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#3,500 All-time worldwide
#30 1991 releases

Movie profile

The Rocketeer

1991 · 108 min · Walt Disney Pictures

Action Adventure Science Fiction Family
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $46.7M
Budget $42.0M
Gross minus budget $4.7M
ROI 1.11x

Domestic gross

$20.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$26.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$6.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Rocketeer 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 #3,500 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1991 releases #30 Release-year chart position of 231 titles Ranked against movies released in 1991. Studio / company #91 Walt Disney Pictures of 125 titles Position inside the mapped Walt Disney Pictures movie set. Primary genre #1,201 Action of 2,939 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.

#3,497 Practical Magic 1998 · $46.7M #3,498 Broken Flowers 2005 · $46.7M #3,499 Mary Queen of Scots 2018 · $46.7M #3,501 Death Warrant 1990 · $46.7M #3,502 The Distinguished Gentleman 1992 · $46.7M #3,503 Fly Me to the Moon 2008 · $46.7M

Quick answer

How did The Rocketeer (1991) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Rocketeer (1991) earned a reported $46.7M worldwide against a reported $42.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $4.7M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.11x. In this database it currently ranks #3,500 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #30 among 1991 releases.

Worldwide gross
$46,704,056
Budget
$42,000,000
Gross minus budget
$4,704,056
ROI
1.11x
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 stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forces of the world also want this jetpack at any cost.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 21, 1991
Production
Walt Disney Pictures, Gordon Company, Dark Horse Entertainment
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1991, The Rocketeer is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Adventure, Science Fiction title from Walt Disney Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $46.7M, reported production budget is $42.0M, gross-minus-budget is $4.7M, ROI is 1.11x. For comparison, it currently sits #3,500 all-time in the current chart set and #30 among 1991 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.