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#2,126 All-time worldwide
#31 1994 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $94.2M
Budget $45.0M
Gross minus budget $49.2M
ROI 2.09x

Domestic gross

$47.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$47.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$8.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The River Wild ranks

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Quick answer

How did The River Wild (1994) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The River Wild (1994) earned a reported $94.2M worldwide against a reported $45.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $49.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.09x. In this database it currently ranks #2,126 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #31 among 1994 releases.

Worldwide gross
$94,216,343
Budget
$45,000,000
Gross minus budget
$49,216,343
ROI
2.09x
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

Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holiday adventure in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday, only to meet up with a pair of mysterious men whose desperation grows, turning their vacation into a nightmare.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Sep 30, 1994
Production
The Turman-Foster Company, Universal Pictures
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1994, The River Wild is positioned in this dataset as a Adventure, Thriller, Drama title from The Turman-Foster Company. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $94.2M, reported production budget is $45.0M, gross-minus-budget is $49.2M, ROI is 2.09x. For comparison, it currently sits #2,126 all-time in the current chart set and #31 among 1994 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.