The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“We are infinite.”
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Mr. Mudd
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Perks of Being a Wallflower performed
Budget
$13.0M
Worldwide Gross
$33.4M
Gross Profit
$20.4M
Return
2.6× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$5M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Charlie
Logan Lerman
Charlie
Sam
Emma Watson
Sam
Patrick
Ezra Miller
Patrick
Mary Elizabeth
Mae Whitman
Mary Elizabeth
Mother
Kate Walsh
Mother
Father
Dylan McDermott
Father
Aunt Helen
Melanie Lynskey
Aunt Helen
Candace
Nina Dobrev
Candace
Brad
Johnny Simmons
Brad
Dr. Burton
Joan Cusack
Dr. Burton
Mr. Anderson
Paul Rudd
Mr. Anderson
Ponytail Derek
Nicholas Braun
Ponytail Derek
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