$517.8M
ROI 5.08x
Studio box office profile
Carolco Pictures
Movies, worldwide grosses, release years, genres and related rankings for this studio, distributor or production company.
Total gross$2.30Bworldwide gross
Movies20mapped titles
Average$115.0Mper release
CoverageMappedavailable films
Studio profile
Carolco Pictures box office performance
Explore movies, worldwide grosses, release years, genres and related rankings in one place.Carolco Pictures is tracked in the FilmDB Box Office dataset as a studio, distributor or production company. This profile brings together its mapped titles, worldwide gross, yearly activity, genre coverage and related franchise links for easier discovery.
Highest grossing
Top Carolco Pictures movies by worldwide gross
The strongest mapped titles in the current FilmDB Box Office dataset.Movies by year
Box office performance by release year.YearMoviesWorldwide gross
1995
1
$16.0M
›
1994
1
$4.4M
›
1993
1
$255.0M
›
1992
4
$482.7M
›
1991
2
$552.2M
›
1990
4
$299.7M
›
1989
2
$28.4M
›
1988
2
$224.0M
›
5-year total $1.31B
5-year average $262.1M
Movies by genre
Breakdown of box office by primary genre.Related franchises
Top connected franchises and series.FranchiseMoviesWorldwide gross
TTThe Terminator
6
$2.10B
›
RRambo
5
$819.3M
›
USUniversal Soldier
4
$397.6M
›
BIBasic Instinct
2
$391.6M
›
Performance insights
Carolco Pictures box office breakdown
Key performance metrics, ROI leaders, budget gaps and recent releases from the mapped movie set.
1First Blood
8.35x
2Basic Instinct
7.20x
3Rambo: First Blood Part II
6.83x
4Universal Soldier
5.18x
5Terminator 2: Judgment Day
5.08x
ROI = Worldwide Gross ÷ Budget
Cutthroat Island
—
Chaplin
—
Extreme Prejudice
—
Narrow Margin
—
Light Sleeper
—
Gap = Worldwide Gross − Budget
◎Total worldwide gross$2.30B
▦Total movies20
◷Years active11
◇Avg. gross per movie$115.0M
Carolco Pictures movies
Sorted by worldwide gross with linked years, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.| # | Movie | Year | Worldwide | Budget | Gross - budget | ROI | Studio / Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
WW
Financial
|
1991 | $517.8M | $102.0M | $415.8M | 5.08x | Carolco Pictures |
| 2 |
Basic Instinct
WW
Financial
|
1992 | $352.9M | $49.0M | $303.9M | 7.20x | Carolco Pictures |
| 3 |
Rambo: First Blood Part II
WW
Financial
|
1985 | $300.4M | $44.0M | $256.4M | 6.83x | Carolco Pictures |
| 4 |
Total Recall
WW
Financial
|
1990 | $261.3M | $65.0M | $196.3M | 4.02x | Carolco Pictures |
| 5 |
Cliffhanger
WW
Financial
|
1993 | $255.0M | $70.0M | $185.0M | 3.64x | Carolco Pictures |
| 6 |
Rambo III
WW
Financial
|
1988 | $189.0M | $63.0M | $126.0M | 3.00x | Carolco Pictures |
| 7 |
First Blood
WW
Financial
|
1982 | $125.2M | $15.0M | $110.2M | 8.35x | Carolco Pictures |
| 8 |
Universal Soldier
WW
Financial
|
1992 | $119.2M | $23.0M | $96.2M | 5.18x | Carolco Pictures |
| 9 |
Red Heat
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1988 | $35.0M | $29.0M | $6.0M | 1.21x | Carolco Pictures |
| 10 |
The Doors
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1991 | $34.4M | $38.0M | -$3.6M | 0.91x | Carolco Pictures |
| 11 |
Jacob's Ladder
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1990 | $26.1M | $25.0M | $1.1M | 1.04x | Carolco Pictures |
| 12 |
Lock Up
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1989 | $22.1M | $24.0M | -$1.9M | 0.92x | Carolco Pictures |
| 13 |
Cutthroat Island
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1995 | $16.0M | $102.0M | -$86.0M | 0.16x | Carolco Pictures |
| 14 |
Extreme Prejudice
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1987 | $11.3M | $22.0M | -$10.7M | 0.51x | Carolco Pictures |
| 15 |
Narrow Margin
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1990 | $10.9M | $17.5M | -$6.6M | 0.62x | Carolco Pictures |
| 16 |
Chaplin
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1992 | $9.5M | $31.0M | -$21.5M | 0.31x | Carolco Pictures |
| 17 |
Music Box
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1989 | $6.3M | — | — | — | Carolco Pictures |
| 18 |
Wagons East!
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1994 | $4.4M | — | — | — | Carolco Pictures |
| 19 |
Repossessed
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1990 | $1.4M | — | — | — | Carolco Pictures |
| 20 |
Light Sleeper
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1992 | $1.1M | $5.0M | -$3.9M | 0.21x | Carolco Pictures |
$352.9M
ROI 7.20x
$300.4M
ROI 6.83x
$261.3M
ROI 4.02x
$255.0M
ROI 3.64x
$189.0M
ROI 3.00x
$125.2M
ROI 8.35x
$119.2M
ROI 5.18x
Red Heat
1988 · WW
Budget $29.0M · Carolco Pictures
$35.0M
ROI 1.21x
The Doors
1991 · WW
Budget $38.0M · Carolco Pictures
$34.4M
ROI 0.91x
Jacob's Ladder
1990 · WW
Budget $25.0M · Carolco Pictures
$26.1M
ROI 1.04x
Lock Up
1989 · WW
Budget $24.0M · Carolco Pictures
$22.1M
ROI 0.92x
Cutthroat Island
1995 · WW
Budget $102.0M · Carolco Pictures
$16.0M
ROI 0.16x
Extreme Prejudice
1987 · WW
Budget $22.0M · Carolco Pictures
$11.3M
ROI 0.51x
Narrow Margin
1990 · WW
Budget $17.5M · Carolco Pictures
$10.9M
ROI 0.62x
Chaplin
1992 · WW
Budget $31.0M · Carolco Pictures
$9.5M
ROI 0.31x
Music Box
1989 · WW
Budget — · Carolco Pictures
$6.3M
ROI —
Wagons East!
1994 · WW
Budget — · Carolco Pictures
$4.4M
ROI —
Repossessed
1990 · WW
Budget — · Carolco Pictures
$1.4M
ROI —
Light Sleeper
1992 · WW
Budget $5.0M · Carolco Pictures
$1.1M
ROI 0.21x
Carolco Pictures box office FAQ
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