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#4,660 All-time worldwide
#142 2008 releases

Movie profile

W.

2008 · 129 min · Ixtlan Productions

Drama History
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $29.5M
Budget $25.1M
Gross minus budget $4.4M
ROI 1.18x

Domestic gross

$14.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$14.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where W. ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
Open rankings
All-time worldwide #4,660 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2008 releases #142 Release-year chart position of 247 titles Ranked against movies released in 2008. Primary genre #1,774 Drama of 5,859 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.

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Quick answer

How did W. (2008) perform at the box office?

High confidence

W. (2008) earned a reported $29.5M worldwide against a reported $25.1M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $4.4M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.18x. In this database it currently ranks #4,660 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #142 among 2008 releases.

Worldwide gross
$29,506,464
Budget
$25,100,000
Gross minus budget
$4,406,464
ROI
1.18x
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

The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up to his decision to invade Iraq.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 17, 2008
Production
Ixtlan Productions, Moritz Borman Productions
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2008, W. is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, History title from Ixtlan Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $29.5M, reported production budget is $25.1M, gross-minus-budget is $4.4M, ROI is 1.18x. For comparison, it currently sits #4,660 all-time in the current chart set and #142 among 2008 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.