#8,381 All-time worldwide

#7 1957 releases

Movie profile

The Curse of Frankenstein

Name: The Curse of Frankenstein
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1957-05-20
Duration: 83 min

1957 · 83 min · Hammer Film Productions

Horror Science Fiction

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $8.0M

Budget $270,000

Gross minus budget $7.7M

ROI 29.63x

Domestic gross

$3.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$4.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Curse of Frankenstein ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #8,381 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1957 releases #7 Release-year chart position of 45 titles Ranked against movies released in 1957. Studio / company #5 Hammer Film Productions of 8 titles Position inside the mapped Hammer Film Productions movie set. Primary genre #815 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.

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Quick answer

How did The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) earned a reported $8.0M worldwide against a reported $270.0K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $7.7M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 29.63x. In this database it currently ranks #8,381 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #7 among 1957 releases.

Worldwide gross: $8,000,000
Budget: $270,000
Gross minus budget: $7,730,000
ROI: 29.63x

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.

Synopsis

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: May 20, 1957
Production: Hammer Film Productions
Countries: GB

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Studio / production companyHammer Film Productions FranchiseFrankenstein (Hammer) Release year chart1957 box office Genre chartHorror Genre chartScience Fiction

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1957, The Curse of Frankenstein is positioned in this dataset as a Horror, Science Fiction title from Hammer Film Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $8.0M, reported production budget is $270,000, gross-minus-budget is $7.7M, ROI is 29.63x. For comparison, it currently sits #8,381 all-time in the current chart set and #7 among 1957 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.