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#9,163 All-time worldwide
#87 1982 releases

Movie profile

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

1982 · 89 min · Matty Simmons Productions

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $5.0M
Budget $15.0M
Gross minus budget -$10.0M
ROI 0.34x

Domestic gross

$2.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$3.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$563,046

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where National Lampoon's Movie Madness ranks

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Quick answer

How did National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982) perform at the box office?

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National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982) earned a reported $5.0M worldwide against a reported $15.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$10.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.34x. In this database it currently ranks #9,163 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #87 among 1982 releases.

Worldwide gross
$5,027,193
Budget
$15,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$9,972,807
ROI
0.34x
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

A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Apr 23, 1982
Production
Matty Simmons Productions, National Lampoon, United Artists
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1982, National Lampoon's Movie Madness is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy title from Matty Simmons Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $5.0M, reported production budget is $15.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$10.0M, ROI is 0.34x. For comparison, it currently sits #9,163 all-time in the current chart set and #87 among 1982 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.