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#10,952 All-time worldwide
#28 1954 releases

Movie profile

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954 · 79 min · Universal Pictures

Adventure Horror Science Fiction
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $1.3M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$624,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$676,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$268,320

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Creature from the Black Lagoon ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #10,952 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1954 releases #28 Release-year chart position of 38 titles Ranked against movies released in 1954. Studio / company #356 Universal Pictures of 377 titles Position inside the mapped Universal Pictures movie set. Franchise #1 Creature From The Black Lagoon of 2 titles Ranked against mapped movies from the same franchise. Primary genre #2,003 Adventure of 2,138 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#10,949 Night Head 1994 · $1.3M #10,950 Native Son 1986 · $1.3M #10,951 The Mortuary Assistant 2026 · $1.3M #10,972 Yamakasi 2001 · $1.3M #10,973 The Peacock King 1988 · $1.3M #10,974 Cousin Bette 1998 · $1.3M

Quick answer

How did Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) perform at the box office?

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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $1.3M. In this database it currently ranks #10,952 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #28 among 1954 releases.

Worldwide gross
$1,300,000
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Mar 5, 1954
Production
Universal Pictures, Universal International Pictures
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1954, Creature from the Black Lagoon is positioned in this dataset as a Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction title from Universal Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $1.3M. For comparison, it currently sits #10,952 all-time in the current chart set and #28 among 1954 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.