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#5,844 All-time worldwide
#38 1980 releases

Movie profile

The Octagon

1980 · 104 min · American Cinema Productions

Adventure Action Thriller
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $19.0M
Budget $4.0M
Gross minus budget $15.0M
ROI 4.74x

Domestic gross

$7.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$11.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Octagon ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #5,844 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1980 releases #38 Release-year chart position of 126 titles Ranked against movies released in 1980. Studio / company #2 American Cinema Productions of 3 titles Position inside the mapped American Cinema Productions movie set. Primary genre #1,343 Adventure of 2,138 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.

#5,841 The Secret Agent 2025 · $19.0M #5,842 A Frozen Flower 2008 · $19.0M #5,843 Hum Saath Saath Hain 1999 · $19.0M #5,845 Headhunters 2011 · $19.0M #5,846 Akeelah and the Bee 2006 · $18.9M #5,847 Kazaam 1996 · $18.9M

Quick answer

How did The Octagon (1980) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Octagon (1980) earned a reported $19.0M worldwide against a reported $4.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $15.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 4.74x. In this database it currently ranks #5,844 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #38 among 1980 releases.

Worldwide gross
$18,971,000
Budget
$4,000,000
Gross minus budget
$14,971,000
ROI
4.74x
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

Scott James, a veteran martial arts expert, is recruited as the protector of the wealthy and beautiful Justine after she becomes the target of a ninja clan. When Scott finds out that his ruthless arch-nemesis, McCarn , is involved with the stealthy and dangerous criminals, he is eager to settle old scores. Soon Scott is facing off against McCarn and the entire ninja horde in an effort to take them all down.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 14, 1980
Production
American Cinema Productions
Countries
US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyAmerican Cinema Productions Release year chart1980 box office Genre chartAdventure Genre chartAction Genre chartThriller

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1980, The Octagon is positioned in this dataset as a Adventure, Action, Thriller title from American Cinema Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $19.0M, reported production budget is $4.0M, gross-minus-budget is $15.0M, ROI is 4.74x. For comparison, it currently sits #5,844 all-time in the current chart set and #38 among 1980 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.