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#6,606 All-time worldwide
#50 1982 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $14.7M
Budget $7.0M
Gross minus budget $7.7M
ROI 2.10x

Domestic gross

$6.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$8.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Secret of NIMH ranks

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Quick answer

How did The Secret of NIMH (1982) perform at the box office?

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The Secret of NIMH (1982) earned a reported $14.7M worldwide against a reported $7.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $7.7M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.10x. In this database it currently ranks #6,606 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #50 among 1982 releases.

Worldwide gross
$14,665,733
Budget
$7,000,000
Gross minus budget
$7,665,733
ROI
2.10x
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 widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 17, 1982
Production
United Artists, Aurora, Don Bluth Entertainment
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1982, The Secret of NIMH is positioned in this dataset as a Family, Animation, Fantasy title from United Artists. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $14.7M, reported production budget is $7.0M, gross-minus-budget is $7.7M, ROI is 2.10x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,606 all-time in the current chart set and #50 among 1982 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.