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#7,296 All-time worldwide
#205 2019 releases

Movie profile

The Personal History of David Copperfield

2019 · 119 min · Film Nation Entertainment

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $11.6M
Budget $15.6M
Gross minus budget -$4.0M
ROI 0.74x

Domestic gross

$4.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$7.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Personal History of David Copperfield ranks

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Quick answer

How did The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) perform at the box office?

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The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) earned a reported $11.6M worldwide against a reported $15.6M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$4.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.74x. In this database it currently ranks #7,296 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #205 among 2019 releases.

Worldwide gross
$11,620,337
Budget
$15,600,000
Gross minus budget
-$3,979,663
ROI
0.74x
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

A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Nov 7, 2019
Production
FilmNation Entertainment, Film4 Productions, Wishmore
Countries
GB, US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2019, The Personal History of David Copperfield is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy title from FilmNation Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $11.6M, reported production budget is $15.6M, gross-minus-budget is -$4.0M, ROI is 0.74x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,296 all-time in the current chart set and #205 among 2019 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.