sentences:  "Vertigo" premiered in San Francisco on May 9, 1958, at the Stage Door Theater at Mason and Geary (now the August Hall nightclub).While "Vertigo" did break even upon its original release, earning $2.8 million in gross rental in the United States alone against its $2,479,000 cost, it earned significantly less than other Hitchcock productions.In October 1983, "Rear Window" and "Vertigo" were the first two films re-released by Hitchcock's estate after his death.