Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$15.2M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$22.9M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$4.3M
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Where Spaceballs ranks
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Quick answer
How did Spaceballs (1987) perform at the box office?
High confidenceSpaceballs (1987) earned a reported $38.1M worldwide against a reported $22.7M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $15.4M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.68x. In this database it currently ranks #3,973 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #35 among 1987 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $38,120,460
- Budget
- $22,700,000
- Gross minus budget
- $15,420,460
- ROI
- 1.68x
Synopsis
Story
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1987, Spaceballs is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Science Fiction title from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $38.1M, reported production budget is $22.7M, gross-minus-budget is $15.4M, ROI is 1.68x. For comparison, it currently sits #3,973 all-time in the current chart set and #35 among 1987 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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