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#12,002 All-time worldwide
#234 1997 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $227,569
Budget
Gross minus budget
ROI

Domestic gross

$91,028

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$136,541

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$25,488

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Insomnia ranks

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

How did Insomnia (1997) perform at the box office?

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Insomnia (1997) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $227.6K. In this database it currently ranks #12,002 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #234 among 1997 releases.

Worldwide gross
$227,569
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
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

Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a recent homicide, but their plan to arrest the killer goes awry, and Jonas mistakenly shoots Erik. The suspect escapes, and a frightened Jonas pins Erik's death on the fugitive. Jonas continues to pursue the killer as he seeks to protect himself; however, his mounting guilt and the omnipresent sun plague him with an insomnia that affects his sanity.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Mar 14, 1997
Production
Norsk Film, Nordic Screen Production AS, Norsk Filminstitutt
Countries
NO

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1997, Insomnia is positioned in this dataset as a Thriller, Crime, Mystery title from Norsk Film. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $227,569. For comparison, it currently sits #12,002 all-time in the current chart set and #234 among 1997 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.