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#12,060 All-time worldwide
#223 1996 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $200,000
Budget
Gross minus budget
ROI

Domestic gross

$80,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$120,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$22,400

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Rats in the Ranks ranks

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Quick answer

How did Rats in the Ranks (1996) perform at the box office?

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Rats in the Ranks (1996) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $200.0K. In this database it currently ranks #12,060 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #223 among 1996 releases.

Worldwide gross
$200,000
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

Every September Sydney's inner-suburban Leichhardt Council re-elects it mayor. Incumbent Larry Hand was popular with the citizenry but they don't vote for mayor - the 12 councillors do - and after three years of Larry, at least four councillors were after his job. When film-makers Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson settled in at Leichhardt Council in early 1994 the knives were already being sharpened. A battle royal was in the making, and so it came to pass. By the end of September Larry had fought the fight of his life, with Connolly and Anderson documenting every bit of it on film. Ambition, courage, envy, hatred, loyalty, betrayal, disaster, triumph... in other words, a classic study in politics.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Sep 5, 1996
Production
Film Australia, Arundel Films, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Countries
AU

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1996, Rats in the Ranks is positioned in this dataset as a Documentary, History, TV Movie title from Film Australia. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $200,000. For comparison, it currently sits #12,060 all-time in the current chart set and #223 among 1996 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.