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#12,535 All-time worldwide
#56 1968 releases

Movie profile

Memories of Underdevelopment

1968 · 99 min · Icaic

Drama
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $33,103
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$16,552

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$16,551

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2,979

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Memories of Underdevelopment ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #12,535 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1968 releases #56 Release-year chart position of 59 titles Ranked against movies released in 1968. Studio / company #2 Icaic of 2 titles Position inside the mapped Icaic movie set. Primary genre #5,686 Drama of 5,859 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#12,532 Twister 1989 · $33,856 #12,533 Come from China 1992 · $33,287 #12,534 Le Trou 1960 · $33,187 #12,536 Saint Nicolas chez les Baltus 1993 · $32,896 #12,537 OBEX 2026 · $32,452 #12,538 Adam and Six Eves 1962 · $32,200

Quick answer

How did Memories of Underdevelopment (1968) perform at the box office?

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Memories of Underdevelopment (1968) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $33.1K. In this database it currently ranks #12,535 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #56 among 1968 releases.

Worldwide gross
$33,103
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

In the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs incident, Sergio chooses to stay behind in Cuba while his wife and family escape to neighboring Miami. Alone in a brave new world, Sergio observes the constant threat of foreign invasion while chasing young women all over Havana. He finally meets Elena, a young girl he seeks to mould into the image of his ex-wife, but at what cost to himself?

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 19, 1968
Production
ICAIC, Cuban State Film
Countries
CU

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1968, Memories of Underdevelopment is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from ICAIC. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $33,103. For comparison, it currently sits #12,535 all-time in the current chart set and #56 among 1968 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.