#822 All-time worldwide

#11 1996 releases

Movie profile

The English Patient

Name: The English Patient
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: 1996-11-14
Duration: 162 min

1996 · 162 min · Miramax

Drama Romance War

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $232.0M

Budget $27.0M

Gross minus budget $205.0M

ROI 8.59x

Domestic gross

$116.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$116.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$20.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The English Patient ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #822 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1996 releases #11 Release-year chart position of 249 titles Ranked against movies released in 1996. Studio / company #3 Miramax of 78 titles Position inside the mapped Miramax movie set. Primary genre #197 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.

#819 Juno 2007 · $232.4M #820 Argo 2012 · $232.3M #821 Mr. Bean's Holiday 2007 · $232.2M #823 Sister Act 1992 · $231.6M #824 American Wedding 2003 · $231.4M #825 Annabelle Comes Home 2019 · $231.3M

Quick answer

How did The English Patient (1996) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The English Patient (1996) earned a reported $232.0M worldwide against a reported $27.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $205.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 8.59x. In this database it currently ranks #822 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #11 among 1996 releases.

Worldwide gross: $231,976,425
Budget: $27,000,000
Gross minus budget: $204,976,425
ROI: 8.59x

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: Nov 14, 1996
Production: Miramax, The Saul Zaentz Company, Tiger Moth Productions
Countries: GB, US

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Studio / production companyMiramax Release year chart1996 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartRomance Genre chartWar

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1996, The English Patient is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Romance, War title from Miramax. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $232.0M, reported production budget is $27.0M, gross-minus-budget is $205.0M, ROI is 8.59x. For comparison, it currently sits #822 all-time in the current chart set and #11 among 1996 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.