#10,713 All-time worldwide

#16 1952 releases

Movie profile

One Minute to Zero

Name: One Minute to Zero
Genre: War, Drama, Romance
Released: 1952-09-19
Duration: 105 min

1952 · 105 min · RKO Radio Pictures

War Drama Romance

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $1.6M

Budget $2.2M

Gross minus budget -$581,000

ROI 0.73x

Domestic gross

$800,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$800,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$144,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where One Minute to Zero ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #10,713 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1952 releases #16 Release-year chart position of 26 titles Ranked against movies released in 1952. Studio / company #29 RKO Radio Pictures of 54 titles Position inside the mapped RKO Radio Pictures movie set. Primary genre #396 War of 487 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.

#10,710 Session 9 2001 · $1.6M #10,711 Cabin in the Sky 1943 · $1.6M #10,712 Big City 1937 · $1.6M #10,732 Trouble Couples 1987 · $1.6M #10,733 Chasers 1994 · $1.6M #10,734 They Drive by Night 1940 · $1.6M

Quick answer

How did One Minute to Zero (1952) perform at the box office?

High confidence

One Minute to Zero (1952) earned a reported $1.6M worldwide against a reported $2.2M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$581.0K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.73x. In this database it currently ranks #10,713 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #16 among 1952 releases.

Worldwide gross: $1,600,000
Budget: $2,181,000
Gross minus budget: -$581,000
ROI: 0.73x

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Sep 19, 1952
Production: RKO Radio Pictures
Countries: US

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Studio / production companyRKO Radio Pictures Release year chart1952 box office Genre chartWar Genre chartDrama Genre chartRomance

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1952, One Minute to Zero is positioned in this dataset as a War, Drama, Romance title from RKO Radio Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $1.6M, reported production budget is $2.2M, gross-minus-budget is -$581,000, ROI is 0.73x. For comparison, it currently sits #10,713 all-time in the current chart set and #16 among 1952 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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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.