#11,965 All-time worldwide

#14 1934 releases

Movie profile

The Black Cat

Name: The Black Cat
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 1934-05-07
Duration: 65 min

1934 · 65 min · Universal Pictures

Horror Thriller

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $236,000

Budget $95,745

Gross minus budget $140,255

ROI 2.46x

Domestic gross

$113,280

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$122,720

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$48,710

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Black Cat ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #11,965 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1934 releases #14 Release-year chart position of 15 titles Ranked against movies released in 1934. Studio / company #375 Universal Pictures of 380 titles Position inside the mapped Universal Pictures movie set. Primary genre #1,186 Horror of 1,292 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.

#11,962 The Jail of No Return 1994 · $238,196 #11,963 The Independent 2000 · $238,059 #11,964 Chopper 2000 · $236,185 #11,966 Willy/Milly 1986 · $235,262 #11,967 The Sound Barrier 1952 · $235,000 #11,968 Cure 1997 · $234,821

Quick answer

How did The Black Cat (1934) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Black Cat (1934) earned a reported $236.0K worldwide against a reported $95.7K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $140.3K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.46x. In this database it currently ranks #11,965 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #14 among 1934 releases.

Worldwide gross: $236,000
Budget: $95,745
Gross minus budget: $140,255
ROI: 2.46x

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: May 7, 1934
Production: Universal Pictures
Countries: US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1934, The Black Cat is positioned in this dataset as a Horror, Thriller title from Universal Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $236,000, reported production budget is $95,745, gross-minus-budget is $140,255, ROI is 2.46x. For comparison, it currently sits #11,965 all-time in the current chart set and #14 among 1934 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.