Big Top Pee-wee
“Hero. Lover. Legend.”
Paul Reubens stars as Pee-wee Herman in his second full-length film about a farmer who joins the circus after a storm drops a big tent in his front yard. Pee-wee, along with an outlandish cast of animals and circus performers, puts on the best show ever.
Genres
Comedy, Family
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Big Top Pee-wee performed
Budget
$20.0M
Worldwide Gross
$15.1M
Gross Profit
−$4.9M
Return
0.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Pee-wee Herman
Paul Reubens
Pee-wee Herman
Winnie
Penelope Ann Miller
Winnie
Mace Montana
Kris Kristofferson
Mace Montana
Gina Piccolapupula
Valeria Golino
Gina Piccolapupula
Duke the Dog-Faced Boy
Benicio del Toro
Duke the Dog-Faced Boy
Vance the Pig (voice)
Wayne White
Vance the Pig (voice)
Midge Montana
Susan Tyrrell
Midge Montana
Mr. Ryan
Albert Henderson
Mr. Ryan
Otis
Jack Murdock
Otis
Deke
David Byrd
Deke
Mrs. Dill
Mary Jackson
Mrs. Dill
Mrs. Haynes
Frances Bay
Mrs. Haynes
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