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#8,834 All-time worldwide
#34 1974 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $6.5M
Budget $12.0M
Gross minus budget -$5.5M
ROI 0.54x

Domestic gross

$2.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$3.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$728,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Mame ranks

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Quick answer

How did Mame (1974) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Mame (1974) earned a reported $6.5M worldwide against a reported $12.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$5.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.54x. In this database it currently ranks #8,834 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #34 among 1974 releases.

Worldwide gross
$6,500,000
Budget
$12,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$5,500,000
ROI
0.54x
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 madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick is entrusted to her care. Rather than bow to convention, Mame introduces the boy to her free-wheeling lifestyle, instilling in him her favorite credo, "Life is a banquet, and most poor sons of bitches are starving to death."

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Mar 7, 1974
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1974, Mame is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Music title from Warner Bros. Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $6.5M, reported production budget is $12.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$5.5M, ROI is 0.54x. For comparison, it currently sits #8,834 all-time in the current chart set and #34 among 1974 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.