#3,319 All-time worldwide

#8 1973 releases

Movie profile

The Way We Were

Name: The Way We Were
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1973-10-17
Duration: 118 min

1973 · 118 min · Tom Ward Enterprises

Drama Romance

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $50.0M

Budget $5.0M

Gross minus budget $45.0M

ROI 10.00x

Domestic gross

$25.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$25.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$4.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Way We Were ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #3,319 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1973 releases #8 Release-year chart position of 68 titles Ranked against movies released in 1973. Primary genre #1,185 Drama of 6,006 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.

#3,316 When a Man Loves a Woman 1994 · $50.0M #3,317 A Walk in the Clouds 1995 · $50.0M #3,318 The Women 2008 · $50.0M #3,326 Harry and the Hendersons 1987 · $50.0M #3,327 21 Bridges 2019 · $49.9M #3,328 Winnie the Pooh 2011 · $49.9M

Quick answer

How did The Way We Were (1973) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Way We Were (1973) earned a reported $50.0M worldwide against a reported $5.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $45.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 10.00x. In this database it currently ranks #3,319 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #8 among 1973 releases.

Worldwide gross: $50,000,000
Budget: $5,000,000
Gross minus budget: $45,000,000
ROI: 10.00x

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

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Oct 17, 1973
Production: Tom Ward Enterprises, Columbia Pictures, Rastar Productions
Countries: US

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Studio / production companyTom Ward Enterprises Release year chart1973 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartRomance

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1973, The Way We Were is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Romance title from Tom Ward Enterprises. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $50.0M, reported production budget is $5.0M, gross-minus-budget is $45.0M, ROI is 10.00x. For comparison, it currently sits #3,319 all-time in the current chart set and #8 among 1973 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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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.