#4,082 All-time worldwide

#11 1972 releases

Movie profile

Last Tango in Paris

Name: Last Tango in Paris
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1972-12-15
Duration: 129 min

1972 · 129 min · Les Productions Artistes Associés

Drama Romance

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $36.2M

Budget $1.3M

Gross minus budget $34.9M

ROI 28.95x

Domestic gross

$18.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$18.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$3.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Last Tango in Paris ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #4,082 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1972 releases #11 Release-year chart position of 48 titles Ranked against movies released in 1972. Studio / company #1 Les Productions Artistes Associés of 4 titles Position inside the mapped Les Productions Artistes Associés movie set. Primary genre #1,527 Drama of 6,006 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 Last Tango in Paris (1972) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Last Tango in Paris (1972) earned a reported $36.2M worldwide against a reported $1.3M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $34.9M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 28.95x. In this database it currently ranks #4,082 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #11 among 1972 releases.

Worldwide gross: $36,182,181
Budget: $1,250,000
Gross minus budget: $34,932,181
ROI: 28.95x

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Dec 15, 1972
Production: Les Productions Artistes Associés, PEA
Countries: FR, IT

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Studio / production companyLes Productions Artistes Associés Release year chart1972 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartRomance

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1972, Last Tango in Paris is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Romance title from Les Productions Artistes Associés. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $36.2M, reported production budget is $1.3M, gross-minus-budget is $34.9M, ROI is 28.95x. For comparison, it currently sits #4,082 all-time in the current chart set and #11 among 1972 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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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.