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#5,304 All-time worldwide
#75 1993 releases

Movie profile

Rudy

1993 · 114 min · Tri Star Pictures

Drama History
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $22.8M
Budget $12.0M
Gross minus budget $10.8M
ROI 1.90x

Domestic gross

$11.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$11.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Rudy 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 #5,304 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1993 releases #75 Release-year chart position of 249 titles Ranked against movies released in 1993. Studio / company #39 Tri Star Pictures of 96 titles Position inside the mapped Tri Star Pictures movie set. Primary genre #2,104 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.

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Quick answer

How did Rudy (1993) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Rudy (1993) earned a reported $22.8M worldwide against a reported $12.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $10.8M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.90x. In this database it currently ranks #5,304 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #75 among 1993 releases.

Worldwide gross
$22,800,000
Budget
$12,000,000
Gross minus budget
$10,800,000
ROI
1.90x
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

Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size of the other players. But he had the drive and the spirit of 5 people and has set his sights upon joining the team.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Sep 17, 1993
Production
TriStar Pictures
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1993, Rudy is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, History title from TriStar Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $22.8M, reported production budget is $12.0M, gross-minus-budget is $10.8M, ROI is 1.90x. For comparison, it currently sits #5,304 all-time in the current chart set and #75 among 1993 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.