Hairspray

"When you follow your own beat, the world will follow you."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.7/10

145,077 votes

92/100

Fresh

81/100

Metascore

6.7/10

2,602 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award21 wins & 45 nominations total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$75.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$90.5M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$118,946,291

United States

Profit

+$15.5M

ROI: +21%

Budget Recovery121% of budget

$0|Budget: $75.0M|Revenue: $90.5M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

78.0K

Daily Avg

1.3K

7-Day Trend

+3%

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Hairspray

dramatico-musical work

Hairspray

Film

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Toronto

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Story Setting

Set In

Baltimore

Characters

Amber Von Tussle

Tracy Turnblad

Corny Collins

Seaweed

Edna Turnblad

Penny Pingleton

Link Larkin

Wilbur Turnblad

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Bojan Bazelli

Film Editing

Michael Tronick

Music / Score

Marc Shaiman

Production Companies

Ingenious Media

Distributors

New Line CinemaNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Hairspray

Available in 51 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
Canada	Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	Stan, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

AustraliaPG

Germany12

BrazilL

GRG

IrelandPG

South Korea12

+5 more countries

Production

Director

Adam Shankman

Writers

Leslie Dixon, Mark O'Donnell, John Waters, Thomas Meehan, Scott Wittman

Production Companies

New Line CinemaZadan / Meron ProductionsIngenious Film Partners

Cast

Nikki Blonsky

Tracy Turnblad

John Travolta

Edna Turnblad

Michelle Pfeiffer

Velma Von Tussle

Christopher Walken

Wilbur Turnblad

Amanda Bynes

Penny Pingleton

James Marsden

Corny Collins

Queen Latifah

Motormouth Maybelle

Brittany Snow

Amber Von Tussle

Zac Efron

Link Larkin

Elijah Kelley

Seaweed

Allison Janney

Prudy Pringleton

Tayla Parx

Little Inez

Tags & Keywords

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