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House of Wax

House of Wax

Apr 16, 1953
88 min
HorrorCrime
6.9/ 10
362 votes

Overview

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.

Ratings & Reviews

See what critics and audiences think

TMDB
6.9/10
362 votes
IMDB
7.0/10
21,903 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
68/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

Financial performance and accolades

Box Office & Budget

Budget$1,000,000Production cost
Box Office$23,750,319Worldwide gross
Profit$22,750,319Profitable
ROI
+2275.0%Return on investment
US Box Office$23,750,000Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

1 win & 3 nominations total

Details

Production information

"You've never been scared until you've been scared in 3-D."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

$23,750,319

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

The people behind the movie

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