House of Wax
“You've never been scared until you've been scared in 3-D.”
A sculptor opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures, but quickly runs into trouble when his business partner demands the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.
Genres
Horror, Crime
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How House of Wax performed
Budget
$1.0M
Worldwide Gross
$23.8M
Gross Profit
$22.8M
Return
23.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$5M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~44/56, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (45% of the domestic run, typical for Horror) 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 Jarrod
Vincent Price
Henry Jarrod
Tom Brennan
Frank Lovejoy
Tom Brennan
Sue Allen
Phyllis Kirk
Sue Allen
Cathy Gray
Carolyn Jones
Cathy Gray
Scott Andrews
Paul Picerni
Scott Andrews
Matthew Burke
Roy Roberts
Matthew Burke
Mrs. Andrews
Angela Clarke
Mrs. Andrews
Sidney Wallace
Paul Cavanagh
Sidney Wallace
Shane
Dabbs Greer
Shane
Igor
Charles Bronson
Igor
Barker
Reggie Rymal
Barker
Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)
Oliver Blake
Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)
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