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#12,213 All-time worldwide
#243 1997 releases

Movie profile

Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

1997 · 90 min · Sick The Life And Death Of Bob Flanagan Supermasochist

Documentary
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $116,806
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$46,722

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$70,084

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$13,082

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
Open rankings
All-time worldwide #12,213 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1997 releases #243 Release-year chart position of 246 titles Ranked against movies released in 1997. Primary genre #175 Documentary of 204 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#12,210 The Big Picture 1989 · $117,463 #12,211 I Hate My Body 1974 · $117,438 #12,212 Monster from the Ocean Floor 1954 · $117,000 #12,214 Gummo 1997 · $116,799 #12,215 Los alegres bribones 1982 · $116,517 #12,216 Shakes the Clown 1991 · $115,103

Quick answer

How did Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997) perform at the box office?

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Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $116.8K. In this database it currently ranks #12,213 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #243 among 1997 releases.

Worldwide gross
$116,806
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
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

The story of Robert Flanagan, a man who was born with cystic fibrosis and told he wouldn't live past 20, who through a unique odyssey of masochism, art and love found a way to live decades past his expiration date.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jan 24, 1997
Production
Sick-the Life and Death of Bob Flanagan-Supermasochist
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1997, Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist is positioned in this dataset as a Documentary title from Sick-the Life and Death of Bob Flanagan-Supermasochist. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $116,806. For comparison, it currently sits #12,213 all-time in the current chart set and #243 among 1997 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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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.