val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 5 8 % ▁based ▁on ▁ 3 3 ▁reviews , ▁and ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 5 . 6 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁cons ensus ▁states : ▁" H ard ly ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁league ▁as ▁John ▁Hugh es ' ▁other ▁te en ▁mov ies , ▁the ▁resol utely ▁go of y ▁We ird ▁Science ▁non eth eless ▁gets ▁some ▁laugh s ▁via ▁its ▁rid icul ous ▁prem ise ▁and ▁enjoy able ▁performances ." ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁now ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁cult ▁classic . ▁It ▁was ▁successful ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office , ▁with ▁a ▁gross ▁of ▁$ 2 3 , 8 3 4 , 0 4 8 ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁$ 1 5 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁other ▁territ ories , ▁total ing ▁$ 3 8 , 9 3 4 , 0 4 8 ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Sound track ▁The ▁film ' s ▁theme ▁song , ▁" We ird ▁Science ," ▁was ▁performed ▁by ▁O ingo ▁Bo ingo ▁and ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁band ' s ▁front man ▁D anny ▁El f man . ▁The ▁sound track ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁M CA ▁Records : ▁ ▁" We ird ▁Science " ▁– ▁O ingo ▁Bo ingo ▁ ▁" Private ▁Joy " ▁– ▁Che y ne ▁ ▁" The ▁Circle " ▁– ▁Max ▁Carl ▁ ▁" Turn ▁It ▁On " ▁– ▁Kim ▁Wil de ▁ ▁" De ep ▁in ▁the ▁Jung le " ▁– ▁Wall ▁of ▁V ood oo ▁ ▁" Do ▁Not