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#3,374 All-time worldwide
#103 2008 releases

Movie profile

The Hurt Locker

2008 · 131 min · First Light

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $49.3M
Budget $15.0M
Gross minus budget $34.3M
ROI 3.28x

Domestic gross

$24.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$24.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$4.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Hurt Locker ranks

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Quick answer

How did The Hurt Locker (2008) perform at the box office?

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The Hurt Locker (2008) earned a reported $49.3M worldwide against a reported $15.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $34.3M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.28x. In this database it currently ranks #3,374 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #103 among 2008 releases.

Worldwide gross
$49,259,766
Budget
$15,000,000
Gross minus budget
$34,259,766
ROI
3.28x
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

During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 10, 2008
Production
First Light, Kingsgate Films, Voltage Pictures
Countries
US, GB

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2008, The Hurt Locker is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Thriller, War title from First Light. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $49.3M, reported production budget is $15.0M, gross-minus-budget is $34.3M, ROI is 3.28x. For comparison, it currently sits #3,374 all-time in the current chart set and #103 among 2008 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.