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I'll search for specific information about The Red Balloon's box office performance and budget.
The search results don't contain specific box office financial data. Let me search more specifically for this information.
Based on my searches, I must inform you that specific box office revenue figures and production budget details for The Red Balloon (1956) are not publicly available in standard film databases or sources. This is not uncommon for films from this era, particularly for foreign short films from the 1950s, as comprehensive financial records were not consistently documented or preserved.
However, I can provide you with what is known about the film's financial success based on other metrics:
Distribution Success (Non-Theatrical):
Made available in an inexpensive 16mm version, The Red Balloon was so popular in schools, it reportedly became the largest selling non-theatrical print in American film history.
The picture had one of the largest non-theatrical runs in the history of American cinema, as thousands of 16-millimeter prints were distributed to schools across the country.
Production Type:
Produced by Films Montsouris, the low-budget project involved innovative techniques, such as using thin wires to guide the balloon's movements, making it appear to follow Pascal naturally
, suggesting the film was created with modest resources.
The film's financial success appears to have been primarily through the massive non-theatrical distribution to schools rather than traditional box office returns, which explains why specific theatrical earnings figures may not be well-documented. For detailed financial information, you would likely need to contact specialized film archives or academic institutions that study classic cinema.
The summary states budget figures are unavailable, but Criterion Collection sources specify that 500,000 francs were spent specifically on the balloons (25,000 of them).
Some databases list a revenue figure of ~$48,980. While likely partial or from a specific re-release, it contradicts the claim that 'no' figures are available.
Specific total box office and budget figures for The Red Balloon (1956) are not comprehensively documented in public databases, but key financial details exist. The film was a low-budget production by Films Montsouris; notably, the budget for the balloons themselves 'drifted up to 500,000 francs' (approximately $1,400 USD in 1956) due to the use of 25,000 balloons, which reportedly left insufficient funds for camera tracks. While theatrical box office figures are scarce (some sources list a partial revenue of ~$49,000), the film's primary financial success came from the non-theatrical market. It became one of the best-selling 16mm prints in history, widely distributed to American schools and libraries, generating significant long-tail revenue that far exceeded its modest production costs.