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#9,241 All-time worldwide
#121 1988 releases

Movie profile

Torch Song Trilogy

1988 · 120 min · New Line Cinema

Comedy Drama Romance
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $4.9M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$2.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$2.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$437,940

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Torch Song Trilogy ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #9,241 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1988 releases #121 Release-year chart position of 248 titles Ranked against movies released in 1988. Studio / company #155 New Line Cinema of 178 titles Position inside the mapped New Line Cinema movie set. Primary genre #3,594 Comedy of 4,840 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#9,238 The Seduction 1982 · $4.9M #9,239 Invaders from Mars 1986 · $4.9M #9,240 Absolutely Fabulous 2001 · $4.9M #9,242 Band of the Hand 1986 · $4.9M #9,243 Galaxina 1980 · $4.9M #9,244 Harry & Son 1984 · $4.9M

Quick answer

How did Torch Song Trilogy (1988) perform at the box office?

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Torch Song Trilogy (1988) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $4.9M. In this database it currently ranks #9,241 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #121 among 1988 releases.

Worldwide gross
$4,865,997
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
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

Arnold Beckoff is looking for love and acceptance, but as a gay man working as a female impersonator in 1970s New York City, neither come easily. After a series of heartaches, Arnold believes he has found the love of his life in Alan, and the couple make plans to adopt. But when tragedy strikes, Arnold's life is shaken to its very core, leading to a confrontation with his overbearing mother, who has never approved of her son's lifestyle.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Dec 14, 1988
Production
New Line Cinema, Howard Gottfried/Ronald K. Fierstein Production
Countries
US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyNew Line Cinema Release year chart1988 box office Genre chartComedy Genre chartDrama Genre chartRomance

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1988, Torch Song Trilogy is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Drama, Romance title from New Line Cinema. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $4.9M. For comparison, it currently sits #9,241 all-time in the current chart set and #121 among 1988 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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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.