 "Il pratto macchiato di rosso" was distributed theatrically in Italy by Drago Film and had its premiere on 2 March 1973 in Fiorenzuola d'Arda.The film grossed a total of 56,364,000 Italian lire domestically on its initial release.According to Curti, after the film's release it vanished into obscurity to only be brought back to attention on a home video release around 2017.