It is not clear what the budget for the picture was, although descriptions often use the term "low budget" or "ultra-low-budget." According to a statement by AB-PT President Leonard Goldenson in 1957, the average cost of the AB-PT pictures greenlit to date was $300,000. In comparison, "Invaders From Mars" was budgeted at $150,000, "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" cost $400,000, "It Came From Outer Space" cost $532,000, "Them!" came in at under $1 million, and 1953's "The War of the Worlds" cost $2 million.