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#6,426 All-time worldwide
#77 1990 releases

Movie profile

Reversal of Fortune

1990 · 111 min · Shochiku Fuji Company

Drama
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $15.4M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$7.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$7.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Reversal of Fortune 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 #6,426 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1990 releases #77 Release-year chart position of 205 titles Ranked against movies released in 1990. Primary genre #2,635 Drama of 5,859 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.

#6,423 The Conspirator 2011 · $15.5M #6,424 Mad Love 1995 · $15.5M #6,425 RocketMan 1997 · $15.4M #6,427 Blue Valentine 2010 · $15.4M #6,428 The Night House 2021 · $15.4M #6,429 The Greatest Game Ever Played 2005 · $15.4M

Quick answer

How did Reversal of Fortune (1990) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

Reversal of Fortune (1990) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $15.4M. In this database it currently ranks #6,426 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #77 among 1990 releases.

Worldwide gross
$15,445,131
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

Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 19, 1990
Production
Shochiku-Fuji Company, Sovereign Pictures, Reversal Films Inc.
Countries
JP, GB, US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyShochiku Fuji Company Release year chart1990 box office Genre chartDrama

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1990, Reversal of Fortune is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from Shochiku-Fuji Company. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $15.4M. For comparison, it currently sits #6,426 all-time in the current chart set and #77 among 1990 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.