
The Blob
Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Starring Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut
A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs...
Release
Sep 10, 1958
Budget
$110K
Breakeven
$275K(2.5x)
Gross
$4,000,000
Profit
$3,725,000
It crawls. It creeps. It eats you alive!
A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. The first to discover the substance and live to tell about it, Steve and Jane witness the blob destroying an elderly man, then it growing to a terrifying size. But no one else has seen the goo, and policeman Dave refuses to believe the kids without proof.
Release
Sep 10, 1958
Budget
$110K
Breakeven
$275K(2.5x)
Gross
$4,000,000
Profit
$3,725,000
