Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$674,572
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$1.0M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$188,880
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Steel ranks
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Quick answer
How did Steel (1997) perform at the box office?
High confidenceSteel (1997) earned a reported $1.7M worldwide against a reported $16.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$14.3M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.11x. In this database it currently ranks #10,694 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #187 among 1997 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $1,686,429
- Budget
- $16,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- -$14,313,571
- ROI
- 0.11x
Synopsis
Story
When a renegade military reject puts new superweapons in dangerous hands, John Henry Irons becomes Steel. Wearing body armor, wielding a fearsome electrohammer and riding a gadget-packed motorcycle, he's ready to wage war... if he can fix the untimely glitches in his untested gear.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1997, Steel is positioned in this dataset as a Science Fiction, Action, Crime title from Quincy Jones-David Salzman Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $1.7M, reported production budget is $16.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$14.3M, ROI is 0.11x. For comparison, it currently sits #10,694 all-time in the current chart set and #187 among 1997 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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