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#11,561 All-time worldwide
#123 1982 releases

Movie profile

Plain Jane to the Rescue

1982 · 86 min · Hi Pitch Co. Ltd..

Comedy
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $589,198
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$235,679

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$353,519

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$65,990

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Plain Jane to the Rescue 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 #11,561 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1982 releases #123 Release-year chart position of 157 titles Ranked against movies released in 1982. Primary genre #4,400 Comedy of 4,840 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.

#11,558 Last Night 1998 · $591,165 #11,559 City of the Living Dead 1980 · $591,067 #11,560 Prefontaine 1997 · $589,304 #11,562 Powaqqatsi 1988 · $589,000 #11,563 Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani 2000 · $588,571 #11,564 Gloomy Sunday 1999 · $585,604

Quick answer

How did Plain Jane to the Rescue (1982) perform at the box office?

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Plain Jane to the Rescue (1982) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $589.2K. In this database it currently ranks #11,561 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #123 among 1982 releases.

Worldwide gross
$589,198
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

Jane, with plain looks but a heart of gold, is always in between jobs. Once she gets a job, her knack for creating awkward situations immediately loses it for her. Ricky is her suitor, but he gets nowhere as the girl has no time for love. So Ricky goes along with her in job hunting. Somehow, Jane lands on a job as governess. Not to a child, but to an uncouth very old, very rich man who still wants to lead the life of his poor, uncivilized youth. His son is now running the old man's millions. He wants to bring up the father the civilized way. And he wants to take over the whole city through take-over deals. He is ruthless and has thrown thousands into the streets.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 21, 1982
Production
Hi-Pitch Co. Ltd.
Countries
HK

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Studio / production companyHi Pitch Co. Ltd.. Release year chart1982 box office Genre chartComedy

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1982, Plain Jane to the Rescue is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy title from Hi-Pitch Co. Ltd. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $589,198. For comparison, it currently sits #11,561 all-time in the current chart set and #123 among 1982 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.