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#6,884 All-time worldwide
#196 2012 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $13.2M
Budget $6.0M
Gross minus budget $7.2M
ROI 2.21x

Domestic gross

$6.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$6.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Words ranks

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Quick answer

How did The Words (2012) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Words (2012) earned a reported $13.2M worldwide against a reported $6.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $7.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.21x. In this database it currently ranks #6,884 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #196 among 2012 releases.

Worldwide gross
$13,231,461
Budget
$6,000,000
Gross minus budget
$7,231,461
ROI
2.21x
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

The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Sep 7, 2012
Production
Also Known As Pictures, Animus Films, Benaroya Pictures
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2012, The Words is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Thriller title from Also Known As Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $13.2M, reported production budget is $6.0M, gross-minus-budget is $7.2M, ROI is 2.21x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,884 all-time in the current chart set and #196 among 2012 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.