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#9,592 All-time worldwide
#124 1986 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $3.8M
Budget $16.0M
Gross minus budget -$12.2M
ROI 0.24x

Domestic gross

$1.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$1.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$342,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Power ranks

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Quick answer

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

High confidence

Power (1986) earned a reported $3.8M worldwide against a reported $16.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$12.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.24x. In this database it currently ranks #9,592 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #124 among 1986 releases.

Worldwide gross
$3,800,000
Budget
$16,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$12,200,000
ROI
0.24x
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

Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to help with the campaign of the man destined to succeed him, unknown and mysterious businessman Jerome Cade...

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jan 31, 1986
Production
Polar Entertainment, Lorimar Motion Pictures
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1986, Power is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from Polar Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $3.8M, reported production budget is $16.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$12.2M, ROI is 0.24x. For comparison, it currently sits #9,592 all-time in the current chart set and #124 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.