Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$4.3M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$4.3M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$778,889
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Tolkien ranks
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Quick answer
How did Tolkien (2019) perform at the box office?
High confidenceTolkien (2019) earned a reported $8.7M worldwide against a reported $20.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$11.3M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.43x. In this database it currently ranks #8,233 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #233 among 2019 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $8,654,322
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- -$11,345,678
- ROI
- 0.43x
Synopsis
Story
England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 2019, Tolkien is positioned in this dataset as a War, Drama, Romance title from Fox Searchlight Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $8.7M, reported production budget is $20.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$11.3M, ROI is 0.43x. For comparison, it currently sits #8,233 all-time in the current chart set and #233 among 2019 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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