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $62.6M
Budget $18.0M
Gross minus budget $44.6M
ROI 3.48x

Domestic gross

$31.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$31.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$5.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Honey ranks

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Quick answer

How did Honey (2003) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Honey (2003) earned a reported $62.6M worldwide against a reported $18.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $44.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.48x. In this database it currently ranks #2,890 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #83 among 2003 releases.

Worldwide gross
$62,646,763
Budget
$18,000,000
Gross minus budget
$44,646,763
ROI
3.48x
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

Honey Daniels dreams of making a name for herself as a hip-hop choreographer. When she's not busy hitting downtown clubs with her friends, she teaches dance classes at a nearby community center in Harlem, N.Y., as a way to keep kids off the streets. Honey thinks she's hit the jackpot when she meets a hotshot director casts her in one of his music videos. But, when he starts demanding sexual favors from her, Honey makes a decision that will change her life.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Dec 5, 2003
Production
NuAmerica Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Marc Platt Productions
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2003, Honey is positioned in this dataset as a Music, Drama, Romance title from NuAmerica Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $62.6M, reported production budget is $18.0M, gross-minus-budget is $44.6M, ROI is 3.48x. For comparison, it currently sits #2,890 all-time in the current chart set and #83 among 2003 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.