To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995 | Comedy, Drama, Cross-dressing, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.

Scores

Overall Score
73.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
71.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
81.4%
Review Aggregate
61.8

Critic Consensus

60.0% Fresh • 30 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 60% of 30 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, stylized. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnystylizedcharacter-driventhought-provokingemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Wesley Snipes1995$1,805,000$3,716,000(est)
Patrick Swayze1995$1,111,000$2,288,000(est)
John Leguizamo1995$837,000$1,722,000(est)
Stockard Channing1995$684,000$1,408,000(est)
Blythe Danner1995$585,000$1,204,000(est)
Arliss Howard1995$515,000$1,060,000(est)
Chris Penn1995$462,000$952,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score49.0
RT critic review count45
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes39,882

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$36,474,193$75,078,441
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$36,474,193$75,078,441

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 Revenue1995$18,237,096$37,539,220
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$37,545,000$77,282,589
Physical Purchases ?1995$38,682,000$79,622,988
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$9,118,548$18,769,610
Total Revenues1995$103,582,645$213,214,407
Expenses
Budget ?1995$30,000,000$61,751,969
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$11,621,000 (est)$23,920,654 (est)
Participations1995$8,287,000$17,057,952
Residuals ?1995$6,069,000$12,492,423
Interest & Overhead1995$5,100,000$10,497,835
Total Expenses1995$61,077,000$125,720,833
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$42,505,645$87,493,575

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