Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$750,000
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$750,000
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$135,000
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Salvador ranks
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Quick answer
How did Salvador (1986) perform at the box office?
High confidenceSalvador (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
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.
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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.
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