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#9,229 All-time worldwide
#62 1978 releases

Movie profile

The Driver

1978 · 91 min · 20th Century Fox

Crime Thriller Action
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $4.9M
Budget $4.0M
Gross minus budget $900,000
ROI 1.23x

Domestic gross

$2.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$2.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$548,800

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Driver ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #9,229 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1978 releases #62 Release-year chart position of 89 titles Ranked against movies released in 1978. Studio / company #144 20th Century Fox of 209 titles Position inside the mapped 20th Century Fox movie set. Primary genre #1,431 Crime of 1,921 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.

#9,225 The Magnificent Seven 1960 · $4.9M #9,227 A Dog's Will 2000 · $4.9M #9,228 A Great Awakening 2026 · $4.9M #9,238 The Seduction 1982 · $4.9M #9,239 Invaders from Mars 1986 · $4.9M #9,240 Absolutely Fabulous 2001 · $4.9M

Quick answer

How did The Driver (1978) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Driver (1978) earned a reported $4.9M worldwide against a reported $4.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $900.0K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.23x. In this database it currently ranks #9,229 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #62 among 1978 releases.

Worldwide gross
$4,900,000
Budget
$4,000,000
Gross minus budget
$900,000
ROI
1.23x
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

The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 8, 1978
Production
20th Century Fox, EMI Films
Countries
GB, US

Related indexes

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Studio / production company20th Century Fox Release year chart1978 box office Genre chartCrime Genre chartThriller Genre chartAction

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1978, The Driver is positioned in this dataset as a Crime, Thriller, Action title from 20th Century Fox. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $4.9M, reported production budget is $4.0M, gross-minus-budget is $900,000, ROI is 1.23x. For comparison, it currently sits #9,229 all-time in the current chart set and #62 among 1978 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.