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#8,741 All-time worldwide
#89 1984 releases

Movie profile

The Pope of Greenwich Village

1984 · 121 min · United Artists

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $6.8M
Budget $8.0M
Gross minus budget -$1.2M
ROI 0.85x

Domestic gross

$2.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$4.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$765,654

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Pope of Greenwich Village ranks

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Quick answer

How did The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) perform at the box office?

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The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) earned a reported $6.8M worldwide against a reported $8.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$1.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.85x. In this database it currently ranks #8,741 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #89 among 1984 releases.

Worldwide gross
$6,836,201
Budget
$8,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$1,163,799
ROI
0.85x
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

Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150,000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 22, 1984
Production
United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1984, The Pope of Greenwich Village is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Comedy, Crime title from United Artists. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $6.8M, reported production budget is $8.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$1.2M, ROI is 0.85x. For comparison, it currently sits #8,741 all-time in the current chart set and #89 among 1984 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.