Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$12.5M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$13.6M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$5.4M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Jacob's Ladder ranks
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Quick answer
How did Jacob's Ladder (1990) perform at the box office?
High confidenceJacob's Ladder (1990) earned a reported $26.1M worldwide against a reported $25.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $1.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.04x. In this database it currently ranks #4,946 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #50 among 1990 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $26,118,851
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- $1,118,851
- ROI
- 1.04x
Synopsis
Story
After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1990, Jacob's Ladder is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Mystery, Horror title from Carolco Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $26.1M, reported production budget is $25.0M, gross-minus-budget is $1.1M, ROI is 1.04x. For comparison, it currently sits #4,946 all-time in the current chart set and #50 among 1990 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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