King Ralph backdrop
King Ralph poster
#3,220 All-time worldwide
#27 1991 releases

Movie profile

King Ralph

1991 · 97 min · Universal Pictures

Comedy
IMDb FilmDB Where to watch

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $52.5M
Budget $23.0M
Gross minus budget $29.5M
ROI 2.28x

Domestic gross

$21.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$31.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$5.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where King Ralph ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
Open rankings
All-time worldwide #3,220 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1991 releases #27 Release-year chart position of 231 titles Ranked against movies released in 1991. Studio / company #163 Universal Pictures of 377 titles Position inside the mapped Universal Pictures movie set. Primary genre #1,212 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.

#3,217 Kuiba 2011 · $52.6M #3,218 The Roommate 2011 · $52.5M #3,219 Wild 2014 · $52.5M #3,221 Tunnel 2016 · $52.4M #3,222 The Boy Next Door 2015 · $52.4M #3,223 Dolphin Tale 2 2014 · $52.4M

Quick answer

How did King Ralph (1991) perform at the box office?

High confidence

King Ralph (1991) earned a reported $52.5M worldwide against a reported $23.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $29.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.28x. In this database it currently ranks #3,220 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #27 among 1991 releases.

Worldwide gross
$52,487,045
Budget
$23,000,000
Gross minus budget
$29,487,045
ROI
2.28x
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

As the only relative in line to ascend the Royal throne, a down-on-his-luck American slob must learn the ways of the English.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Feb 15, 1991
Production
Universal Pictures
Countries
US

Related indexes

Browse related box office pages

Studio / production companyUniversal Pictures Release year chart1991 box office Genre chartComedy

JustWatch

Where to watch

Streaming availability loaded for the selected region.
View all options
Showing United States availability.

Rent

Apple TV Store Google Play Movies Fandango At Home Amazon Video YouTube

Buy

Apple TV Store Google Play Movies Fandango At Home Amazon Video YouTube

Availability and provider links are powered by JustWatch where available. Provider availability can change by region and date.

AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1991, King Ralph is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy title from Universal Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $52.5M, reported production budget is $23.0M, gross-minus-budget is $29.5M, ROI is 2.28x. For comparison, it currently sits #3,220 all-time in the current chart set and #27 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.