Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$3.1M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$4.1M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$925,889
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where The Boy Who Could Fly ranks
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Quick answer
How did The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) perform at the box office?
Medium confidenceThe Boy Who Could Fly (1986) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $7.2M. In this database it currently ranks #8,655 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #91 among 1986 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $7,177,431
- Budget
- Not available
- Gross minus budget
- Not available
- ROI
- Not available
Synopsis
Story
Milly and Louis, and their recently-widowed mom, Charlene, move to a new neighborhood. Once there, they all deal with a variety of personal problems, but Milly finds a friend in Eric, her autistic next door neighbor. Eric has a fascination with flight, and as the story progresses, he exerts an enthralling force of change on all those around him.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1986, The Boy Who Could Fly is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Family, Fantasy title from Lorimar Motion Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $7.2M. For comparison, it currently sits #8,655 all-time in the current chart set and #91 among 1986 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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