Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$40.7M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$40.7M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$7.3M
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Where Waiting to Exhale ranks
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Quick answer
How did Waiting to Exhale (1995) perform at the box office?
High confidenceWaiting to Exhale (1995) earned a reported $81.5M worldwide against a reported $16.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $65.5M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 5.09x. In this database it currently ranks #2,401 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #39 among 1995 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $81,452,156
- Budget
- $16,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- $65,452,156
- ROI
- 5.09x
Synopsis
Story
Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 1995, Waiting to Exhale is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Drama, Romance title from 20th Century Fox. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $81.5M, reported production budget is $16.0M, gross-minus-budget is $65.5M, ROI is 5.09x. For comparison, it currently sits #2,401 all-time in the current chart set and #39 among 1995 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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