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Monster from the Ocean Floor was sold to Lippert Pictures for $110,000. Gene Corman later said that Lippert renegotiated his deal on the film once he found out that Roger Corman had not spent $100,000 on making it, but considerably less. Corman received a $60,000 advance for "Monster", which enabled him to make his next film. The film grossed $850,000. "TV Guide" found the movie lacking and criticized the directing; however, it found the movie interesting historically as the "beginning of something big and cheap". Variety was kinder, calling the movie a well made quickie. Monster from the Ocean Floor Monster from the Ocean Floor