

NR · 105 min
Carmen Jones
Directed by Otto Preminger
Starring Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge
In this musical set in an all-Black army camp, civilian parachute maker and "hot bundle" Carmen Jones is desired by many of the men. Naturally, she wants Joe, who's engaged to...
Release
Oct 28, 1954
Budget
$800K
Breakeven
$2M(2.5x)
Gross
$9,800,000
Profit
$7,800,000
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In this musical set in an all-Black army camp, civilian parachute maker and "hot bundle" Carmen Jones is desired by many of the men. Naturally, she wants Joe, who's engaged to sweet Cindy Lou and about to go into pilot training for the Korean War.
Release
Oct 28, 1954
Budget
$800K
Breakeven
$2M(2.5x)
Gross
$9,800,000
Profit
$7,800,000
NR · 105 min