#12,646 All-time worldwide

#5 1920 releases

Movie profile

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Name: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1920-02-27
Duration: 77 min

1920 · 77 min · Decla Film Gesellschaft Holz & Co.

Drama Horror Thriller Crime

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $8,811

Budget $18,000

Gross minus budget -$9,189

ROI 0.49x

Domestic gross

$4,229

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$4,582

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1,818

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #12,646 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1920 releases #5 Release-year chart position of 6 titles Ranked against movies released in 1920. Primary genre #5,847 Drama of 6,006 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.

#12,642 One Crazy Night 1992 · $9,000 #12,644 Through a Glass Darkly 1961 · $8,939 #12,645 Cocaína 1980 · $8,832 #12,647 Duet for One 1986 · $8,736 #12,648 Lili Marleen 1981 · $8,144 #12,649 L'Âge d'or 1930 · $7,940

Quick answer

How did The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) earned a reported $8.8K worldwide against a reported $18.0K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$9.2K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.49x. In this database it currently ranks #12,646 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #5 among 1920 releases.

Worldwide gross: $8,811
Budget: $18,000
Gross minus budget: -$9,189
ROI: 0.49x

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: Feb 27, 1920
Production: Decla Film Gesellschaft Holz & Co.
Countries: DE

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Studio / production companyDecla Film Gesellschaft Holz & Co. Release year chart1920 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartHorror Genre chartThriller Genre chartCrime

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1920, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Horror, Thriller title from Decla Film Gesellschaft Holz & Co. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $8,811, reported production budget is $18,000, gross-minus-budget is -$9,189, ROI is 0.49x. For comparison, it currently sits #12,646 all-time in the current chart set and #5 among 1920 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.