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#9,705 All-time worldwide
#127 1986 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $3.5M
Budget $2.7M
Gross minus budget $800,000
ROI 1.30x

Domestic gross

$1.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$2.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$392,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Wraith ranks

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

How did The Wraith (1986) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Wraith (1986) earned a reported $3.5M worldwide against a reported $2.7M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $800.0K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.30x. In this database it currently ranks #9,705 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #127 among 1986 releases.

Worldwide gross
$3,500,000
Budget
$2,700,000
Gross minus budget
$800,000
ROI
1.30x
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

Packard Walsh and his motorized gang control and terrorize an Arizona desert town where they force drivers to drag-race so they can 'win' their vehicles. After Walsh beats the decent teenager Jamie Hankins to death after finding him with his girlfriend, a mysterious power creates Jake Kesey, an extremely cool motor-biker who has a car which is invincible. Jake befriends Jamie's girlfriend Keri Johnson, takes Jamie's sweet brother Bill under his wing and manages what Sheriff Loomis couldn't; eliminate Packard's criminal gang the hard way...

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 1, 1986
Production
New Century Entertainment Corporation, Alliance Entertainment, Turbo Productions
Countries
US, CA

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1986, The Wraith is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Science Fiction title from New Century Entertainment Corporation. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $3.5M, reported production budget is $2.7M, gross-minus-budget is $800,000, ROI is 1.30x. For comparison, it currently sits #9,705 all-time in the current chart set and #127 among 1986 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.