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#8,850 All-time worldwide
#144 1997 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $6.5M
Budget $37.0M
Gross minus budget -$30.5M
ROI 0.18x

Domestic gross

$2.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$3.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$726,006

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Switchback ranks

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Quick answer

How did Switchback (1997) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Switchback (1997) earned a reported $6.5M worldwide against a reported $37.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$30.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.18x. In this database it currently ranks #8,850 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #144 among 1997 releases.

Worldwide gross
$6,482,195
Budget
$37,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$30,517,805
ROI
0.18x
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

After FBI agent Frank Lacrosse believes his son was kidnapped by a notorious serial killer, he travels to Amarillo, Texas, where he believes the murderer is in hiding. Although officially taken off the case because of its personal significance to him, Frank continues to pursue the killer, causing concern for local sheriff Buck Olmstead. When another victim pops up at a nearby car garage, Frank knows that he is as close as he'll ever be to tracking down the elusive killer.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 31, 1997
Production
Rysher Entertainment, Pacific Western, Paramount Pictures
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1997, Switchback is positioned in this dataset as a Thriller, Mystery title from Rysher Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $6.5M, reported production budget is $37.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$30.5M, ROI is 0.18x. For comparison, it currently sits #8,850 all-time in the current chart set and #144 among 1997 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.