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#6,026 All-time worldwide
#174 2006 releases

Movie profile

School for Scoundrels

2006 · 100 min · Dimension Films

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $17.8M
Budget $20.0M
Gross minus budget -$2.2M
ROI 0.89x

Domestic gross

$7.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$10.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where School for Scoundrels ranks

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Quick answer

How did School for Scoundrels (2006) perform at the box office?

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School for Scoundrels (2006) earned a reported $17.8M worldwide against a reported $20.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$2.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.89x. In this database it currently ranks #6,026 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #174 among 2006 releases.

Worldwide gross
$17,800,000
Budget
$20,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$2,200,000
ROI
0.89x
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 hope of winning the woman of his dreams, Amanda, lovelorn meter-reader Roger Wadell enrolls in a secret confidence-building class. The course's title takes on much more meaning when he discovers that his egomaniacal professor Dr. P also wants the same woman. They begin a fierce rivalry that quickly spirals out of control, their pranks and insults get uglier as they try to prove who is the ultimate guy's guy.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Sep 29, 2006
Production
Dimension Films, Media Talent Group
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2006, School for Scoundrels is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Romance title from Dimension Films. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $17.8M, reported production budget is $20.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$2.2M, ROI is 0.89x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,026 all-time in the current chart set and #174 among 2006 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.