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#10,796 All-time worldwide
#38 1970 releases

Movie profile

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

1970 · 125 min · Sir Nigel Films

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $1.5M
Budget $10.0M
Gross minus budget -$8.5M
ROI 0.15x

Domestic gross

$600,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$900,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$168,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes ranks

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Quick answer

How did The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) perform at the box office?

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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) earned a reported $1.5M worldwide against a reported $10.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$8.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.15x. In this database it currently ranks #10,796 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #38 among 1970 releases.

Worldwide gross
$1,500,000
Budget
$10,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$8,500,000
ROI
0.15x
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

When a bored Sherlock eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon following an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 29, 1970
Production
Sir Nigel Films, United Artists, The Mirisch Company
Countries
GB

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1970, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is positioned in this dataset as a Adventure, Mystery, Crime title from Sir Nigel Films. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $1.5M, reported production budget is $10.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$8.5M, ROI is 0.15x. For comparison, it currently sits #10,796 all-time in the current chart set and #38 among 1970 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.