#3,562 All-time worldwide

#2 1957 releases

Movie profile

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Name: The Bridge on the River Kwai
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1957-10-11
Duration: 162 min

1957 · 162 min · Horizon Pictures

Drama History War

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $44.9M

Budget $2.8M

Gross minus budget $42.1M

ROI 16.04x

Domestic gross

$22.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$22.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$4.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Bridge on the River Kwai ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #3,562 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1957 releases #2 Release-year chart position of 45 titles Ranked against movies released in 1957. Studio / company #2 Horizon Pictures of 5 titles Position inside the mapped Horizon Pictures movie set. Primary genre #1,305 Drama of 6,006 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.

#3,554 Circle of Friends 1995 · $45.0M #3,554 Below zero 2013 · $45.0M #3,561 Wind River 2017 · $45.0M #3,563 Grudge Match 2013 · $44.9M #3,564 Child's Play 2019 · $44.9M #3,565 Monster's Ball 2001 · $44.9M

Quick answer

How did The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) perform at the box office?

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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) earned a reported $44.9M worldwide against a reported $2.8M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $42.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 16.04x. In this database it currently ranks #3,562 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #2 among 1957 releases.

Worldwide gross: $44,908,000
Budget: $2,800,000
Gross minus budget: $42,108,000
ROI: 16.04x

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.

Synopsis

Story

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Oct 11, 1957
Production: Horizon Pictures
Countries: GB

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1957, The Bridge on the River Kwai is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, History, War title from Horizon Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $44.9M, reported production budget is $2.8M, gross-minus-budget is $42.1M, ROI is 16.04x. For comparison, it currently sits #3,562 all-time in the current chart set and #2 among 1957 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.