Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

1992 | Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi, Sequel

Synopsis

The Szalinski family is back, this time hilarious disaster strikes when an experiment causes their new toddler son to grow many stories tall.

Scores

Overall Score
77.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.3%
Review Aggregate
35.9

Critic Consensus

20.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 20% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, funny, family-friendly. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

suspensefulfunnyfamily-friendlyromanticcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rick Moranis1992$2,300,000$5,144,000(est)
Marcia Strassman1992$1,416,000$3,166,000(est)
Lloyd Bridges1992$1,066,000$2,384,000(est)
Robert Oliveri1992$872,000$1,949,000(est)
John Shea1992$746,000$1,667,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score38.0
RT critic review count21
Rotten Tomatoes audience score24.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating4.9
IMDb votes48,669

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1992$58,662,452$131,164,730
International1992N/AN/A
Worldwide1992$58,662,452$131,164,730

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1992$29,331,226$65,582,365
Digital Rentals ?1992N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1992N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1992$55,538,000$124,178,696
Physical Purchases ?1992$39,631,000$88,611,867
TV & Streaming Revenue1992$14,665,613$32,791,182
Total Revenues1992$139,165,839$311,164,111
Expenses
Budget ?1992$32,000,000$71,549,538
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1992$16,761,000 (est)$37,476,307 (est)
Participations1992$11,133,000$24,892,532
Residuals ?1992$7,737,000$17,299,337
Interest & Overhead1992$5,440,000$12,163,422
Total Expenses1992$73,071,000$163,381,135
Movie Net Profit or Loss1992$66,094,839$147,782,976

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