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#5,139 All-time worldwide
#173 2013 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $24.2M
Budget $18.0M
Gross minus budget $6.2M
ROI 1.34x

Domestic gross

$12.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$12.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Railway Man ranks

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Quick answer

How did The Railway Man (2013) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Railway Man (2013) earned a reported $24.2M worldwide against a reported $18.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $6.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.34x. In this database it currently ranks #5,139 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #173 among 2013 releases.

Worldwide gross
$24,174,885
Budget
$18,000,000
Gross minus budget
$6,174,885
ROI
1.34x
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 victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Dec 2, 2013
Production
Archer Street Productions, Pictures in Paradise, Latitude Media
Countries
AU, FR, CH, TH, GB

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2013, The Railway Man is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, History title from Archer Street Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $24.2M, reported production budget is $18.0M, gross-minus-budget is $6.2M, ROI is 1.34x. For comparison, it currently sits #5,139 all-time in the current chart set and #173 among 2013 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.