#1,464 All-time worldwide

#4 1986 releases

Movie profile

Platoon

Name: Platoon
Genre: Drama, War, Action
Released: 1986-12-19
Duration: 120 min

1986 · 120 min · Hemdale Film Corporation

Drama War Action

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $138.5M

Budget $6.0M

Gross minus budget $132.5M

ROI 23.09x

Domestic gross

$69.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$69.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$12.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Platoon ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #1,464 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1986 releases #4 Release-year chart position of 211 titles Ranked against movies released in 1986. Studio / company #1 Hemdale Film Corporation of 7 titles Position inside the mapped Hemdale Film Corporation movie set. Primary genre #413 Drama of 6,006 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.

#1,461 Scream 2022 · $138.9M #1,462 Brüno 2009 · $138.8M #1,463 Bird on a Wire 1990 · $138.7M #1,465 Nine Months 1995 · $138.5M #1,466 The Admiral: Roaring Currents 2014 · $138.3M #1,467 The Bear 1988 · $138.2M

Quick answer

How did Platoon (1986) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Platoon (1986) earned a reported $138.5M worldwide against a reported $6.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $132.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 23.09x. In this database it currently ranks #1,464 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #4 among 1986 releases.

Worldwide gross: $138,530,565
Budget: $6,000,000
Gross minus budget: $132,530,565
ROI: 23.09x

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 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

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Dec 19, 1986
Production: Hemdale Film Corporation, Arnold Kopelson Productions
Countries: GB, US

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Studio / production companyHemdale Film Corporation Release year chart1986 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartWar Genre chartAction

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1986, Platoon is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, War, Action title from Hemdale Film Corporation. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $138.5M, reported production budget is $6.0M, gross-minus-budget is $132.5M, ROI is 23.09x. For comparison, it currently sits #1,464 all-time in the current chart set and #4 among 1986 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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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.