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#12,776 All-time worldwide
#238 1988 releases

Movie profile

Wonder Boy

1988 · 90 min · Children's Film Studio

Drama Science Fiction
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $500
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$250

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$250

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$45

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Wonder Boy 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 #12,776 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1988 releases #238 Release-year chart position of 248 titles Ranked against movies released in 1988. Primary genre #5,785 Drama of 5,859 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.

#12,773 Bai he hua 1981 · $554 #12,774 Amleto 1955 · $550 #12,775 I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death 1969 · $525 #12,781 Super Mischieves 1995 · $481 #12,782 The Great Galeoto 1951 · $480 #12,783 Policía 1987 · $415

Quick answer

How did Wonder Boy (1988) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

Wonder Boy (1988) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $500. In this database it currently ranks #12,776 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #238 among 1988 releases.

Worldwide gross
$500
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
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

The moment Bebe was born, a glowing UFO streaked across the night sky. His parents find that his hands are electrically charged and are able to manipulate electrical appliances.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jan 1, 1988
Production
Children's Film Studio
Countries
CN

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyChildren's Film Studio Release year chart1988 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartScience Fiction

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1988, Wonder Boy is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Science Fiction title from Children's Film Studio. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $500. For comparison, it currently sits #12,776 all-time in the current chart set and #238 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.