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#8,164 All-time worldwide
#145 1999 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $8.9M
Budget $28.0M
Gross minus budget -$19.1M
ROI 0.32x

Domestic gross

$4.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$4.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$800,246

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Mystery, Alaska ranks

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Quick answer

How did Mystery, Alaska (1999) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Mystery, Alaska (1999) earned a reported $8.9M worldwide against a reported $28.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$19.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.32x. In this database it currently ranks #8,164 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #145 among 1999 releases.

Worldwide gross
$8,891,623
Budget
$28,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$19,108,377
ROI
0.32x
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 Mystery, Alaska, life revolves around the legendary Saturday hockey game at the local pond. But everything changes when the hometown team unexpectedly gets booked in an exhibition match against the New York Rangers. When quirky small-towners, slick promoters and millionaire athletes come together.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 1, 1999
Production
Baldwin/Cohen Productions, Rocking Chair Productions, David E. Kelley Productions
Countries
CA, US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1999, Mystery, Alaska is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Comedy title from Baldwin/Cohen Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $8.9M, reported production budget is $28.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$19.1M, ROI is 0.32x. For comparison, it currently sits #8,164 all-time in the current chart set and #145 among 1999 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.