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#9,892 All-time worldwide
#128 1986 releases

Movie profile

The Carnal Sutra Mat

1986 · 93 min · Box Office Data

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $3.1M
Budget
Gross minus budget
ROI

Domestic gross

$1.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$1.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$343,938

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Carnal Sutra Mat ranks

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Quick answer

How did The Carnal Sutra Mat (1986) perform at the box office?

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The Carnal Sutra Mat (1986) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $3.1M. In this database it currently ranks #9,892 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #128 among 1986 releases.

Worldwide gross
$3,070,874
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
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

Adapted from the same infamous ancient text as the popular 1992 opus Sex and Zen, this film. Mei Yeung-sun is a man of letters who is less than thrilled with his sex life with his comely young wife Ti Yuk-xiang. Yet when Mei uncovers the family sex manual, their physical relationship improves considerably. So successful is the transformation that the two spend all of their time in the sack, much to the consternation of the girl's father. Later, Mei leaves home supposedly to become an official in the big city. In fact, Mei really plans to troll around the countryside and have sex with as many women as possible. Thanks to the advice of master thief Tsoi Kwun-lung, Mei visits a noted doctor and leaves the place with a massive newly installed penis. Brimming with cocksure confidence, he soon seduces lonely housewife Yim-fong. Her thuggish husband Kuan Low-si soon gets his revenge.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Dec 12, 1986
Production
Box Office Data
Countries
HK

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1986, The Carnal Sutra Mat is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy title. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $3.1M. For comparison, it currently sits #9,892 all-time in the current chart set and #128 among 1986 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.