

House of Wax
You've never been scared until you've been scared in 3-D.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1M
- Box office
- $23.8M
- Language
- English
- mask
- new york city
- wheelchair
- halloween
- morgue
- guillotine
- remake
- laboratory
- wax museum
- disfigured face
- psychotronic
- sculptor
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York City, New York9 Apr 1953
- Theatrical (limited)Los Angeles, California16 Apr 1953
- Theatrical25 Apr 1953
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalLondon, rated X, cuts made7 May 1953
- PhysicalPGVHS31 Jul 1988
- Digital / OTT1226 Feb 2018
BrazilBR
- Theatrical168 May 1953
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1516 Apr 1953
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1616 Apr 1953
FranceFR
- Theatrical17 Jun 1953
ItalyIT
- Theatrical29 Oct 1953
JapanJP
- TheatricalPG129 Jun 1953
NorwayNO
- Theatrical1816 Apr 1953
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/147 Oct 1953
SwedenSE
- Theatrical1516 Apr 1953
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House of Wax was released on 16 April 1953.
Audience reviews
1- J9/10
John Chard
7/18/2019
In any format it's a genre highlight. Henry Jarrod is a very talented sculptor of wax figures for a museum. But as the museum starts to flounder, Jarrod's partner, Matthew Burke, insists on taking a new direction, a row ensues and Jarrod is knocked unconscious. Burke seizes the opportunity to torch the museum and get the insurance money, with Jarrod still in the premises. Thought long since dead, Jarrod resurface…
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