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#7,441 All-time worldwide
#80 1985 releases

Movie profile

Krush Groove

1985 · 97 min · Crystalite Productions

Comedy Drama Music
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $11.0M
Budget $3.0M
Gross minus budget $8.0M
ROI 3.67x

Domestic gross

$5.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$5.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$990,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Krush Groove ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #7,441 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1985 releases #80 Release-year chart position of 184 titles Ranked against movies released in 1985. Primary genre #2,890 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.

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Quick answer

How did Krush Groove (1985) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Krush Groove (1985) earned a reported $11.0M worldwide against a reported $3.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $8.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.67x. In this database it currently ranks #7,441 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #80 among 1985 releases.

Worldwide gross
$11,000,000
Budget
$3,000,000
Gross minus budget
$8,000,000
ROI
3.67x
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

Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell needs more money to press more copies, he borrows it from a street hustler and soon regrets his decision.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 25, 1985
Production
Crystalite Productions, Film Development Fund, Visual Eyes Productions
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1985, Krush Groove is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Drama, Music title from Crystalite Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $11.0M, reported production budget is $3.0M, gross-minus-budget is $8.0M, ROI is 3.67x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,441 all-time in the current chart set and #80 among 1985 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.