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#7,014 All-time worldwide
#68 1986 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $12.7M
Budget $25.0M
Gross minus budget -$12.3M
ROI 0.51x

Domestic gross

$5.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$7.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Labyrinth ranks

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Quick answer

How did Labyrinth (1986) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Labyrinth (1986) earned a reported $12.7M worldwide against a reported $25.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$12.3M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.51x. In this database it currently ranks #7,014 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #68 among 1986 releases.

Worldwide gross
$12,729,917
Budget
$25,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$12,270,083
ROI
0.51x
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

Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into a fantastical world to rescue him from the Goblin King. Guarding his castle is the labyrinth itself, a twisted maze of deception, populated with outrageous characters and unknown dangers.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 27, 1986
Production
Henson Associates, Lucasfilm Ltd.
Countries
GB, US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1986, Labyrinth is positioned in this dataset as a Adventure, Family, Fantasy title from Henson Associates. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $12.7M, reported production budget is $25.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$12.3M, ROI is 0.51x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,014 all-time in the current chart set and #68 among 1986 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.