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#7,116 All-time worldwide
#202 2008 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $12.3M
Budget $40.0M
Gross minus budget -$27.7M
ROI 0.31x

Domestic gross

$4.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$7.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Soul Men ranks

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Quick answer

How did Soul Men (2008) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Soul Men (2008) earned a reported $12.3M worldwide against a reported $40.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$27.7M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.31x. In this database it currently ranks #7,116 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #202 among 2008 releases.

Worldwide gross
$12,300,000
Budget
$40,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$27,700,000
ROI
0.31x
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

Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently-deceased lead singer. Cleo, a beautiful young woman who is believed to be Floyd's daughter, accompanies them as a new singer.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Nov 7, 2008
Production
Dimension Films
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2008, Soul Men is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Music title from Dimension Films. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $12.3M, reported production budget is $40.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$27.7M, ROI is 0.31x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,116 all-time in the current chart set and #202 among 2008 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.