#2,938 All-time worldwide

#17 1986 releases

Movie profile

The Fly

Name: The Fly
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1986-08-15
Duration: 96 min

1986 · 96 min · Slm Production Group

Horror Science Fiction

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $60.6M

Budget $15.0M

Gross minus budget $45.6M

ROI 4.04x

Domestic gross

$29.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$31.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$12.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Fly ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #2,938 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1986 releases #17 Release-year chart position of 211 titles Ranked against movies released in 1986. Studio / company #5 Slm Production Group of 11 titles Position inside the mapped Slm Production Group movie set. Franchise #1 The Fly (1986) of 2 titles Ranked against mapped movies from the same franchise. Primary genre #272 Horror of 1,292 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.

#2,935 Ron's Gone Wrong 2021 · $60.7M #2,936 Why Did I Get Married Too? 2010 · $60.7M #2,937 Fantasia 2000 2000 · $60.7M #2,939 The Good Son 1993 · $60.6M #2,940 Fargo 1996 · $60.6M #2,941 Kiss the Girls 1997 · $60.5M

Quick answer

How did The Fly (1986) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Fly (1986) earned a reported $60.6M worldwide against a reported $15.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $45.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 4.04x. In this database it currently ranks #2,938 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #17 among 1986 releases.

Worldwide gross: $60,629,159
Budget: $15,000,000
Gross minus budget: $45,629,159
ROI: 4.04x

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.

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Aug 15, 1986
Production: SLM Production Group, Brooksfilms
Countries: CA, US

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Studio / production companySlm Production Group FranchiseThe Fly (1986) Release year chart1986 box office Genre chartHorror Genre chartScience Fiction

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1986, The Fly is positioned in this dataset as a Horror, Science Fiction title from SLM Production Group. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $60.6M, reported production budget is $15.0M, gross-minus-budget is $45.6M, ROI is 4.04x. For comparison, it currently sits #2,938 all-time in the current chart set and #17 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.