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#12,786 All-time worldwide
#88 1978 releases

Movie profile

Iron Swallow

1978 · 88 min · Bian Sing Motion Picture Co., Ltd..

Action
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $320
Budget —
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ROI —

Domestic gross

$128

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$192

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$36

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Iron Swallow ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #12,786 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1978 releases #88 Release-year chart position of 89 titles Ranked against movies released in 1978. Primary genre #2,929 Action of 2,939 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.

#12,783 Policía 1987 · $415 #12,784 Bandit Queen 1994 · $399 #12,785 Heer Ranjha 1970 · $380 #12,787 The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick 1988 · $317 #12,788 All the Colours of the Dark 1972 · $294 #12,789 Alan & Naomi 1992 · $259

Quick answer

How did Iron Swallow (1978) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

Iron Swallow (1978) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $320. In this database it currently ranks #12,786 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #88 among 1978 releases.

Worldwide gross
$320
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

When the deadly Iron Swallow (Chia Ling) sets out to avenge her past in this classic martial arts film, audiences are about to find out that it is revenge, not time, that truly heals all wounds. As the Iron Swallow sets out to enforce her own deadly brand of justice, a mysterious killer (Wong Wing San) charts her every move in a desperate attempt to frame her and prevent her from realizing her bloody dream. Now, as the limbs fly and the blood flows, friend will fight friend in an all-out battle to the death where the only rule is survival.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Dec 8, 1978
Production
Bian Sing Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Countries
TW

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Studio / production companyBian Sing Motion Picture Co., Ltd.. Release year chart1978 box office Genre chartAction

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1978, Iron Swallow is positioned in this dataset as a Action title from Bian Sing Motion Picture Co., Ltd. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $320. For comparison, it currently sits #12,786 all-time in the current chart set and #88 among 1978 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.