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#8,326 All-time worldwide
#82 1984 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $8.3M
Budget $3.0M
Gross minus budget $5.3M
ROI 2.77x

Domestic gross

$4.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$4.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$747,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Reckless ranks

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Quick answer

How did Reckless (1984) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Reckless (1984) earned a reported $8.3M worldwide against a reported $3.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $5.3M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.77x. In this database it currently ranks #8,326 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #82 among 1984 releases.

Worldwide gross
$8,300,000
Budget
$3,000,000
Gross minus budget
$5,300,000
ROI
2.77x
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

Teenager Johnny Rourke is reckless. Born on the wrong side of the tracks, he breaks the law and girls' hearts with equal cool. Cheerleader Tracey Prescott is reckless too. She dumps her conventional life and boring boyfriend to follow Johnny wherever his dangerous path leads.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Feb 3, 1984
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Edgar J. Scherick Associates, Scott Rudin Productions
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1984, Reckless is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Romance title from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $8.3M, reported production budget is $3.0M, gross-minus-budget is $5.3M, ROI is 2.77x. For comparison, it currently sits #8,326 all-time in the current chart set and #82 among 1984 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.