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#12,364 All-time worldwide
#212 1991 releases

Movie profile

Johnny Suede

1991 · 97 min · Starr

Comedy Romance
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $90,091
Budget $500,000
Gross minus budget -$409,909
ROI 0.18x

Domestic gross

$36,036

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$54,055

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$10,090

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Johnny Suede ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
Open rankings
All-time worldwide #12,364 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1991 releases #212 Release-year chart position of 231 titles Ranked against movies released in 1991. Primary genre #4,687 Comedy of 4,840 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.

#12,361 Fandango 1985 · $91,666 #12,362 Lonesome Cowboys 1968 · $91,299 #12,363 Beware! The Blob 1972 · $90,833 #12,365 The Baby of Mâcon 1993 · $90,000 #12,366 Imaginary Crimes 1994 · $89,611 #12,367 Crimen imperfecto 1970 · $88,206

Quick answer

How did Johnny Suede (1991) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Johnny Suede (1991) earned a reported $90.1K worldwide against a reported $500.0K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$409.9K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.18x. In this database it currently ranks #12,364 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #212 among 1991 releases.

Worldwide gross
$90,091
Budget
$500,000
Gross minus budget
-$409,909
ROI
0.18x
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

Johnny Suede (Brad Pitt) longs to be a teen-age idol like Ricky Nelson. He has a pair of black suede shoes, an impressive pompadour, a guitar, and some pals who will play backup for him. Yet he doesn't have much talent or drive.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 18, 1991
Production
Starr, Balthazar Productions, Vega Film
Countries
CH, FR, US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyStarr Release year chart1991 box office Genre chartComedy Genre chartRomance

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1991, Johnny Suede is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Romance title from Starr. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $90,091, reported production budget is $500,000, gross-minus-budget is -$409,909, ROI is 0.18x. For comparison, it currently sits #12,364 all-time in the current chart set and #212 among 1991 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.