Studio box office profile

Why Not Productions

Movies, worldwide grosses, release years, genres and related rankings for this studio, distributor or production company.

Total gross$385.9Mworldwide gross
Movies13mapped titles
Average$29.7Mper release
CoverageMappedavailable films

Studio profile

Why Not Productions box office performance

Explore movies, worldwide grosses, release years, genres and related rankings in one place.

Why Not Productions 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 Why Not Productions movies by worldwide gross

The strongest mapped titles in the current FilmDB Box Office dataset.
2016 The Purge: Election Year $118.6M 2014 The Purge: Anarchy $111.9M 2010 Of Gods and Men $41.4M 2012 Rust and Bone $25.8M 2009 A Prophet $17.9M 2024 Emilia Pérez $16.3M 2018 The Sisters Brothers $13.1M 2023 Jeanne du Barry $13.0M

Movies by year

Box office performance by release year.
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YearMoviesWorldwide gross
2024 1 $16.3M › 2023 1 $13.0M › 2021 1 $3.2M › 2020 1 $2.2M › 2018 1 $13.1M › 2017 1 $9.4M › 2016 1 $118.6M › 2014 1 $111.9M ›
5-year total $47.8M 5-year average $9.6M

Movies by genre

Breakdown of box office by primary genre.
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GenreMoviesWorldwide gross
TThriller 4 $256.2M › HHorror 2 $230.5M › DDrama 10 $152.2M › AAction 1 $118.6M › HHistory 2 $54.4M › RRomance 3 $42.6M › CCrime 3 $36.6M › CComedy 3 $20.1M ›

Related franchises

Top connected franchises and series.
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FranchiseMoviesWorldwide gross
TPThe Purge 5 $535.8M ›

Performance insights

Why Not Productions box office breakdown

Key performance metrics, ROI leaders, budget gaps and recent releases from the mapped movie set.
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Best ROI

Highest return on investment.
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1The Purge: Anarchy 12.44x 2The Purge: Election Year 11.86x 3Of Gods and Men 10.36x 4Rust and Bone 1.67x 5The Beat That My Heart Skipped 1.45x

ROI = Worldwide Gross ÷ Budget

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Budget gaps

Largest budget vs. performance gaps.
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The Sisters Brothers — Emilia Pérez — Jeanne du Barry — You Were Never Really Here —

Gap = Worldwide Gross − Budget

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Recent releases

Latest releases from Why Not Productions.
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Emilia Pérez 2024 $16.3M Jeanne du Barry 2023 $13.0M French Tech 2021 $3.2M DNA 2020 $2.2M The Sisters Brothers 2018 $13.1M
◎Total worldwide gross$385.9M ▦Total movies13 ◷Years active13 ◇Avg. gross per movie$29.7M

Why Not Productions 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
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The Purge: Election Year poster The Purge: Election Year WW Financial Hidden
2016 $118.6M $10.0M $108.6M 11.86x Why Not Productions
2
The Purge: Anarchy poster The Purge: Anarchy WW Financial Hidden
2014 $111.9M $9.0M $102.9M 12.44x Why Not Productions
3
Of Gods and Men poster Of Gods and Men WW Financial Hidden
2010 $41.4M $4.0M $37.4M 10.36x Why Not Productions
4
Rust and Bone poster Rust and Bone WW Financial Hidden
2012 $25.8M $15.4M $10.4M 1.67x Why Not Productions
5
A Prophet poster A Prophet WW Financial Hidden
2009 $17.9M $13.0M $4.9M 1.37x Why Not Productions
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Emilia Pérez poster Emilia Pérez WW Financial Hidden
2024 $16.3M $26.0M -$9.7M 0.63x Why Not Productions
7
The Sisters Brothers poster The Sisters Brothers WW Financial Hidden
2018 $13.1M $38.0M -$24.9M 0.35x Why Not Productions
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Jeanne du Barry poster Jeanne du Barry WW Financial Hidden
2023 $13.0M $22.4M -$9.4M 0.58x Why Not Productions
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You Were Never Really Here poster You Were Never Really Here WW Financial Hidden
2017 $9.4M $17.0M -$7.6M 0.55x Why Not Productions
10
The Beat That My Heart Skipped poster The Beat That My Heart Skipped WW Financial Hidden
2005 $9.3M $6.4M $2.9M 1.45x Why Not Productions
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Kings & Queen poster Kings & Queen WW Financial No budget Hidden
2004 $3.8M — — — Why Not Productions
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French Tech poster French Tech WW Financial No budget Hidden
2021 $3.2M — — — Why Not Productions
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DNA poster DNA WW Financial No budget Hidden
2020 $2.2M — — — Why Not Productions

Why Not Productions box office FAQ

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What does the Why Not Productions box office profile show?

It groups the movies currently mapped to this studio, distributor or production company and summarizes worldwide gross, release count, average gross, genres, years and ranked movie links.

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Are all releases included?

Only releases currently present and mapped in the active FilmDB Box Office dataset are included. Missing or ambiguous titles can be added during later enrichment passes.