Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins backdrop
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins poster
#2,918 All-time worldwide
#92 2012 releases

Movie profile

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

2012 · 134 min · Studio Swan

Adventure Action Fantasy War History
IMDb FilmDB Where to watch

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $61.7M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$24.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$37.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$6.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
Open rankings
All-time worldwide #2,918 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2012 releases #92 Release-year chart position of 250 titles Ranked against movies released in 2012. Franchise #1 Rurouni Kenshin of 2 titles Ranked against mapped movies from the same franchise. Primary genre #851 Adventure of 2,138 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.

#2,915 Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' 2015 · $61.8M #2,916 Valiant 2005 · $61.7M #2,917 Life of the Party 2018 · $61.7M #2,919 The 13th Warrior 1999 · $61.7M #2,920 Everything, Everything 2017 · $61.6M #2,921 Woman in Gold 2015 · $61.6M

Quick answer

How did Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $61.7M. In this database it currently ranks #2,918 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #92 among 2012 releases.

Worldwide gross
$61,700,000
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

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 25, 2012
Production
Studio Swan, ROCKWORKS, C&I entertainment
Countries
JP

Related indexes

Browse related box office pages

Studio / production companyStudio Swan FranchiseRurouni Kenshin Release year chart2012 box office Genre chartAdventure Genre chartAction Genre chartFantasy Genre chartWar

JustWatch

Where to watch

Streaming availability loaded for the selected region.
View all options
Showing United States availability.

Stream

Netflix Standard with Ads Netflix

Availability and provider links are powered by JustWatch where available. Provider availability can change by region and date.

AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2012, Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins is positioned in this dataset as a Adventure, Action, Fantasy title from Studio Swan. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $61.7M. For comparison, it currently sits #2,918 all-time in the current chart set and #92 among 2012 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.