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#3,802 All-time worldwide
#21 1984 releases

Movie profile

Revenge of the Nerds

1984 · 90 min · Box Office Data

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $40.9M
Budget $6.0M
Gross minus budget $34.9M
ROI 6.82x

Domestic gross

$16.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$24.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$4.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Revenge of the Nerds ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #3,802 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1984 releases #21 Release-year chart position of 163 titles Ranked against movies released in 1984.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#3,799 Would I Lie to You? 3 2012 · $40.9M #3,800 Drive Angry 2011 · $40.9M #3,801 Falling Down 1993 · $40.9M #3,804 Underwater 2020 · $40.9M #3,805 The Love Guru 2008 · $40.9M #3,806 House on Haunted Hill 1999 · $40.8M

Quick answer

How did Revenge of the Nerds (1984) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

Revenge of the Nerds (1984) earned a reported $40.9M worldwide against a reported $6.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $34.9M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 6.82x. In this database it currently ranks #3,802 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #21 among 1984 releases.

Worldwide gross
$40,900,000
Budget
$6,000,000
Gross minus budget
$34,900,000
ROI
6.82x
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

At Adams College, the jocks rule from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every house on campus. Deciding to start their own frat to protect their outcast brothers, the nerds soon find themselves in a battle royale as the Alpha Betas try to crush their new rivals.

Movie facts

Production details

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1984, Revenge of the Nerds is positioned in this dataset as a movie title. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $40.9M, reported production budget is $6.0M, gross-minus-budget is $34.9M, ROI is 6.82x. For comparison, it currently sits #3,802 all-time in the current chart set and #21 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.