House of Wax (1953)

House of Wax
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $23,800,000Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $971,934 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $971,934
OpusData ID: 22340100
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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$658,000 (worldwide box office is 36.2 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,546 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,185 $23,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,609 $23,800,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 10th, 1953 (Wide)
International Releases: July 17th, 1953 (Limited) (Australia)
June 3rd, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: November 3rd, 2009 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for horror violence, some sexual content and language.
Running Time: 88 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Robe
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Keywords: Visual Effects, Psychological Horror, Artists, Surprise Twist, Romance, Left for Dead, Revenge
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,546 $23,800,000
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,904 $23,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,856 $23,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,100 $23,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,860 $23,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300) 293 $23,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $23,800,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 7/17/1953 $0000$0
 
International Total$0

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,185 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,332 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,822 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,527 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,737 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 369 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,609 $23,800,000

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 6, 2013193,325 3,325$98,250$98,250205

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Uncategorized

Charles Bronson    Igor
Vincent Price    Prof. Henry Jarrod

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

André De Toth    Director
Crane Wilbur    Screenwriter
John Ottman    Composer

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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$658,000 (worldwide box office is 36.2 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,546 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,185 $23,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,609 $23,800,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 10th, 1953 (Wide)
International Releases: July 17th, 1953 (Limited) (Australia)
June 3rd, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: November 3rd, 2009 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for horror violence, some sexual content and language.
Running Time: 88 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Robe
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Visual Effects, Psychological Horror, Artists, Surprise Twist, Romance, Left for Dead, Revenge
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Uncategorized

Charles Bronson    Igor
Vincent Price    Prof. Henry Jarrod

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

André De Toth    Director
Crane Wilbur    Screenwriter
John Ottman    Composer

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,546 $23,800,000
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,904 $23,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,856 $23,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,100 $23,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,860 $23,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300) 293 $23,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $23,800,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 7/17/1953 $0000$0
 
International Total$0

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,185 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,332 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,822 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,527 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,737 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 369 $23,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,609 $23,800,000

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 6, 2013193,325 3,325$98,250$98,250205

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.