#4,113 All-time worldwide

#13 1974 releases

Movie profile

Murder on the Orient Express

Name: Murder on the Orient Express
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1974-11-22
Duration: 128 min

1974 · 128 min · Emi Films

Drama Thriller Mystery

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $35.7M

Budget $1.4M

Gross minus budget $34.3M

ROI 25.50x

Domestic gross

$17.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$17.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$3.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Murder on the Orient Express ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #4,113 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1974 releases #13 Release-year chart position of 73 titles Ranked against movies released in 1974. Studio / company #3 Emi Films of 8 titles Position inside the mapped Emi Films movie set. Primary genre #1,543 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.

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Quick answer

How did Murder on the Orient Express (1974) perform at the box office?

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Murder on the Orient Express (1974) earned a reported $35.7M worldwide against a reported $1.4M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $34.3M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 25.50x. In this database it currently ranks #4,113 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #13 among 1974 releases.

Worldwide gross: $35,700,000
Budget: $1,400,000
Gross minus budget: $34,300,000
ROI: 25.50x

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.

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Nov 22, 1974
Production: EMI Films, G.W. Films
Countries: GB

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Studio / production companyEmi Films Release year chart1974 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartThriller Genre chartMystery

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1974, Murder on the Orient Express is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Thriller, Mystery title from EMI Films. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $35.7M, reported production budget is $1.4M, gross-minus-budget is $34.3M, ROI is 25.50x. For comparison, it currently sits #4,113 all-time in the current chart set and #13 among 1974 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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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.