Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$65.7M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$65.7M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$11.8M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Seven Years in Tibet ranks
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How did Seven Years in Tibet (1997) perform at the box office?
High confidenceSeven Years in Tibet (1997) earned a reported $131.5M worldwide against a reported $70.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $61.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.88x. In this database it currently ranks #1,560 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #36 among 1997 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $131,457,682
- Budget
- $70,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- $61,457,682
- ROI
- 1.88x
Synopsis
Story
Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Lhasa, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1997, Seven Years in Tibet is positioned in this dataset as a Adventure, Drama, History title from Mandalay Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $131.5M, reported production budget is $70.0M, gross-minus-budget is $61.5M, ROI is 1.88x. For comparison, it currently sits #1,560 all-time in the current chart set and #36 among 1997 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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