#11,460 All-time worldwide

#18 1940 releases

Movie profile

The House Across the Bay

Name: The House Across the Bay
Genre: Drama
Released: 1940-03-01
Duration: 88 min

1940 · 88 min · Walter Wanger Productions

Drama

IMDb View on FilmDB Where to watch

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $684,374

Budget $713,965

Gross minus budget -$29,591

ROI 0.96x

Domestic gross

$342,187

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$342,187

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$61,594

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The House Across the Bay ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #11,460 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1940 releases #18 Release-year chart position of 21 titles Ranked against movies released in 1940. Studio / company #3 Walter Wanger Productions of 5 titles Position inside the mapped Walter Wanger Productions movie set. Primary genre #5,187 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.

#11,457 Happy Accidents 2000 · $688,510 #11,458 Mistaken Identity 1988 · $687,878 #11,459 A Chef in Love 1996 · $686,704 #11,461 Bloodsport II 1996 · $684,351 #11,462 My Man Godfrey 1936 · $684,200 #11,463 Miracle 1982 · $684,150

Quick answer

How did The House Across the Bay (1940) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The House Across the Bay (1940) earned a reported $684.4K worldwide against a reported $714.0K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$29.6K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.96x. In this database it currently ranks #11,460 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #18 among 1940 releases.

Worldwide gross: $684,374
Budget: $713,965
Gross minus budget: -$29,591
ROI: 0.96x

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

Story

Synopsis is not available for this title yet.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Mar 1, 1940
Production: Walter Wanger Productions, United Artists
Countries: US

Related indexes

Browse related box office pages

Studio / production companyWalter Wanger Productions Release year chart1940 box office Genre chartDrama

JustWatch

Where to watch

Streaming availability loaded for the selected region.

View all options

Region Showing United States availability.

Stream

Rent

Buy

Availability and provider links are powered by JustWatch where available. Provider availability can change by region and date.

AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1940, The House Across the Bay is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from Walter Wanger Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $684,374, reported production budget is $713,965, gross-minus-budget is -$29,591, ROI is 0.96x. For comparison, it currently sits #11,460 all-time in the current chart set and #18 among 1940 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.