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#4,897 All-time worldwide
#157 2017 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $26.7M
Budget $7.4M
Gross minus budget $19.3M
ROI 3.61x

Domestic gross

$12.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$13.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$5.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Bye Bye Man ranks

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Quick answer

How did The Bye Bye Man (2017) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Bye Bye Man (2017) earned a reported $26.7M worldwide against a reported $7.4M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $19.3M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.61x. In this database it currently ranks #4,897 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #157 among 2017 releases.

Worldwide gross
$26,700,000
Budget
$7,400,000
Gross minus budget
$19,300,000
ROI
3.61x
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

When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while keeping The Bye Bye Man's existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jan 12, 2017
Production
Los Angeles Media Fund, Intrepid Pictures, STXfilms
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2017, The Bye Bye Man is positioned in this dataset as a Horror, Thriller title from Los Angeles Media Fund. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $26.7M, reported production budget is $7.4M, gross-minus-budget is $19.3M, ROI is 3.61x. For comparison, it currently sits #4,897 all-time in the current chart set and #157 among 2017 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.