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#11,622 All-time worldwide
#207 1997 releases

Movie profile

Pippi Longstocking

1997 · 76 min · Nelvana

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $505,335
Budget $11.5M
Gross minus budget -$11.0M
ROI 0.04x

Domestic gross

$217,294

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$288,041

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$65,188

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Pippi Longstocking ranks

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Quick answer

How did Pippi Longstocking (1997) perform at the box office?

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Pippi Longstocking (1997) earned a reported $505.3K worldwide against a reported $11.5M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$11.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.04x. In this database it currently ranks #11,622 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #207 among 1997 releases.

Worldwide gross
$505,335
Budget
$11,500,000
Gross minus budget
-$10,994,665
ROI
0.04x
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

Pippi Longstocking is an extraordinary little girl who lives alone in her house, while her father sails the seven seas. Pippi's irrepressibly fun nature makes her easy to befriend, as neighbors Tommy and Annika find, but can also earn ire, especially from social worker Mrs. Prysselius.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 20, 1997
Production
Nelvana, SF Studios, Beta Film
Countries
CA, DE, SE

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1997, Pippi Longstocking is positioned in this dataset as a Adventure, Animation, Comedy title from Nelvana. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $505,335, reported production budget is $11.5M, gross-minus-budget is -$11.0M, ROI is 0.04x. For comparison, it currently sits #11,622 all-time in the current chart set and #207 among 1997 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.