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Movie box office, home video sales, budgets, and release details.

Get movie financials

Get movie financials

Get a film’s budget, box office earnings, physical media sales, and release details by title. A release year can distinguish films with the same name; unavailable figures are null.

Your information

Release year when films have the same title, for example 1954.

Movie title, for example Oppenheimer.

1 credit per completed run

The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

A Star is Born

1,954, PG, 182 minutes

Domestic box office$4.40M

Release and other sales

Domestic release date
Sep 29, 1954
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About the The Numbers tool

The Numbers returns movie financials through Get movie financials, using a movie title and optionally its release year.

Built from the-numbers.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

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Get movie financials

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Get a film’s budget, box office earnings, physical media sales, and release details by title. A release year can distinguish films with the same name; unavailable figures are null.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
YearyearNumberOptionalRelease year when films have the same title, for example 1954.Example: 1954
TitletitleTextRequiredMovie title, for example Oppenheimer.Example: A Star Is Born

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
TitletitleTextExample: A Star is Born
CurrencycurrencyTextExample: USD
Age Ratingage_ratingTextExample: PG
Release Yearrelease_yearNumberExample: 1954
Running Timerunning_timeTextExample: 182 minutes
The Numbers Linkthe_numbers_linkLinkExample: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Star-is-Born-A-(1954)
Production Budgetproduction_budgetNumberAmount in US dollars; null if unavailable.Example: 100000000
Domestic Dvd Salesdomestic_dvd_salesNumberAmount in US dollars; null if unavailable.Example: 7196529
Domestic Box Officedomestic_box_officeNumberAmount in US dollars; null if unavailable.Example: 4400000
Worldwide Box Officeworldwide_box_officeNumberAmount in US dollars; null if unavailable.Example: 983148052
Domestic Release Datedomestic_release_dateDateExample: 1954-09-29
Domestic Blu Ray Salesdomestic_blu_ray_salesNumberAmount in US dollars; null if unavailable.Example: 22831206
Domestic Opening Weekenddomestic_opening_weekendNumberAmount in US dollars; null if unavailable.Example: 82455420
International Box Officeinternational_box_officeNumberAmount in US dollars; null if unavailable.Example: 653069157

Example result

For Year: 1954, Title: A Star Is Born

JSON
{
  "title": "A Star is Born",
  "currency": "USD",
  "age_rating": "PG",
  "release_year": 1954,
  "running_time": "182 minutes",
  "the_numbers_link": "https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Star-is-Born-A-(1954)",
  "production_budget": null,
  "domestic_dvd_sales": null,
  "domestic_box_office": 4400000,
  "worldwide_box_office": null,
  "domestic_release_date": "1954-09-29",
  "domestic_blu_ray_sales": null,
  "domestic_opening_weekend": null,
  "international_box_office": null
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@the-numbers",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_movie_financials",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "year": 1954,
    "title": "A Star Is Born"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

  • Compare domestic and worldwide box office earnings
  • Review movie budgets alongside box office results
  • Track domestic DVD and Blu-ray sales
  • Check movie release dates and opening weekends
  • Distinguish films with the same title by release year

Questions about The Numbers

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this The Numbers tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a The Numbers account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from the-numbers.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.

What was a movie’s worldwide box office?

Get movie financials returns worldwide box office earnings when you provide the movie title.

What was a movie’s production budget?

Get movie financials returns the production budget when available; provide the movie title.

When was a movie released?

Get movie financials returns release details, including the domestic release date, when available.

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