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#12,695 All-time worldwide
#203 1986 releases

Movie profile

When the Wind Blows

1986 · 84 min · Penguin Books

Animation War Drama
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $5,274
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$2,268

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$3,006

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$680

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where When the Wind Blows 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 #12,695 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1986 releases #203 Release-year chart position of 206 titles Ranked against movies released in 1986. Primary genre #909 Animation of 920 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.

#12,692 The Vagrant 1992 · $5,900 #12,693 3 Women 1977 · $5,568 #12,694 Mapantsula 1988 · $5,525 #12,696 The Kingdom of Fun 1989 · $5,200 #12,697 Crimewave 1985 · $5,101 #12,698 Lamb 1986 · $5,076

Quick answer

How did When the Wind Blows (1986) perform at the box office?

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When the Wind Blows (1986) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $5.3K. In this database it currently ranks #12,695 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #203 among 1986 releases.

Worldwide gross
$5,274
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

With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed from their romantic memories of World War II.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 24, 1986
Production
Penguin Books, British Screen Productions, TVC London
Countries
GB

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Studio / production companyPenguin Books Release year chart1986 box office Genre chartAnimation Genre chartWar Genre chartDrama

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1986, When the Wind Blows is positioned in this dataset as a Animation, War, Drama title from Penguin Books. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $5,274. For comparison, it currently sits #12,695 all-time in the current chart set and #203 among 1986 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.