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#8,254 All-time worldwide
#140 2021 releases

Movie profile

Lost Illusions

2021 · 149 min · Curiosa Films

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $8.6M
Budget $20.8M
Gross minus budget -$12.2M
ROI 0.41x

Domestic gross

$4.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$4.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$774,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Lost Illusions ranks

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Quick answer

How did Lost Illusions (2021) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Lost Illusions (2021) earned a reported $8.6M worldwide against a reported $20.8M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$12.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.41x. In this database it currently ranks #8,254 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #140 among 2021 releases.

Worldwide gross
$8,600,000
Budget
$20,800,000
Gross minus budget
-$12,200,000
ROI
0.41x
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

Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 20, 2021
Production
Curiosa Films, France 3 Cinéma, Pictanovo
Countries
BE, FR

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2021, Lost Illusions is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Romance, History title from Curiosa Films. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $8.6M, reported production budget is $20.8M, gross-minus-budget is -$12.2M, ROI is 0.41x. For comparison, it currently sits #8,254 all-time in the current chart set and #140 among 2021 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.