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#2,009 All-time worldwide
#34 1996 releases

Movie profile

‘Wag Na ‘Wag Kang Lalayo

1996 · 103 min · Octo Arts Films

Action
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $100.0M
Budget $1.0M
Gross minus budget $99.0M
ROI 100.00x

Domestic gross

$40.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$60.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$11.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where ‘Wag Na ‘Wag Kang Lalayo ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #2,009 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1996 releases #34 Release-year chart position of 248 titles Ranked against movies released in 1996. Studio / company #1 Octo Arts Films of 2 titles Position inside the mapped Octo Arts Films movie set. Primary genre #761 Action of 2,939 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#2,006 Philomena 2013 · $100.1M #2,007 Don't Say a Word 2001 · $100.0M #2,008 Atomic Blonde 2017 · $100.0M #2,034 Black Mass 2015 · $100.0M #2,035 Alpha 2018 · $99.6M #2,036 Yo-kai Watch: The Movie 2014 · $99.5M

Quick answer

How did ‘Wag Na ‘Wag Kang Lalayo (1996) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

‘Wag Na ‘Wag Kang Lalayo (1996) earned a reported $100.0M worldwide against a reported $1.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $99.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 100.00x. In this database it currently ranks #2,009 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #34 among 1996 releases.

Worldwide gross
$100,000,000
Budget
$1,000,000
Gross minus budget
$99,000,000
ROI
100.00x
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

A corrupt prison officer plans a bank robbery, blackmailing a parolee. During the heist, a hostage is taken, and the robbers are ordered to kill both of them. The hostage and the parolee fall in love while escaping.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Oct 2, 1996
Production
OctoArts Films, Cinemax Studios

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyOcto Arts Films Release year chart1996 box office Genre chartAction

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1996, ‘Wag Na ‘Wag Kang Lalayo is positioned in this dataset as a Action title from OctoArts Films. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $100.0M, reported production budget is $1.0M, gross-minus-budget is $99.0M, ROI is 100.00x. For comparison, it currently sits #2,009 all-time in the current chart set and #34 among 1996 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.