Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$1.3M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$1.9M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$358,400
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Koyaanisqatsi ranks
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How did Koyaanisqatsi (1983) perform at the box office?
High confidenceKoyaanisqatsi (1983) earned a reported $3.2M worldwide against a reported $600.0K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $2.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 5.33x. In this database it currently ranks #9,839 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #91 among 1983 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $3,200,000
- Budget
- $600,000
- Gross minus budget
- $2,600,000
- ROI
- 5.33x
Synopsis
Story
Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1983, Koyaanisqatsi is positioned in this dataset as a Documentary, Music title from IRE Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $3.2M, reported production budget is $600,000, gross-minus-budget is $2.6M, ROI is 5.33x. For comparison, it currently sits #9,839 all-time in the current chart set and #91 among 1983 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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