Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$1.4M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$2.1M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$392,000
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where The Wraith ranks
Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.Nearby worldwide ranks
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Quick answer
How did The Wraith (1986) perform at the box office?
High confidenceThe 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
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...
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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.
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