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#9,511 All-time worldwide
#118 1989 releases

Movie profile

The Phantom of the Opera

1989 · 93 min · 21st Century Film Corporation

Horror Romance
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $4.0M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$1.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$2.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$825,600

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Phantom of the Opera 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 #9,511 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1989 releases #118 Release-year chart position of 218 titles Ranked against movies released in 1989. Studio / company #2 21st Century Film Corporation of 3 titles Position inside the mapped 21st Century Film Corporation movie set. Primary genre #901 Horror of 1,240 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.

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Quick answer

How did The Phantom of the Opera (1989) perform at the box office?

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The Phantom of the Opera (1989) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $4.0M. In this database it currently ranks #9,511 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #118 among 1989 releases.

Worldwide gross
$4,000,000
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
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 aspiring opera singer finds herself transported back to Victorian-era London -- and into the arms of a reclusive, disfigured maestro determined to make her a star.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Nov 4, 1989
Production
21st Century Film Corporation, Breton Film Productions, Dee Gee Entertainment
Countries
US

Related indexes

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Studio / production company21st Century Film Corporation Release year chart1989 box office Genre chartHorror Genre chartRomance

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1989, The Phantom of the Opera is positioned in this dataset as a Horror, Romance title from 21st Century Film Corporation. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $4.0M. For comparison, it currently sits #9,511 all-time in the current chart set and #118 among 1989 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.