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#11,358 All-time worldwide
#175 1988 releases

Movie profile

Waxwork

1988 · 97 min · Palla

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $808,114
Budget $3.0M
Gross minus budget -$2.2M
ROI 0.27x

Domestic gross

$387,895

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$420,219

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$166,795

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Waxwork ranks

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Quick answer

How did Waxwork (1988) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Waxwork (1988) earned a reported $808.1K worldwide against a reported $3.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$2.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.27x. In this database it currently ranks #11,358 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #175 among 1988 releases.

Worldwide gross
$808,114
Budget
$3,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$2,191,886
ROI
0.27x
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

Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays 18 of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicious.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 17, 1988
Production
Palla, Vestron Pictures, Contemporary Films
Countries
DE, GB, US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1988, Waxwork is positioned in this dataset as a Horror, Comedy title from Palla. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $808,114, reported production budget is $3.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$2.2M, ROI is 0.27x. For comparison, it currently sits #11,358 all-time in the current chart set and #175 among 1988 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.