Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$9.8M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$9.8M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$1.8M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where The Seduction of Joe Tynan ranks
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How did The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) perform at the box office?
High confidenceThe Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) earned a reported $19.6M worldwide against a reported $5.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $14.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.92x. In this database it currently ranks #5,760 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #42 among 1979 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $19,595,168
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- $14,595,168
- ROI
- 3.92x
Synopsis
Story
Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. But it could be a big boost to his career, so he takes it on. Helping him prepare the case is pretty southern researcher Karen Traynor, and their developing relationship further complicates and compromises his life.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1979, The Seduction of Joe Tynan is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from Universal Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $19.6M, reported production budget is $5.0M, gross-minus-budget is $14.6M, ROI is 3.92x. For comparison, it currently sits #5,760 all-time in the current chart set and #42 among 1979 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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