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#5,047 All-time worldwide
#82 1996 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $25.0M
Budget $27.0M
Gross minus budget -$2.0M
ROI 0.93x

Domestic gross

$10.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$15.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Kingpin ranks

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Quick answer

How did Kingpin (1996) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Kingpin (1996) earned a reported $25.0M worldwide against a reported $27.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$2.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.93x. In this database it currently ranks #5,047 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #82 among 1996 releases.

Worldwide gross
$25,023,434
Budget
$27,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$1,976,566
ROI
0.93x
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

After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncovers the next big thing: an Amish kid named Ishmael. So, the corrupt and the hopelessly naive hit the circuit intent on settling an old score with Big Ern.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jul 4, 1996
Production
Motion Picture Corporation of America, Rysher Entertainment
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1996, Kingpin is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy title from Motion Picture Corporation of America. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $25.0M, reported production budget is $27.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$2.0M, ROI is 0.93x. For comparison, it currently sits #5,047 all-time in the current chart set and #82 among 1996 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.