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#6,439 All-time worldwide
#79 1990 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $15.4M
Budget $20.0M
Gross minus budget -$4.6M
ROI 0.77x

Domestic gross

$6.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$9.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Mr. Destiny ranks

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Quick answer

How did Mr. Destiny (1990) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Mr. Destiny (1990) earned a reported $15.4M worldwide against a reported $20.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$4.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.77x. In this database it currently ranks #6,439 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #79 among 1990 releases.

Worldwide gross
$15,379,253
Budget
$20,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$4,620,747
ROI
0.77x
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

Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this mysterious man, who could change his fate by offering him that alternative life he always dreamed of. But as Burrows embarks on this journey of self discovery he realises that even this new life has its problems and drawbacks..

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 12, 1990
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1990, Mr. Destiny is positioned in this dataset as a Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction title from Touchstone Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $15.4M, reported production budget is $20.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$4.6M, ROI is 0.77x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,439 all-time in the current chart set and #79 among 1990 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.