Box Office: Did You Know? Leonardo DiCaprio’s 2nd Highest-Grossing Film Of All Time ‘Inception’ Made Returns Of 424.37% Against Its Cost Of $160 Million!

Leonardo DiCaprio's Inception made solid returns upon its release at the worldwide box office. Here's all you need to know about it!

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Shalmesh More
- October 25, 2023 | 4:19 PM IST
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Leonardo DiCaprio is undoubtedly one of the living legends in Hollywood. His journey has been amazing, and over the years, he has given us several memorable films to cherish. One of them is, of course, Inception. Marking the collaboration of two forces – Leonardo and director Christopher Nolan, the film was a gem, and it raked in massive numbers too, at the worldwide box office. Keep reading to know more!

Released in 2010, upon its release, the film opened to overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. While the critical acclaim was there, the concept was a bit complex, which is generally not a good combination as we have seen that despite all the praise, films with unusual concepts often don’t do well commercially. But this Christopher Nolan directorial left everyone stunned with its performance.

Inception, apart from normal screens, also arrived on IMAX screens. It marked a good opening in the domestic market, with $62.7 million coming in during the opening weekend, as per Box Office Mojo. Internationally, too, it opened to good numbers. With positive word-of-mouth coming into play, this Leonardo DiCaprio starrer showed long legs in the theatrical run.

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At the worldwide box office, Inception ended its journey at $839.03 million and emerged as one of the top grossers of 2010. For Leonardo DiCaprio, it was the second highest-grossing film after James Cameron’s Titanic, which stands at a global sum of over $2 billion. Even for Christopher Nolan, it was a huge success back then.

While the Christopher Nolan directorial ended up doing a business of $839.03 million, if one compares it with the budget of the film, things look more exciting.

Reportedly, Inception was made at a budget of $160 million. The cost was high enough, but if we look at the collection of $839.03 million, the film made an ROI (return on investment) of a whopping $679 million. If calculated using the formula of (ROI/Budget * 100), we get 424.37% returns.

Yes, Inception earned returns of 424.37% against its budget of $160 million, and that’s really impressive!

Meanwhile, apart from Leonardo DiCaprio, the biggie also featured Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy, and others in key roles. For the unversed, it also made a lot of noise at 2011’s Oscars.

Note: Box office numbers are based on estimates and various sources. Numbers have not been independently verified by Koimoi.

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