The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
You'll see it tear a city apart!
The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.
- Director
- Eugène Lourié
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $5M
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The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.
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Box Office & Release
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms returned 23.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $210,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $5M
- Release date
- Jun 13, 1953
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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