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#12,478 All-time worldwide
#33 1956 releases

Movie profile

The Red Balloon

1956 · 34 min · Films Montsouris

Comedy Drama Family Fantasy
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $48,980
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$21,061

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$27,919

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$6,318

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Red Balloon 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 #12,478 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1956 releases #33 Release-year chart position of 40 titles Ranked against movies released in 1956. Primary genre #4,720 Comedy of 4,840 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.

#12,475 Curdled 1996 · $49,620 #12,476 A.P.E.X. 1994 · $49,601 #12,477 Flight of the Innocent 1992 · $49,472 #12,479 Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions 1991 · $47,906 #12,479 Big Bang 1990 · $47,906 #12,481 Dementia 13 1963 · $47,664

Quick answer

How did The Red Balloon (1956) perform at the box office?

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The Red Balloon (1956) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $49.0K. In this database it currently ranks #12,478 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #33 among 1956 releases.

Worldwide gross
$48,980
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
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 boy discovers a stray balloon, which seems to have a mind of its own, on the streets of Paris. The two become inseparable, yet the world’s harsh realities finally interfere.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 24, 1956
Production
Films Montsouris
Countries
FR

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyFilms Montsouris Release year chart1956 box office Genre chartComedy Genre chartDrama Genre chartFamily Genre chartFantasy

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1956, The Red Balloon is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Drama, Family title from Films Montsouris. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $48,980. For comparison, it currently sits #12,478 all-time in the current chart set and #33 among 1956 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.