#3,898 All-time worldwide

#20 1982 releases

Movie profile

The Sword and the Sorcerer

Name: The Sword and the Sorcerer
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1982-04-01
Duration: 100 min

1982 · 100 min · Sorcerer Productions

Action Adventure Fantasy Horror

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $39.1M

Budget $4.0M

Gross minus budget $35.1M

ROI 9.78x

Domestic gross

$18.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$20.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$8.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Sword and the Sorcerer ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #3,898 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1982 releases #20 Release-year chart position of 158 titles Ranked against movies released in 1982. Primary genre #1,311 Action of 2,974 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.

#3,895 The Gambler 2014 · $39.2M #3,896 The Spirit 2008 · $39.2M #3,897 The Grudge 2 2006 · $39.1M #3,899 What's Love Got to Do with It 1993 · $39.1M #3,900 M3GAN 2.0 2025 · $39.1M #3,901 Postcards from the Edge 1990 · $39.1M

Quick answer

How did The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) earned a reported $39.1M worldwide against a reported $4.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $35.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 9.78x. In this database it currently ranks #3,898 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #20 among 1982 releases.

Worldwide gross: $39,103,425
Budget: $4,000,000
Gross minus budget: $35,103,425
ROI: 9.78x

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Apr 1, 1982
Production: Sorcerer Productions
Countries: US

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Studio / production companySorcerer Productions FranchiseThe Sword And The Sorcerer Release year chart1982 box office Genre chartAction Genre chartAdventure Genre chartFantasy Genre chartHorror

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1982, The Sword and the Sorcerer is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Adventure, Fantasy title from Sorcerer Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $39.1M, reported production budget is $4.0M, gross-minus-budget is $35.1M, ROI is 9.78x. For comparison, it currently sits #3,898 all-time in the current chart set and #20 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.