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#6,122 All-time worldwide
#83 1992 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $17.2M
Budget $7.5M
Gross minus budget $9.7M
ROI 2.29x

Domestic gross

$7.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$9.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Sidekicks ranks

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Quick answer

How did Sidekicks (1992) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Sidekicks (1992) earned a reported $17.2M worldwide against a reported $7.5M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $9.7M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.29x. In this database it currently ranks #6,122 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #83 among 1992 releases.

Worldwide gross
$17,200,000
Budget
$7,500,000
Gross minus budget
$9,700,000
ROI
2.29x
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

Asthmatic teenager Barry Gabrewski is a daydreamer. Troubled by bullying, he escapes into a fantasy world where he is the sidekick to his martial arts hero, Chuck Norris, in a series of high-octane adventures taken right out of his movies. With help from his teacher's wise old uncle, Mr. Lee, Barry learns the finer points of martial arts and enters a karate championship.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Dec 17, 1992
Production
Vision PDG, Gallery Films, Triumph Films
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1992, Sidekicks is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Adventure, Drama title from Vision PDG. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $17.2M, reported production budget is $7.5M, gross-minus-budget is $9.7M, ROI is 2.29x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,122 all-time in the current chart set and #83 among 1992 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.