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#2,094 All-time worldwide
#62 2004 releases

Movie profile

The Manchurian Candidate

2004 · 130 min · Clinica Estetico

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $96.1M
Budget $80.0M
Gross minus budget $16.1M
ROI 1.20x

Domestic gross

$38.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$57.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$10.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Manchurian Candidate ranks

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Quick answer

How did The Manchurian Candidate (2004) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Manchurian Candidate (2004) earned a reported $96.1M worldwide against a reported $80.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $16.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.20x. In this database it currently ranks #2,094 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #62 among 2004 releases.

Worldwide gross
$96,105,964
Budget
$80,000,000
Gross minus budget
$16,105,964
ROI
1.20x
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

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jul 30, 2004
Production
Clinica Estetico, Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2004, The Manchurian Candidate is positioned in this dataset as a Thriller, War title from Clinica Estetico. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $96.1M, reported production budget is $80.0M, gross-minus-budget is $16.1M, ROI is 1.20x. For comparison, it currently sits #2,094 all-time in the current chart set and #62 among 2004 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.