#10,907 All-time worldwide

#7 1927 releases

Movie profile

Metropolis

Name: Metropolis
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 1927-01-10
Duration: 148 min

1927 · 148 min · Ufa

Drama Science Fiction

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $1.4M

Budget $5.3M

Gross minus budget -$3.9M

ROI 0.25x

Domestic gross

$675,161

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$675,161

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$121,529

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Metropolis ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #10,907 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1927 releases #7 Release-year chart position of 17 titles Ranked against movies released in 1927. Primary genre #4,874 Drama of 6,006 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.

#10,904 Strange Invaders 1983 · $1.4M #10,905 As You Desire Me 1932 · $1.4M #10,906 Guests in the House 1988 · $1.4M #10,908 The Harder They Fall 1956 · $1.4M #10,909 At Play in the Fields of the Lord 1991 · $1.3M #10,910 Gas Food Lodging 1992 · $1.3M

Quick answer

How did Metropolis (1927) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Metropolis (1927) earned a reported $1.4M worldwide against a reported $5.3M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$3.9M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.25x. In this database it currently ranks #10,907 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #7 among 1927 releases.

Worldwide gross: $1,350,322
Budget: $5,300,000
Gross minus budget: -$3,949,678
ROI: 0.25x

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Jan 10, 1927
Production: UFA
Countries: DE

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyUfa Release year chart1927 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartScience Fiction

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1927, Metropolis is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Science Fiction title from UFA. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $1.4M, reported production budget is $5.3M, gross-minus-budget is -$3.9M, ROI is 0.25x. For comparison, it currently sits #10,907 all-time in the current chart set and #7 among 1927 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.