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#6,383 All-time worldwide
#105 1997 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $15.7M
Budget $5.0M
Gross minus budget $10.7M
ROI 3.15x

Domestic gross

$7.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$8.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$3.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Wishmaster ranks

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Quick answer

How did Wishmaster (1997) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Wishmaster (1997) earned a reported $15.7M worldwide against a reported $5.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $10.7M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.15x. In this database it currently ranks #6,383 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #105 among 1997 releases.

Worldwide gross
$15,738,769
Budget
$5,000,000
Gross minus budget
$10,738,769
ROI
3.15x
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 Djinn, having been released from his ancient prison, seeks to capture the soul of the woman who discovered him, thereby opening a portal and freeing his fellow Djinn to take over the earth.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Sep 19, 1997
Production
Live Entertainment, Image Organization, Pierre David
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1997, Wishmaster is positioned in this dataset as a Horror, Fantasy title from Live Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $15.7M, reported production budget is $5.0M, gross-minus-budget is $10.7M, ROI is 3.15x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,383 all-time in the current chart set and #105 among 1997 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.