Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$5.8M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$5.8M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$1.0M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where The River ranks
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Quick answer
How did The River (1984) perform at the box office?
High confidenceThe River (1984) earned a reported $11.5M worldwide against a reported $18.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$6.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.64x. In this database it currently ranks #7,321 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #68 among 1984 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $11,500,000
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- -$6,500,000
- ROI
- 0.64x
Synopsis
Story
Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1984, The River is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from Universal Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $11.5M, reported production budget is $18.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$6.5M, ROI is 0.64x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,321 all-time in the current chart set and #68 among 1984 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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