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#10,179 All-time worldwide
#126 1987 releases

Movie profile

The Stepfather

1987 · 89 min · Itc Entertainment

Horror Thriller
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $2.5M
Budget $1.2M
Gross minus budget $1.3M
ROI 2.07x

Domestic gross

$1.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$1.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$513,676

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Stepfather 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 #10,179 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1987 releases #126 Release-year chart position of 235 titles Ranked against movies released in 1987. Studio / company #10 Itc Entertainment of 12 titles Position inside the mapped Itc Entertainment movie set. Franchise #1 The Stepfather of 2 titles Ranked against mapped movies from the same franchise. Primary genre #965 Horror of 1,240 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.

#10,176 Rumble Fish 1983 · $2.5M #10,177 The Stupids 1996 · $2.5M #10,178 Silent Night, Deadly Night 1984 · $2.5M #10,180 When the Last Sword Is Drawn 2003 · $2.5M #10,181 Moonlight and Valentino 1995 · $2.5M #10,182 Paris, 13th District 2021 · $2.5M

Quick answer

How did The Stepfather (1987) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Stepfather (1987) earned a reported $2.5M worldwide against a reported $1.2M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $1.3M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.07x. In this database it currently ranks #10,179 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #126 among 1987 releases.

Worldwide gross
$2,488,740
Budget
$1,200,000
Gross minus budget
$1,288,740
ROI
2.07x
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

Seemingly mild-mannered Henry Morrison has just murdered his entire family. After adopting a new identity and skipping town, he begins building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter. However, he soon begins struggling to hide his true identity and maintain a grip on reality.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jan 23, 1987
Production
ITC Entertainment, New Century Vista Film Company
Countries
US, GB

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyItc Entertainment FranchiseThe Stepfather Release year chart1987 box office Genre chartHorror Genre chartThriller

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1987, The Stepfather is positioned in this dataset as a Horror, Thriller title from ITC Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $2.5M, reported production budget is $1.2M, gross-minus-budget is $1.3M, ROI is 2.07x. For comparison, it currently sits #10,179 all-time in the current chart set and #126 among 1987 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.