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#11,158 All-time worldwide
#67 1979 releases

Movie profile

Quadrophenia

1979 · 120 min · Box Office Data

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $1.1M
Budget $2.5M
Gross minus budget -$1.5M
ROI 0.42x

Domestic gross

$420,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$630,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$117,600

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Quadrophenia ranks

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Quick answer

How did Quadrophenia (1979) perform at the box office?

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Quadrophenia (1979) earned a reported $1.1M worldwide against a reported $2.5M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$1.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.42x. In this database it currently ranks #11,158 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #67 among 1979 releases.

Worldwide gross
$1,050,000
Budget
$2,500,000
Gross minus budget
-$1,450,000
ROI
0.42x
Source: FilmDB. Last updated: Jul 13, 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

Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.

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Production details

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1979, Quadrophenia is positioned in this dataset as a movie title. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $1.1M, reported production budget is $2.5M, gross-minus-budget is -$1.5M, ROI is 0.42x. For comparison, it currently sits #11,158 all-time in the current chart set and #67 among 1979 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.