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#12,147 All-time worldwide
#189 1989 releases

Movie profile

Under the Boardwalk

1989 · 102 min · New World Pictures

Comedy Romance
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $147,542
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$59,017

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$88,525

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$16,525

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Under the Boardwalk 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 #12,147 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1989 releases #189 Release-year chart position of 218 titles Ranked against movies released in 1989. Studio / company #24 New World Pictures of 27 titles Position inside the mapped New World Pictures movie set. Primary genre #4,614 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.

#12,144 Jacquot 1991 · $149,200 #12,145 Tom Waits: Big Time 1988 · $148,426 #12,146 The Proposition 1998 · $147,773 #12,148 Adolescencia 1982 · $145,842 #12,149 Vampire Kid II 1988 · $145,134 #12,150 Al Gued3an Al Thalatha 1988 · $145,000

Quick answer

How did Under the Boardwalk (1989) perform at the box office?

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Under the Boardwalk (1989) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $147.5K. In this database it currently ranks #12,147 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #189 among 1989 releases.

Worldwide gross
$147,542
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

It is the final weekend of summer and a group of Californian teenagers are looking forward to an upcoming surf contest. Rival gangs the 'Vals' and the 'Lowks' are confident that they will take home the trophy, but things become complicated when Reef Yorpin - leader of the Lawks - discovers his sister Allie has fallen in love with 'Val' surfer Nick after meeting at a beach party.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Apr 14, 1989
Production
New World Pictures
Countries
US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyNew World Pictures Release year chart1989 box office Genre chartComedy Genre chartRomance

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1989, Under the Boardwalk is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Romance title from New World Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $147,542. For comparison, it currently sits #12,147 all-time in the current chart set and #189 among 1989 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.