#11,967 All-time worldwide

#19 1952 releases

Movie profile

The Sound Barrier

Name: The Sound Barrier
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: 1952-07-22
Duration: 117 min

1952 · 117 min · London Films Productions

Drama Romance War

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $235,000

Budget $275,000

Gross minus budget -$40,000

ROI 0.85x

Domestic gross

$117,500

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$117,500

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$21,150

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Sound Barrier ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #11,967 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1952 releases #19 Release-year chart position of 26 titles Ranked against movies released in 1952. Studio / company #3 London Films Productions of 7 titles Position inside the mapped London Films Productions movie set. Primary genre #5,478 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.

#11,964 Chopper 2000 · $236,185 #11,965 The Black Cat 1934 · $236,000 #11,966 Willy/Milly 1986 · $235,262 #11,968 Cure 1997 · $234,821 #11,969 Lucky Encounter 1992 · $234,467 #11,970 Swimming 2000 · $234,287

Quick answer

How did The Sound Barrier (1952) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Sound Barrier (1952) earned a reported $235.0K worldwide against a reported $275.0K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$40.0K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.85x. In this database it currently ranks #11,967 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #19 among 1952 releases.

Worldwide gross: $235,000
Budget: $275,000
Gross minus budget: -$40,000
ROI: 0.85x

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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Story

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Jul 22, 1952
Production: London Films Productions
Countries: GB

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1952, The Sound Barrier is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Romance, War title from London Films Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $235,000, reported production budget is $275,000, gross-minus-budget is -$40,000, ROI is 0.85x. For comparison, it currently sits #11,967 all-time in the current chart set and #19 among 1952 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.