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#5,965 All-time worldwide
#56 1985 releases

Movie profile

The Sure Thing

1985 · 95 min · Monument Pictures

Comedy Drama Romance
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $18.1M
Budget $4.5M
Gross minus budget $13.6M
ROI 4.03x

Domestic gross

$9.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$9.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Sure Thing 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 #5,965 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1985 releases #56 Release-year chart position of 184 titles Ranked against movies released in 1985. Primary genre #2,334 Comedy of 4,840 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.

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Quick answer

How did The Sure Thing (1985) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Sure Thing (1985) earned a reported $18.1M worldwide against a reported $4.5M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $13.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 4.03x. In this database it currently ranks #5,965 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #56 among 1985 releases.

Worldwide gross
$18,135,531
Budget
$4,500,000
Gross minus budget
$13,635,531
ROI
4.03x
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

Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break. At first they get on each other's nerves but, as time passes, they find their divergent natures complement each other. Now they need to realize what they've already found before it's too late.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Mar 1, 1985
Production
Monument Pictures, Embassy Films Associates, Embassy Pictures
Countries
US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyMonument Pictures Release year chart1985 box office Genre chartComedy Genre chartDrama Genre chartRomance

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1985, The Sure Thing is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Drama, Romance title from Monument Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $18.1M, reported production budget is $4.5M, gross-minus-budget is $13.6M, ROI is 4.03x. For comparison, it currently sits #5,965 all-time in the current chart set and #56 among 1985 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.