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#7,087 All-time worldwide
#75 1985 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $12.4M
Budget $7.0M
Gross minus budget $5.4M
ROI 1.77x

Domestic gross

$6.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$6.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Silver Bullet ranks

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Quick answer

How did Silver Bullet (1985) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Silver Bullet (1985) earned a reported $12.4M worldwide against a reported $7.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $5.4M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.77x. In this database it currently ranks #7,087 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #75 among 1985 releases.

Worldwide gross
$12,400,000
Budget
$7,000,000
Gross minus budget
$5,400,000
ROI
1.77x
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 small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside…

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 10, 1985
Production
International Film Corporation (II), Famous Films Productions, Paramount Pictures
Countries
IT, NL, US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1985, Silver Bullet is positioned in this dataset as a Horror title from International Film Corporation (II). Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $12.4M, reported production budget is $7.0M, gross-minus-budget is $5.4M, ROI is 1.77x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,087 all-time in the current chart set and #75 among 1985 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.