"The Curse of Frankenstein" premiered in London on 2 May 1957 at Warner Theatre in Leicester Square. It received a general release in the United Kingdom on 20 May 1957 where it was distributed by Warner Brothers and supported by the film "Woman of Rome". The film was reissued in the United Kingdom in the late 1960s where it was distributed by Rank/Universal International where it was a double feature with "The Mummy". The film was released in the United States on 20 July 1957 where it was distributed by Warner Bros and released with the film "X the Unknown". It was reissued in the United States on 16 December 1964, when it was released with "Dracula" (1958).