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#8,879 All-time worldwide
#136 1993 releases

Movie profile

Six Degrees of Separation

1993 · 112 min · New Regency Pictures

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $6.3M
Budget $15.0M
Gross minus budget -$8.7M
ROI 0.42x

Domestic gross

$3.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$3.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$565,568

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Six Degrees of Separation ranks

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Quick answer

How did Six Degrees of Separation (1993) perform at the box office?

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Six Degrees of Separation (1993) earned a reported $6.3M worldwide against a reported $15.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$8.7M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.42x. In this database it currently ranks #8,879 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #136 among 1993 releases.

Worldwide gross
$6,284,090
Budget
$15,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$8,715,910
ROI
0.42x
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 a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Dec 8, 1993
Production
New Regency Pictures, Maiden Movies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1993, Six Degrees of Separation is positioned in this dataset as a Mystery, Drama, Comedy title from New Regency Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $6.3M, reported production budget is $15.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$8.7M, ROI is 0.42x. For comparison, it currently sits #8,879 all-time in the current chart set and #136 among 1993 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.