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#12,694 All-time worldwide
#236 1988 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $5,525
Budget
Gross minus budget
ROI

Domestic gross

$2,763

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$2,762

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$497

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Mapantsula ranks

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

How did Mapantsula (1988) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

Mapantsula (1988) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $5.5K. In this database it currently ranks #12,694 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #236 among 1988 releases.

Worldwide gross
$5,525
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
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

A petty gangster inevitably becomes involved in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and is forced to choose between individual gain and a united stand against the system.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
May 21, 1988
Production
David Hannay Productions, Haverbeam, One Look Productions
Countries
ZA, GB

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1988, Mapantsula is positioned in this dataset as a Crime, Drama title from David Hannay Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $5,525. For comparison, it currently sits #12,694 all-time in the current chart set and #236 among 1988 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.