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#7,630 All-time worldwide
#168 2003 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $10.4M
Budget $4.0M
Gross minus budget $6.4M
ROI 2.60x

Domestic gross

$5.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$5.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$936,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Cooler ranks

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Quick answer

How did The Cooler (2003) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Cooler (2003) earned a reported $10.4M worldwide against a reported $4.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $6.4M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.60x. In this database it currently ranks #7,630 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #168 among 2003 releases.

Worldwide gross
$10,400,000
Budget
$4,000,000
Gross minus budget
$6,400,000
ROI
2.60x
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

Bernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His imposing boss, Shelly Kaplow, is happy with the arrangement. But Bernie finds unexpected happiness when he begins dating attractive waitress Natalie Belisario.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Nov 26, 2003
Production
Pierce/Williams Entertainment, ContentFilm, Lions Gate Films
Countries
GB, US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2003, The Cooler is positioned in this dataset as a Romance, Drama title from Pierce/Williams Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $10.4M, reported production budget is $4.0M, gross-minus-budget is $6.4M, ROI is 2.60x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,630 all-time in the current chart set and #168 among 2003 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.