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#4,585 All-time worldwide
#44 1987 releases

Movie profile

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

1987 · 98 min · American Entertainment Partners L.p.

Comedy
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $30.1M
Budget $10.0M
Gross minus budget $20.1M
ROI 3.01x

Domestic gross

$12.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$18.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$3.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise 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 #4,585 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1987 releases #44 Release-year chart position of 235 titles Ranked against movies released in 1987. Studio / company #1 American Entertainment Partners L.p. of 3 titles Position inside the mapped American Entertainment Partners L.p. movie set. Primary genre #1,755 Comedy of 4,840 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

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Quick answer

How did Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987) earned a reported $30.1M worldwide against a reported $10.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $20.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.01x. In this database it currently ranks #4,585 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #44 among 1987 releases.

Worldwide gross
$30,142,033
Budget
$10,000,000
Gross minus budget
$20,142,033
ROI
3.01x
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

The members of Lambda Lambda Lambda travel to Fort Lauderdale for a fraternity conference. They'll have to fend off the attacks of their rival frat, the Alphas, if they want to maintain their self-respect — and, of course, if they want to get anywhere with the pretty girls!

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jul 10, 1987
Production
American Entertainment Partners L.P., Interscope Communications, Amercent Films
Countries
US

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Studio / production companyAmerican Entertainment Partners L.p. FranchiseRevenge Of The Nerds Release year chart1987 box office Genre chartComedy

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1987, Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy title from American Entertainment Partners L.P. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $30.1M, reported production budget is $10.0M, gross-minus-budget is $20.1M, ROI is 3.01x. For comparison, it currently sits #4,585 all-time in the current chart set and #44 among 1987 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.