How Man on the Moon performed
Budget
$82.0M
Worldwide Gross
$47.4M
Gross Profit
−$34.6M
Return
0.6× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$7M
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
Andy Kaufman / Tony Clifton
Jim Carrey
Andy Kaufman / Tony Clifton
George Shapiro
Danny DeVito
George Shapiro
Lynne Margulies
Courtney Love
Lynne Margulies
Bob Zmuda
Paul Giamatti
Bob Zmuda
Maynard Smith
Vincent Schiavelli
Maynard Smith
Ed Weinberger
Peter Bonerz
Ed Weinberger
Himself
Jerry Lawler
Himself
Stanley Kaufman
Gerry Becker
Stanley Kaufman
Janice Kaufman
Leslie Lyles
Janice Kaufman
Little Michael Kaufman
Greyson Erik Pendry
Little Michael Kaufman
Baby Carol Kaufman
Brittany Colonna
Baby Carol Kaufman
Little Andy Kaufman
Bobby Boriello
Little Andy Kaufman
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