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#9,229 All-time worldwide
#79 1980 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $4.9M
Budget $10.0M
Gross minus budget -$5.1M
ROI 0.49x

Domestic gross

$2.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$2.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$548,800

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Saturn 3 ranks

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Quick answer

How did Saturn 3 (1980) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Saturn 3 (1980) earned a reported $4.9M worldwide against a reported $10.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$5.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.49x. In this database it currently ranks #9,229 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #79 among 1980 releases.

Worldwide gross
$4,900,000
Budget
$10,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$5,100,000
ROI
0.49x
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 the future, Earth is overcrowded and the population relies on distant bases to be fed. In the Saturn 3 station, Major Adam and the scientist Alex, who is also his lover and has never been on Earth, have been researching hydroponics for three years in the base alone with their dog Sally. Captain Benson arrives Saturn 3 with Hector, incapable to controlling his emotions he transfers his homicidal tendency and insanity to Hector. Now Major Adam and Alex are trapped in the station with a dangerous psychopath robot.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Feb 15, 1980
Production
Transcontinental Film Productions (London), ITC Entertainment
Countries
GB

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1980, Saturn 3 is positioned in this dataset as a Science Fiction, Thriller title from Transcontinental Film Productions (London). Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $4.9M, reported production budget is $10.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$5.1M, ROI is 0.49x. For comparison, it currently sits #9,229 all-time in the current chart set and #79 among 1980 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.