Frankenstein
“The man who made a monster.”
Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.
Genres
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Frankenstein performed
Budget
$291,000
Worldwide Gross
$12.0M
Gross Profit
$11.7M
Return
41.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Henry Frankenstein
Colin Clive
Henry Frankenstein
Elizabeth
Mae Clarke
Elizabeth
Victor Moritz
John Boles
Victor Moritz
The Monster
Boris Karloff
The Monster
Doctor Waldman
Edward Van Sloan
Doctor Waldman
Baron Frankenstein
Frederick Kerr
Baron Frankenstein
Fritz
Dwight Frye
Fritz
The Burgomaster
Lionel Belmore
The Burgomaster
Little Maria
Marilyn Harris
Little Maria
Villager (uncredited)
Ted Billings
Villager (uncredited)
Screaming Maid (uncredited)
Mae Bruce
Screaming Maid (uncredited)
Villager (uncredited)
Jack Curtis
Villager (uncredited)
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