Franchise
Men in Black
3 films•1997–2019•Sony Pictures Releasing, Columbia / Sony
51%average critics64%average audience$173.7Mdomestic average
Films
3
1997–2019
Domestic
$521.0M
lifetime
Worldwide
$1.29B
lifetime
Avg opening
$44.4M
3-day
Avg legs
3.74x
opening → total
Return
3.8x
on $340.0M of budget
The Men in Black series runs to 3 films from Men in Black (1997) to Men in Black: International (2019), together grossing $521.0M domestic and $1.29B worldwide. The biggest hit is Men in Black (1997) at $589.0M worldwide; the biggest opening weekend belongs to Men in Black II (2002) at $52.1M.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Opening | Domestic | Legs | Worldwide | CinemaScore | RT | Yearly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men in Black: International | 2019 | $30.0M | $80.0M | 2.66x | $254.3M | B | 23% | #36 |
| Men in Black II | 2002 | $52.1M | $190.0M | 3.65x | $442.0M | B+ | 38% | #8 |
| Men in Black | 1997 | $51.1M | $251.0M | 4.91x | $589.0M | B+ | 91% | — |
Click any column to sort. Yearly rank is the film’s place on its release year’s domestic chart; a film outside that year’s top 50 shows a dash.
Film by film
DomesticInternationalColumn height is worldwide · one film every 11.0 years
Profitability
Return on Budget
3.8x
$1.29B worldwide on $340.0M of production budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget
Domestic vs International Split
Domestic $521.0MInternational $764.3M
Return by film · worldwide ÷ budget
0x2.5x breakeven6.5x
Budgets are reported production costs and exclude marketing, so this is a gross-to-budget ratio rather than studio profit. Films with no reported budget are left out of this section entirely, including from the totals, rather than counted as zero.
What’s next
Full schedule →No upcoming movies announced yet.
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