The Day the Earth Stood Still
“From out of space...A warning and an ultimatum.”
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
Genres
Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama
Studio
20th Century Fox
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Day the Earth Stood Still performed
Budget
$995,000
Worldwide Gross
$1.9M
Gross Profit
$855,000
Return
1.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$233K
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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Cast
Klaatu / Mr. Carpenter
Michael Rennie
Klaatu / Mr. Carpenter
Helen Benson
Patricia Neal
Helen Benson
Bobby Benson
Billy Gray
Bobby Benson
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Sam Jaffe
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Tom Stevens
Hugh Marlowe
Tom Stevens
Gort
Lock Martin
Gort
General Cutler
Freeman Lusk
General Cutler
Mrs. Crockett
Edith Evanson
Mrs. Crockett
Mr. Harley
Frank Conroy
Mr. Harley
Mrs. Barley
Frances Bavier
Mrs. Barley
George Barley
John Brown
George Barley
Mr. Krull
Olan Soule
Mr. Krull
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