This film did poorly at the box office, resulting in a loss of $79,000 ($1.18M in 2017) for MGM according to studio records.
This film's initial telecast took place in Los Angeles Friday 9 August 1957 on KTTV (Channel 11); it first aired in Norfolk VA 21 November 1957 on WTAR (Channel 3), in New Haven CT 8 December 1957 on WNHC (Channel 8), in Chicago 27 December 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2), in Akron 7 February 1958 on WAKR (Channel 49), in Columbus 12 February 1958 on WLW-C (Channel 4), in Hartford CT 16 February 1958 on WHCT (Channel 18), in Memphis 26 February 1958 on WHBQ (Channel 13), in Lebanon PA 23 March 1958 on WLBR (Channel 15), in Salt Lake City 26 March 1958 on KTVT (Channel 4), in Phoenix 30 March 1958 on KPHO (Channel 5), and in Philadelphia 6 April 1958 on WFIL (Channel 6); the Punch finally hit San Francisco 10 February 1959 on KGO (Channel 7), and New York City 28 September 1960 on WCBS (Channel 2).