Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$765,356
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$1.1M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$214,300
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Strange Brew ranks
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Quick answer
How did Strange Brew (1983) perform at the box office?
High confidenceStrange Brew (1983) earned a reported $1.9M worldwide against a reported $4.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$2.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.48x. In this database it currently ranks #10,539 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #103 among 1983 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $1,913,389
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- -$2,086,611
- ROI
- 0.48x
Synopsis
Story
Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug McKenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious Brewmeister Smith and two teams of vicious hockey players.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1983, Strange Brew is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Crime, Science Fiction title from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $1.9M, reported production budget is $4.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$2.1M, ROI is 0.48x. For comparison, it currently sits #10,539 all-time in the current chart set and #103 among 1983 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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