Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.

Scores

Overall Score

90.3

Popularity Percentile (Year)

95.9%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

97.3%

Review Aggregate

65.3

Critic Consensus

91.3% Fresh • 23 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 91% of 23 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, scary, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score76.0

RT critic review count38

Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0

RT audience rating count250,000

IMDb rating6.4

IMDb votes173,683

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Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1989	$130,724,176	$330,711,076
International	1989	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1989	$130,724,984	$330,713,120

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1989	$65,362,088	$165,355,538
Digital Rentals ?	1989	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1989	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1989	$50,145,000	$126,858,760
Physical Purchases ?	1989	$27,806,000	$70,344,694
TV & Streaming Revenue	1989	$36,602,769	$92,599,101
Total Revenues	1989	$179,915,857	$455,158,094
Expenses
Budget ?	1989	$13,499,000 (est)	$34,150,292 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1989	$15,762,000 (est)	$39,875,317 (est)
Participations	1989	$26,987,000	$68,272,756
Residuals ?	1989	$7,516,000	$19,014,267
Interest & Overhead	1989	$2,699,800	$6,830,058
Total Expenses	1989	$66,463,800	$168,142,692
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1989	$113,452,057	$287,015,402

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