According to studio records, this film lost $1,797,000 for MGM ($19.4M in 2016 dollars). This was the first film produced by Joe Paternak at MGM to lose money.
The $95.50 for the hat equates to around $1,200 in 2021.
This film was first telecast in Seattle Tuesday 6 August 1957 on KING (Channel 5), in Portland OR 13 September 1957 on KGW (Channel 8), in Cincinnati 15 September 1957 on WXIX (Channel 19) (Newport KY), in Philadelphia 5 October 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6), in Honolulu 8 October 1957 on KHVH (Channel 13), in New Haven CT 22 October 1957 on WNHC (Channel 8), in Altoona PA 5 November 1957 on WFBG (Channel 10), in Hartford CT 8 November 1957 on WHCT (Channel 18), in Binghamton NY 17 November 1957 on WNBF (Channel 12), in Windsor ON (Serving Detroit) 26 November 1957 on CKLW (Channel 9), in Lebanon PA 4 December 1957 on WLBR (Channel 15), in Norfolk VA 1 January 1958 on WTAR (Channel 3), in Los Angeles 20 January 1958 on KTTV (Channel 11), and in San Francisco 28 February 1958 on KGO (Channel 7); it finally reached New York City 31 January 1960 on WCBS (Channel 2) and Chicago 18 June 1960 on WBBM (Channel 2). At this time, color broadcasting was in its infancy, limited to only a small number of high rated programs, primarily on NBC and NBC affiliated stations, so these film showings were all still in B&W. Viewers were not offered the opportunity to see these films in their original Technicolor until several years later.