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Released
1992 · FILM

Wayne's World

Two basement TV hosts fight to keep control of their raucous public‑access show when a slick producer offers a tempting buyout, all while one tries to win the heart of a charismatic rock star and prove himself worthy.

“You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll hurl.”

Directed by
Penelope Spheeris, Allan Graf
Written by
Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
94 min
ComedyMusic

Synopsis

The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From *Wayne's World*.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 201+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Malcolm CampbellShot by Theo Van De SandeScored by J Peter RobinsonDesigned by Gregg FonsecaSound by John BensonStunts by Allan Graf

Box Office

1992 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 9.2× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$183.1M

Budget$20.0M
Worldwide gross$183.1M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $121.7M — 66% of worldwide · International: $61.4M (34%)

Opening weekend: $21.7M — 18% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $21.7M — 18% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,768 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Wayne’s Worldde
  • Fusi di testait
  • (English)Wayne's World
  • (Bulgarian)Светът на Уейн
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • United StatesFeb 14, 1992
  • United KingdomMay 22, 1992
  • IrelandMay 22, 1992
  • AustraliaJul 2, 1992
  • GermanyJul 2, 1992

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ProductionParamount Pictures

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