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#7,441 All-time worldwide
#80 1985 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $11.0M
Budget $5.0M
Gross minus budget $6.0M
ROI 2.20x

Domestic gross

$4.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$6.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Protector ranks

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Quick answer

How did The Protector (1985) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Protector (1985) earned a reported $11.0M worldwide against a reported $5.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $6.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.20x. In this database it currently ranks #7,441 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #80 among 1985 releases.

Worldwide gross
$11,000,000
Budget
$5,000,000
Gross minus budget
$6,000,000
ROI
2.20x
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

Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 15, 1985
Production
Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Golden Way Films Ltd., Eurasia Investments
Countries
HK, US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1985, The Protector is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Crime title from Orange Sky Golden Harvest. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $11.0M, reported production budget is $5.0M, gross-minus-budget is $6.0M, ROI is 2.20x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,441 all-time in the current chart set and #80 among 1985 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.