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#4,592 All-time worldwide
#47 1989 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $30.1M
Budget $15.0M
Gross minus budget $15.1M
ROI 2.01x

Domestic gross

$12.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$18.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$3.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Road House ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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Quick answer

How did Road House (1989) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Road House (1989) earned a reported $30.1M worldwide against a reported $15.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $15.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.01x. In this database it currently ranks #4,592 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #47 among 1989 releases.

Worldwide gross
$30,100,000
Budget
$15,000,000
Gross minus budget
$15,100,000
ROI
2.01x
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 Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he's more than capable – busting the heads of troublemakers and turning the roadhouse into a jumping hot spot. But Dalton's romance with the gorgeous Dr. Clay puts him on the bad side of cutthroat local big shot Brad Wesley.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
May 19, 1989
Production
United Artists, Star Partners II, Silver Pictures
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1989, Road House is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Thriller title from United Artists. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $30.1M, reported production budget is $15.0M, gross-minus-budget is $15.1M, ROI is 2.01x. For comparison, it currently sits #4,592 all-time in the current chart set and #47 among 1989 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.