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#11,042 All-time worldwide
#41 1967 releases

Movie profile

The Flim-Flam Man

1967 · 104 min · 20th Century Fox

Comedy Crime
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $1.2M
Budget $384,500
Gross minus budget $815,500
ROI 3.12x

Domestic gross

$480,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$720,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$134,400

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Flim-Flam Man 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 #11,042 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1967 releases #41 Release-year chart position of 60 titles Ranked against movies released in 1967. Studio / company #202 20th Century Fox of 209 titles Position inside the mapped 20th Century Fox movie set. Primary genre #4,236 Comedy of 4,840 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.

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Quick answer

How did The Flim-Flam Man (1967) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Flim-Flam Man (1967) earned a reported $1.2M worldwide against a reported $384.5K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $815.5K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.12x. In this database it currently ranks #11,042 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #41 among 1967 releases.

Worldwide gross
$1,200,000
Budget
$384,500
Gross minus budget
$815,500
ROI
3.12x
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

Mordecai Jones, a silver-tongued swindler and self-proclaimed “M.B.S., C.S., D.D.—Master of Back-Stabbing, Cork-Screwing and Double-Dealing,” has made a career out of charming and cheating his way through life. Played with devilish charm by George C. Scott, Jones takes on a new protégé in Curley, a wide-eyed Army deserter eager for direction. Together, they crisscross the backroads of the rural South, pulling off a string of homespun cons while staying one step ahead of a relentless local sheriff. Along the way, Curley falls for Bonnie Lee Packard, a rebellious heiress who joins their misadventures. But as the scams grow riskier, Curley begins to wonder whether a life of flimflam is worth the price. With its colorful characters, offbeat humor, and standout performance by Scott, The Flim-Flam Man is a rollicking Southern caper about cons, conscience, and unlikely camaraderie.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 22, 1967
Production
20th Century Fox
Countries
US

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Studio / production company20th Century Fox Release year chart1967 box office Genre chartComedy Genre chartCrime

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1967, The Flim-Flam Man is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Crime title from 20th Century Fox. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $1.2M, reported production budget is $384,500, gross-minus-budget is $815,500, ROI is 3.12x. For comparison, it currently sits #11,042 all-time in the current chart set and #41 among 1967 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.