#11,816 All-time worldwide

#15 1927 releases

Movie profile

The Cat and the Canary

Name: The Cat and the Canary
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Released: 1927-08-20
Duration: 87 min

1927 · 87 min · Universal Pictures

Comedy Horror Mystery

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $325,550

Budget —

Gross minus budget —

ROI —

Domestic gross

$156,264

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$169,286

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$67,194

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Cat and the Canary ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #11,816 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1927 releases #15 Release-year chart position of 17 titles Ranked against movies released in 1927. Studio / company #372 Universal Pictures of 380 titles Position inside the mapped Universal Pictures movie set. Primary genre #4,561 Comedy of 4,945 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.

#11,813 On the Wrong Track 1983 · $327,097 #11,814 Come Undone 2000 · $326,484 #11,815 The Holy Virgin Versus the Evil Dead 1991 · $326,224 #11,817 The Education of Little Tree 1997 · $323,411 #11,818 The Eagle 1925 · $323,150 #11,819 Winter Sleepers 1997 · $323,041

Quick answer

How did The Cat and the Canary (1927) perform at the box office?

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The Cat and the Canary (1927) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $325.6K. In this database it currently ranks #11,816 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #15 among 1927 releases.

Worldwide gross: $325,550
Budget: Not available
Gross minus budget: Not available
ROI: Not available

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: Aug 20, 1927
Production: Universal Pictures
Countries: US

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Studio / production companyUniversal Pictures Release year chart1927 box office Genre chartComedy Genre chartHorror Genre chartMystery

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1927, The Cat and the Canary is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Horror, Mystery title from Universal Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $325,550. For comparison, it currently sits #11,816 all-time in the current chart set and #15 among 1927 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.