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#6,590 All-time worldwide
#197 2007 releases

Movie profile

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2007 · 160 min · Plan B Entertainment

Drama Western
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $14.7M
Budget $30.0M
Gross minus budget -$15.3M
ROI 0.49x

Domestic gross

$7.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$7.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #6,590 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2007 releases #197 Release-year chart position of 250 titles Ranked against movies released in 2007. Studio / company #8 Plan B Entertainment of 11 titles Position inside the mapped Plan B Entertainment movie set. Primary genre #2,717 Drama of 5,859 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.

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Quick answer

How did The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) earned a reported $14.7M worldwide against a reported $30.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$15.3M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.49x. In this database it currently ranks #6,590 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #197 among 2007 releases.

Worldwide gross
$14,711,793
Budget
$30,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$15,288,207
ROI
0.49x
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

Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Sep 20, 2007
Production
Plan B Entertainment, Virtual Studios, Scott Free Productions
Countries
CA, GB, US

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Studio / production companyPlan B Entertainment Release year chart2007 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartWestern

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2007, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Western title from Plan B Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $14.7M, reported production budget is $30.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$15.3M, ROI is 0.49x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,590 all-time in the current chart set and #197 among 2007 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.