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#2,303 All-time worldwide
#72 2012 releases

Movie profile

The Possession

2012 · 92 min · Ghost House Pictures

Horror Thriller
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $85.4M
Budget $14.0M
Gross minus budget $71.4M
ROI 6.10x

Domestic gross

$41.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$44.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$17.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Possession 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 #2,303 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2012 releases #72 Release-year chart position of 250 titles Ranked against movies released in 2012. Studio / company #2 Ghost House Pictures of 5 titles Position inside the mapped Ghost House Pictures movie set. Primary genre #194 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.

#2,300 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World 2011 · $85.6M #2,301 Paper Towns 2015 · $85.5M #2,302 Rat Race 2001 · $85.5M #2,304 Max Payne 2008 · $85.4M #2,305 The Lincoln Lawyer 2011 · $85.4M #2,306 Only Fools Rush In 2022 · $85.4M

Quick answer

How did The Possession (2012) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Possession (2012) earned a reported $85.4M worldwide against a reported $14.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $71.4M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 6.10x. In this database it currently ranks #2,303 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #72 among 2012 releases.

Worldwide gross
$85,446,075
Budget
$14,000,000
Gross minus budget
$71,446,075
ROI
6.10x
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 young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 30, 2012
Production
Ghost House Pictures, North Box Productions, Lionsgate
Countries
US, CA

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyGhost House Pictures Release year chart2012 box office Genre chartHorror Genre chartThriller

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2012, The Possession is positioned in this dataset as a Horror, Thriller title from Ghost House Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $85.4M, reported production budget is $14.0M, gross-minus-budget is $71.4M, ROI is 6.10x. For comparison, it currently sits #2,303 all-time in the current chart set and #72 among 2012 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.