Thriller film film "M" (1931), directed by Fritz Lang, starred Peter Lorre (in his first film role) as a criminal deviant who preys on children. Hitchcock continued his suspense-thrillers, directing "Foreign Correspondent" (1940), the Oscar-winning "Rebecca" (1940), "Suspicion" (1941), "Saboteur" (1942) and "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943), which was Hitchcock's own personal favorite. Notable non-Hitchcock films of the 1940s include "The Spiral Staircase" (1946) and "Sorry, Wrong Number" (1948). In the late 1940s, Hitchcock added Technicolor to his thrillers, now with exotic locales. Hitchcock's first Technicolor film was "Rope" (1948). He reached the zenith of his career with a succession of classic
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (film) Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray release on December 18, 2018. As of December 16, 2018, "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" has grossed $68.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $62 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $130.5 million, against a production budget of $42 million. In the United States and Canada, "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" was released alongside "Assassination Nation", "Life Itself" and "Fahrenheit 11/9", and was projected to gross $15–20 million from 3,592 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $7.8 million on its first