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#2,962 All-time worldwide
#102 2010 releases

Movie profile

The Ghost Writer

2010 · 128 min · R.p. Productions

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $60.3M
Budget $45.0M
Gross minus budget $15.3M
ROI 1.34x

Domestic gross

$24.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$36.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$6.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Ghost Writer ranks

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Quick answer

How did The Ghost Writer (2010) perform at the box office?

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The Ghost Writer (2010) earned a reported $60.3M worldwide against a reported $45.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $15.3M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.34x. In this database it currently ranks #2,962 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #102 among 2010 releases.

Worldwide gross
$60,300,000
Budget
$45,000,000
Gross minus budget
$15,300,000
ROI
1.34x
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

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Feb 12, 2010
Production
R.P. Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Runteam
Countries
FR, DE, GB

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2010, The Ghost Writer is positioned in this dataset as a Thriller, Mystery title from R.P. Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $60.3M, reported production budget is $45.0M, gross-minus-budget is $15.3M, ROI is 1.34x. For comparison, it currently sits #2,962 all-time in the current chart set and #102 among 2010 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.