#7,068 All-time worldwide

#13 1971 releases

Movie profile

The Andromeda Strain

Name: The Andromeda Strain
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1971-03-12
Duration: 131 min

1971 · 131 min · Robert Wise Productions

Science Fiction Thriller

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $12.4M

Budget $6.5M

Gross minus budget $5.9M

ROI 1.90x

Domestic gross

$5.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$7.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Andromeda Strain ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #7,068 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1971 releases #13 Release-year chart position of 53 titles Ranked against movies released in 1971. Studio / company #4 Robert Wise Productions of 4 titles Position inside the mapped Robert Wise Productions movie set. Primary genre #847 Science Fiction of 1,251 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.

#7,065 Mary Reilly 1996 · $12.4M #7,066 Once Upon My Mother 2025 · $12.4M #7,067 The Postman Always Rings Twice 1981 · $12.4M #7,069 Ready to Rumble 2000 · $12.4M #7,070 Hotel Artemis 2018 · $12.4M #7,071 A Shot in the Dark 1964 · $12.4M

Quick answer

How did The Andromeda Strain (1971) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Andromeda Strain (1971) earned a reported $12.4M worldwide against a reported $6.5M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $5.9M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.90x. In this database it currently ranks #7,068 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #13 among 1971 releases.

Worldwide gross: $12,376,563
Budget: $6,500,000
Gross minus budget: $5,876,563
ROI: 1.90x

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: Mar 12, 1971
Production: Robert Wise Productions
Countries: US

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Studio / production companyRobert Wise Productions Release year chart1971 box office Genre chartScience Fiction Genre chartThriller

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1971, The Andromeda Strain is positioned in this dataset as a Science Fiction, Thriller title from Robert Wise Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $12.4M, reported production budget is $6.5M, gross-minus-budget is $5.9M, ROI is 1.90x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,068 all-time in the current chart set and #13 among 1971 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.