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#8,322 All-time worldwide
#137 1996 releases

Movie profile

Larger Than Life

1996 · 93 min · United Artists

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $8.3M
Budget $30.0M
Gross minus budget -$21.7M
ROI 0.28x

Domestic gross

$3.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$4.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Larger Than Life ranks

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Quick answer

How did Larger Than Life (1996) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Larger Than Life (1996) earned a reported $8.3M worldwide against a reported $30.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$21.7M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.28x. In this database it currently ranks #8,322 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #137 among 1996 releases.

Worldwide gross
$8,315,693
Budget
$30,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$21,684,307
ROI
0.28x
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

Motivational Speaker Jack Corcoran is determined to get his career off the ground, but the biggest gigs he can get are the ones nobody wants. One day, he receives a telegram that his circus clown father has passed away and left a "huge" inheritance: an elephant that was his father's pride and joy. His main intention to sell the pachyderm off, Jack must choose between loud and rude zookeeper Mo or attractive animal show owner Terry. As the two trek through the country Jack and the elephant develop a bond, and it changes his approach to life for the better.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jul 26, 1996
Production
United Artists, Trilogy Entertainment Group, RCS Films
Countries
IT, GB, US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1996, Larger Than Life is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Family title from United Artists. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $8.3M, reported production budget is $30.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$21.7M, ROI is 0.28x. For comparison, it currently sits #8,322 all-time in the current chart set and #137 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.