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#7,127 All-time worldwide
#54 1983 releases

Movie profile

Lone Wolf McQuade

1983 · 107 min · 1818

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $12.2M
Budget $5.0M
Gross minus budget $7.2M
ROI 2.45x

Domestic gross

$4.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$7.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Lone Wolf McQuade ranks

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Quick answer

How did Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) earned a reported $12.2M worldwide against a reported $5.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $7.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.45x. In this database it currently ranks #7,127 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #54 among 1983 releases.

Worldwide gross
$12,232,628
Budget
$5,000,000
Gross minus budget
$7,232,628
ROI
2.45x
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

The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably culminates in a martial arts showdown between the drug lord and the ranger, and involving the woman they both love.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Apr 15, 1983
Production
1818, Lone Wolf McQuade Associates, Topkick Productions
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1983, Lone Wolf McQuade is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Crime title from 1818. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $12.2M, reported production budget is $5.0M, gross-minus-budget is $7.2M, ROI is 2.45x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,127 all-time in the current chart set and #54 among 1983 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.