Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$3.6M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$3.8M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$1.5M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Maximum Overdrive ranks
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Quick answer
How did Maximum Overdrive (1986) perform at the box office?
High confidenceMaximum Overdrive (1986) earned a reported $7.4M worldwide against a reported $10.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$2.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.74x. In this database it currently ranks #8,587 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #88 among 1986 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $7,400,000
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- -$2,600,000
- ROI
- 0.74x
Synopsis
Story
When a comet passes close to the earth, machines all over the world come alive and go on homicidal rampages. A group of people at a desolate truck stop are held hostage by a gang of murderous 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines…Or be killed by them.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1986, Maximum Overdrive is positioned in this dataset as a Horror, Action, Science Fiction title from DEG. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $7.4M, reported production budget is $10.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$2.6M, ROI is 0.74x. For comparison, it currently sits #8,587 all-time in the current chart set and #88 among 1986 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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