"Convention City"'s cost $239,000 to produce, and earned $384,000 in domestic revenue and $138,000 from foreign release, for an eventual profit of $53,000.Due to the lewdness of the film and lack of influence of the Studio Relations Committee, which was supposed to control objectionable content, "Convention City" and films like it led to the enforcement of the Production Code, overseen by Joseph Breen.