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#5,407 All-time worldwide
#163 2008 releases

Movie profile

Niko and the Way to the Stars

2008 · 80 min · Box Office Data

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $21.9M
Budget $6.1M
Gross minus budget $15.8M
ROI 3.59x

Domestic gross

$8.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$13.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Niko and the Way to the Stars ranks

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Quick answer

How did Niko and the Way to the Stars (2008) perform at the box office?

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Niko and the Way to the Stars (2008) earned a reported $21.9M worldwide against a reported $6.1M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $15.8M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.59x. In this database it currently ranks #5,407 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #163 among 2008 releases.

Worldwide gross
$21,897,141
Budget
$6,100,000
Gross minus budget
$15,797,141
ROI
3.59x
Source: FilmDB. Last updated: Jul 13, 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

A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite constant teasing from others, he sneaks out of his home valley to take flying lessons from Julius, a flying squirrel.

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Production details

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2008, Niko and the Way to the Stars is positioned in this dataset as a movie title. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $21.9M, reported production budget is $6.1M, gross-minus-budget is $15.8M, ROI is 3.59x. For comparison, it currently sits #5,407 all-time in the current chart set and #163 among 2008 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.