#10,507 All-time worldwide

#15 1951 releases

Movie profile

The Thing from Another World

Name: The Thing from Another World
Genre: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1951-04-05
Duration: 87 min

1951 · 87 min · Winchester Pictures Corporation

Drama Horror Science Fiction

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $2.0M

Budget $1.3M

Gross minus budget $650,000

ROI 1.50x

Domestic gross

$936,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$1.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$402,480

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Thing from Another World ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #10,507 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1951 releases #15 Release-year chart position of 31 titles Ranked against movies released in 1951. Primary genre #4,658 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.

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Quick answer

How did The Thing from Another World (1951) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Thing from Another World (1951) earned a reported $2.0M worldwide against a reported $1.3M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $650.0K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.50x. In this database it currently ranks #10,507 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #15 among 1951 releases.

Worldwide gross: $1,950,000
Budget: $1,300,000
Gross minus budget: $650,000
ROI: 1.50x

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: Apr 5, 1951
Production: Winchester Pictures Corporation, RKO Radio Pictures
Countries: US

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Studio / production companyWinchester Pictures Corporation Release year chart1951 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartHorror Genre chartScience Fiction

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1951, The Thing from Another World is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Horror, Science Fiction title from Winchester Pictures Corporation. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $2.0M, reported production budget is $1.3M, gross-minus-budget is $650,000, ROI is 1.50x. For comparison, it currently sits #10,507 all-time in the current chart set and #15 among 1951 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.