Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$4.0M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$5.9M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$1.1M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where The Wild Geese ranks
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Quick answer
How did The Wild Geese (1978) perform at the box office?
High confidenceThe Wild Geese (1978) earned a reported $9.9M worldwide against a reported $11.6M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$1.7M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.85x. In this database it currently ranks #7,860 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #48 among 1978 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $9,900,000
- Budget
- $11,600,000
- Gross minus budget
- -$1,700,000
- ROI
- 0.85x
Synopsis
Story
A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and due for execution. Just when the team has performed a perfect rescue, the multinational does a deal with the vicious dictator leaving the mercenary band to escape under their own steam and exact revenge.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1978, The Wild Geese is positioned in this dataset as a Action title from Richmond Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $9.9M, reported production budget is $11.6M, gross-minus-budget is -$1.7M, ROI is 0.85x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,860 all-time in the current chart set and #48 among 1978 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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