$5,000,000 (USA)
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms was the top grossing movie of 1953.
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms was the top grossing movie of 1953.
Fun Movie Facts:
The dinosaur skeleton in the museum sequence is not a real dinosaur skeleton. It was borrowed from storage at RKO where it had been created for another movie – Bringing Up Baby (1938).The “Coney Island Amusement Park” in the film is actually The Long Beach Amusement Park in Long Beach, California. The production crew was able to film at this park from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.This was the first film to feature a giant creature awakened or mutated by a Nuclear Bomb.Warner Brothers bought the film from producers Hal E. Chester and “Jack Deitz” for $450,000.
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