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#2,956 All-time worldwide

#2 1963 releases

Movie profile

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Name: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Released: 1963-11-07
Duration: 192 min

1963 · 192 min · United Artists

Action Adventure Comedy Crime

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $60.0M

Budget $9.4M

Gross minus budget $50.6M

ROI 6.38x

Domestic gross

$24.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$36.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$6.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #2,956 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1963 releases #2 Release-year chart position of 38 titles Ranked against movies released in 1963. Studio / company #11 United Artists of 80 titles Position inside the mapped United Artists movie set. Primary genre #1,070 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.

#2,953 Beautiful Creatures 2013 · $60.1M #2,954 Morning Glory 2010 · $60.0M #2,955 Black Mask 1996 · $60.0M #2,961 Keeping the Faith 2000 · $59.9M #2,962 Adrift 2018 · $59.9M #2,963 Jungle 2 Jungle 1997 · $59.9M

Quick answer

How did It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) perform at the box office?

High confidence

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) earned a reported $60.0M worldwide against a reported $9.4M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $50.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 6.38x. In this database it currently ranks #2,956 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #2 among 1963 releases.

Worldwide gross: $60,000,000
Budget: $9,400,000
Gross minus budget: $50,600,000
ROI: 6.38x

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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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Nov 7, 1963
Production: United Artists, Casey Productions
Countries: US

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Studio / production companyUnited Artists Release year chart1963 box office Genre chartAction Genre chartAdventure Genre chartComedy Genre chartCrime

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1963, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Adventure, Comedy title from United Artists. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $60.0M, reported production budget is $9.4M, gross-minus-budget is $50.6M, ROI is 6.38x. For comparison, it currently sits #2,956 all-time in the current chart set and #2 among 1963 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.