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#11,369 All-time worldwide
#28 1961 releases

Movie profile

Reptilicus

1961 · 94 min · Saga Studios

Science Fiction Horror
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $800,000
Budget $233,000
Gross minus budget $567,000
ROI 3.43x

Domestic gross

$384,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$416,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$165,120

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Reptilicus 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 #11,369 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1961 releases #28 Release-year chart position of 43 titles Ranked against movies released in 1961. Primary genre #1,169 Science Fiction of 1,234 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.

#11,366 About Adam 2001 · $802,951 #11,367 Razorback 1984 · $801,000 #11,368 Ni te cases ni te embarques 1982 · $800,832 #11,373 Claire of the Moon 1992 · $799,674 #11,374 Yoyes 2000 · $798,569 #11,375 Rampage 1987 · $796,368

Quick answer

How did Reptilicus (1961) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

Reptilicus (1961) earned a reported $800.0K worldwide against a reported $233.0K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $567.0K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.43x. In this database it currently ranks #11,369 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #28 among 1961 releases.

Worldwide gross
$800,000
Budget
$233,000
Gross minus budget
$567,000
ROI
3.43x
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

After copper miners discover a piece of the frozen tail of a giant prehistoric reptile in Lapland, scientists inadvertently bring it back to life.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Feb 20, 1961
Production
Saga Studios
Countries
DK

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1961, Reptilicus is positioned in this dataset as a Science Fiction, Horror title from Saga Studios. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $800,000, reported production budget is $233,000, gross-minus-budget is $567,000, ROI is 3.43x. For comparison, it currently sits #11,369 all-time in the current chart set and #28 among 1961 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.