Herzog's production of Nosferatu was very well-received by critics and enjoyed a comfortable degree of commercial success. The film also marks the second of five collaborations between director Werner Herzog and actor Klaus Kinski, immediately followed by 1979's Woyzeck. The film had 1,000,000 Admissions in Germany and grossed ITL 53,870,000 in Italy. The film was also a modest success in Adjani's home country taking in 933,533 admissions in France.