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#1,765 All-time worldwide
#49 2004 releases

Movie profile

The Notebook

2004 · 123 min · New Line Cinema

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $115.6M
Budget $29.0M
Gross minus budget $86.6M
ROI 3.99x

Domestic gross

$57.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$57.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$10.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Notebook ranks

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Quick answer

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

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The Notebook (2004) earned a reported $115.6M worldwide against a reported $29.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $86.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.99x. In this database it currently ranks #1,765 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #49 among 2004 releases.

Worldwide gross
$115,600,000
Budget
$29,000,000
Gross minus budget
$86,600,000
ROI
3.99x
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

An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 25, 2004
Production
New Line Cinema, Avery Pix, Gran Via Productions
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2004, The Notebook is positioned in this dataset as a Romance, Drama title from New Line Cinema. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $115.6M, reported production budget is $29.0M, gross-minus-budget is $86.6M, ROI is 3.99x. For comparison, it currently sits #1,765 all-time in the current chart set and #49 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.