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#10,796 All-time worldwide
#149 1986 releases

Movie profile

Salvador

1986 · 123 min · Hemdale

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $1.5M
Budget $4.5M
Gross minus budget -$3.0M
ROI 0.33x

Domestic gross

$750,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$750,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$135,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Salvador ranks

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Quick answer

How did Salvador (1986) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Salvador (1986) earned a reported $1.5M worldwide against a reported $4.5M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$3.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.33x. In this database it currently ranks #10,796 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #149 among 1986 releases.

Worldwide gross
$1,500,000
Budget
$4,500,000
Gross minus budget
-$3,000,000
ROI
0.33x
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 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Apr 23, 1986
Production
Hemdale, Cinema '85, Estudios Churubusco Azteca
Countries
GB, US, MX

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1986, Salvador is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Thriller, War title from Hemdale. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $1.5M, reported production budget is $4.5M, gross-minus-budget is -$3.0M, ROI is 0.33x. For comparison, it currently sits #10,796 all-time in the current chart set and #149 among 1986 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.