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#8,284 All-time worldwide
#186 2003 releases

Movie profile

The Return

2003 · 111 min · Ren Film

Drama Mystery
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $8.5M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$4.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$4.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$763,469

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Return ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
Open rankings
All-time worldwide #8,284 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2003 releases #186 Release-year chart position of 250 titles Ranked against movies released in 2003. Primary genre #3,489 Drama of 5,859 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.

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Quick answer

How did The Return (2003) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

The Return (2003) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $8.5M. In this database it currently ranks #8,284 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #186 among 2003 releases.

Worldwide gross
$8,482,993
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

Two young brothers in contemporary Russia are reunited with a father they know only from an old photograph after his sudden return from a long absence. With their mother’s reluctant consent, they set out on a remote trip that quickly becomes an uneasy test of authority, trust, and masculinity. As the journey moves deeper into the wilderness, the fragile bonds between father and sons are pushed to their limits.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 25, 2003
Production
Ren Film
Countries
RU

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyRen Film Release year chart2003 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartMystery

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2003, The Return is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Mystery title from Ren Film. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $8.5M. For comparison, it currently sits #8,284 all-time in the current chart set and #186 among 2003 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.