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#341 All-time worldwide

#7 2003 releases

Movie profile

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Name: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Genre: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 2003-07-02
Duration: 109 min

2003 · 109 min · Intermedia Films

Action Thriller Science Fiction

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $435.0M

Budget $200.0M

Gross minus budget $235.0M

ROI 2.18x

Domestic gross

$174.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$261.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$48.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #341 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2003 releases #7 Release-year chart position of 250 titles Ranked against movies released in 2003. Studio / company #1 Intermedia Films of 9 titles Position inside the mapped Intermedia Films movie set. Franchise #3 The Terminator of 6 titles Ranked against mapped movies from the same franchise. Primary genre #181 Action of 2,974 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#338 Terminator Genisys 2015 · $440.6M #339 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 2023 · $440.2M #340 A Star Is Born 2018 · $436.4M #342 Warcraft 2016 · $433.7M #343 Yolo 2024 · $433.6M #344 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 2021 · $432.2M

Quick answer

How did Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) earned a reported $435.0M worldwide against a reported $200.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $235.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.18x. In this database it currently ranks #341 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #7 among 2003 releases.

Worldwide gross: $435,000,000
Budget: $200,000,000
Gross minus budget: $235,000,000
ROI: 2.18x

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Jul 2, 2003
Production: Intermedia Films, IMF Internationale Medien und Film 3 & Produktions, C2 Pictures
Countries: DE, GB, US

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Studio / production companyIntermedia Films FranchiseThe Terminator Release year chart2003 box office Genre chartAction Genre chartThriller Genre chartScience Fiction

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2003, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Thriller, Science Fiction title from Intermedia Films. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $435.0M, reported production budget is $200.0M, gross-minus-budget is $235.0M, ROI is 2.18x. For comparison, it currently sits #341 all-time in the current chart set and #7 among 2003 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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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.