#2,064 All-time worldwide

#11 1985 releases

Movie profile

The Jewel of the Nile

Name: The Jewel of the Nile
Genre: Adventure, Action, Comedy, Romance
Released: 1985-08-01
Duration: 106 min

1985 · 106 min · Slm Production Group

Adventure Action Comedy Romance

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $96.8M

Budget $25.0M

Gross minus budget $71.8M

ROI 3.87x

Domestic gross

$38.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$58.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$10.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Jewel of the Nile ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #2,064 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1985 releases #11 Release-year chart position of 185 titles Ranked against movies released in 1985. Studio / company #2 Slm Production Group of 11 titles Position inside the mapped Slm Production Group movie set. Franchise #1 Romancing The Stone of 2 titles Ranked against mapped movies from the same franchise. Primary genre #700 Adventure of 2,164 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.

#2,061 Enemy at the Gates 2001 · $97.0M #2,062 The Shack 2017 · $96.9M #2,063 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1991 · $96.9M #2,066 Boonie Bears: The Big Shrink 2018 · $96.8M #2,067 Old Dogs 2009 · $96.8M #2,068 8MM 1999 · $96.6M

Quick answer

How did The Jewel of the Nile (1985) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Jewel of the Nile (1985) earned a reported $96.8M worldwide against a reported $25.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $71.8M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.87x. In this database it currently ranks #2,064 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #11 among 1985 releases.

Worldwide gross: $96,800,000
Budget: $25,000,000
Gross minus budget: $71,800,000
ROI: 3.87x

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 1, 1985
Production: SLM Production Group, Stone Group Pictures, 20th Century Fox
Countries: US

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Studio / production companySlm Production Group FranchiseRomancing The Stone Release year chart1985 box office Genre chartAdventure Genre chartAction Genre chartComedy Genre chartRomance

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1985, The Jewel of the Nile is positioned in this dataset as a Adventure, Action, Comedy title from SLM Production Group. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $96.8M, reported production budget is $25.0M, gross-minus-budget is $71.8M, ROI is 3.87x. For comparison, it currently sits #2,064 all-time in the current chart set and #11 among 1985 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.