Re: Top Grossing 1950's Sci-Fi Movies?

I finally got around to consulting the _Variety_ list of Top 20 moneymakers
for the years 1950-1959, and was surprised to find that no Sci-Fi classics
show up on any of the lists.  Only one horror film showed up: in 1953,
"House of Wax" came in at #7 with a $5.5 million gross.

In 1951, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" came in at #52 ($1.9 million);
I couldn't readily find figures for the films you specifically named.

- Grey

"Steven Litvintchouk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I always wondered how well the classic sci-fi movies of the 1950's did
> at the box office when they first premiered.  Which movies were really
> popular with the public in their initial releases?  "The Beast From
> 20,000 Fathoms"?  "The War Of The Worlds"?  "Forbidden Planet"?  Any
others?
>
> ("Forbidden Planet" had a fairly big budget for a 1950's sci-fi movie.
> How long did it take for it to break even?)
>
>
>
> -- Steven Litvintchouk
>