On the Beach

On the Beach

“The Biggest Story of Our Time!”

December 17, 19592h 14mTMDB ★ 6.7

In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?

Genres

Science Fiction, Drama, Romance

Studio

Stanley Kramer Productions

Language

en

Status

Released

Box Office

How On the Beach performed

Budget

$2.9M

Worldwide Gross

$2.2M

Gross Profit

−$700,000

Return

0.8× budget

Opening Wknd (est.)

$277K

Domestic (est.)
International (est.)
$748K$1M

Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~34/66, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (37% of the domestic run, typical for Science Fiction) 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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