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#11,193 All-time worldwide
#47 1973 releases

Movie profile

The Last American Hero

1973 · 95 min · 20th Century Fox

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $1.0M
Budget $2.0M
Gross minus budget -$1.0M
ROI 0.50x

Domestic gross

$500,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$500,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$90,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Last American Hero ranks

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Quick answer

How did The Last American Hero (1973) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Last American Hero (1973) earned a reported $1.0M worldwide against a reported $2.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$1.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.50x. In this database it currently ranks #11,193 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #47 among 1973 releases.

Worldwide gross
$1,000,000
Budget
$2,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$1,000,000
ROI
0.50x
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 young hell raiser quits his moonshine business and tries to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen. Loosely based on the true story of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jul 27, 1973
Production
20th Century Fox
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1973, The Last American Hero is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from 20th Century Fox. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $1.0M, reported production budget is $2.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$1.0M, ROI is 0.50x. For comparison, it currently sits #11,193 all-time in the current chart set and #47 among 1973 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.