Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$387,895
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$420,219
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$166,795
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Waxwork ranks
Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.Nearby worldwide ranks
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Quick answer
How did Waxwork (1988) perform at the box office?
High confidenceWaxwork (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
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.
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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.
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