#103 All-time worldwide

#4 2010 releases

Movie profile

Inception

Name: Inception
Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
Released: 2010-07-15
Duration: 148 min

2010 · 148 min · Legendary Pictures

Action Science Fiction Adventure

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $839.0M

Budget $160.0M

Gross minus budget $679.0M

ROI 5.24x

Domestic gross

$335.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$503.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$94.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Inception ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #103 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2010 releases #4 Release-year chart position of 250 titles Ranked against movies released in 2010. Studio / company #1 Legendary Pictures of 27 titles Position inside the mapped Legendary Pictures movie set. Primary genre #57 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.

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Quick answer

How did Inception (2010) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Inception (2010) earned a reported $839.0M worldwide against a reported $160.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $679.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 5.24x. In this database it currently ranks #103 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #4 among 2010 releases.

Worldwide gross: $839,030,630
Budget: $160,000,000
Gross minus budget: $679,030,630
ROI: 5.24x

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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Story

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Jul 15, 2010
Production: Legendary Pictures, Syncopy, Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries: GB, US

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Studio / production companyLegendary Pictures Release year chart2010 box office Genre chartAction Genre chartScience Fiction Genre chartAdventure

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2010, Inception is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Science Fiction, Adventure title from Legendary Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $839.0M, reported production budget is $160.0M, gross-minus-budget is $679.0M, ROI is 5.24x. For comparison, it currently sits #103 all-time in the current chart set and #4 among 2010 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.