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#1,925 All-time worldwide
#54 2004 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $104.0M
Budget $1.2M
Gross minus budget $102.8M
ROI 86.70x

Domestic gross

$49.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$54.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$21.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Saw ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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Quick answer

How did Saw (2004) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Saw (2004) earned a reported $104.0M worldwide against a reported $1.2M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $102.8M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 86.70x. In this database it currently ranks #1,925 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #54 among 2004 releases.

Worldwide gross
$104,045,735
Budget
$1,200,000
Gross minus budget
$102,845,735
ROI
86.70x
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

Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, Jigsaw informs them that they must partake in a gruesome game in order to secure their freedom.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 1, 2004
Production
Twisted Pictures, Evolution Entertainment, Saw Productions Inc.
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2004, Saw is positioned in this dataset as a Horror, Mystery, Crime title from Twisted Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $104.0M, reported production budget is $1.2M, gross-minus-budget is $102.8M, ROI is 86.70x. For comparison, it currently sits #1,925 all-time in the current chart set and #54 among 2004 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.