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#11,684 All-time worldwide
#189 1988 releases

Movie profile

The House on Carroll Street

1988 · 101 min · Orion Pictures

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $459,824
Budget $14.0M
Gross minus budget -$13.5M
ROI 0.03x

Domestic gross

$229,912

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$229,912

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$41,384

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The House on Carroll Street ranks

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Quick answer

How did The House on Carroll Street (1988) perform at the box office?

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The House on Carroll Street (1988) earned a reported $459.8K worldwide against a reported $14.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$13.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.03x. In this database it currently ranks #11,684 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #189 among 1988 releases.

Worldwide gross
$459,824
Budget
$14,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$13,540,176
ROI
0.03x
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 reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house, being conducted largely in German and involving her HUAC prosecutor. She begins to investigate, enlisting the help of the FBI Agent initially detailed to surveil her.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Mar 4, 1988
Production
Orion Pictures
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1988, The House on Carroll Street is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Thriller title from Orion Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $459,824, reported production budget is $14.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$13.5M, ROI is 0.03x. For comparison, it currently sits #11,684 all-time in the current chart set and #189 among 1988 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.