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#11,706 All-time worldwide
#176 1986 releases

Movie profile

On the Edge

1986 · 95 min · New Line Cinema

Drama
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $436,901
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$218,451

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$218,450

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$39,321

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where On the Edge ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #11,706 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1986 releases #176 Release-year chart position of 206 titles Ranked against movies released in 1986. Studio / company #173 New Line Cinema of 178 titles Position inside the mapped New Line Cinema movie set. Primary genre #5,239 Drama of 5,859 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 On the Edge (1986) perform at the box office?

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On the Edge (1986) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $436.9K. In this database it currently ranks #11,706 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #176 among 1986 releases.

Worldwide gross
$436,901
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
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 one final attempt to achieve victory, an aging professional runner is training vigorously for a very tough marathon race.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
May 2, 1986
Production
New Line Cinema
Countries
US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyNew Line Cinema Release year chart1986 box office Genre chartDrama

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1986, On the Edge is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from New Line Cinema. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $436,901. For comparison, it currently sits #11,706 all-time in the current chart set and #176 among 1986 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.