Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$17.8M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$17.8M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$3.2M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where No Way Out ranks
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Quick answer
How did No Way Out (1987) perform at the box office?
High confidenceNo Way Out (1987) earned a reported $35.5M worldwide against a reported $15.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $20.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.37x. In this database it currently ranks #4,142 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #37 among 1987 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $35,509,515
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- $20,509,515
- ROI
- 2.37x
Synopsis
Story
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1987, No Way Out is positioned in this dataset as a Thriller, Drama title from Orion Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $35.5M, reported production budget is $15.0M, gross-minus-budget is $20.5M, ROI is 2.37x. For comparison, it currently sits #4,142 all-time in the current chart set and #37 among 1987 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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