The film's open portrayal of sexuality and frequent rude humor, as well as the politically and socially relevant asides, made the film an international hit and a major success with critics.

After the film's success, Fonda called Wallach back to thank him.

Although a moderate box-office success, grossing $ 58 million domestically on an estimated $ 45 million budget, it was panned by critics, many of whom disliked the film's abrupt contrast between actual comedy and tragic melodrama.

Camille Claudel, directed by newcomer Bruno Nuytten and starring Isabelle Adjani and Gérard Depardieu, was a major commercial success in 1988, earning Adjani, who was also the film's co-producer, a César Award for best actress.

An A-level feature all the way, the film's commercial success and seven Oscar nominations made it probably the most influential of the early noirs.

After the film's success, a soundtrack album was produced which was supposed to be made up of music one of the characters had on her walkman when she " disappeared ", although the film itself has little music in it.

Due to this film's great box office success, Toho announced plans to do a sequel almost immediately.

The Return of Godzilla was a reasonable success in Japan, with attendance figures at approximately 3, 200, 000 and the box office gross being approximately $ 11 million ( the film's budget was $ 6. 25 million ).

Since the film's success abroad, most Ghost in the Shell media has been translated and released in English-speaking territories, including the anime series, which aired on the Sci-Fi Channel, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block, and the United Kingdom's AnimeCentral.

Following the film's success, Dixit became famously known as the " Dhak Dhak Girl " for her performance in the famous song " Dhak Dhak Karne Laga ".

Just as today, a film's success depended upon the setting, the mood, the script, the skills of the director, and the overall talent of the cast.

The site was a success, being viewed millions of times worldwide in the weeks leading to the film's release at a time when fewer than a million Americans had internet access.

While some critics dismissed Romero's film because of the graphic scenes, writer R. H. W. Dillard claimed that the " open-eyed detailing " of taboo heightened the film's success.

Jordan also believed the film's success was a result of the film's British / Irish political issues being either lesser-known or completely unknown to American audiences, who thus flocked to the film for what Jordan called " the sexual politics.

The film received positive reviews for the film's stop motion animation, musical score and original storyline and was a box office success, grossing $ 50 million.

The film's success inspired three sequels:

During 1936, the studio's film The Story of Louis Pasteur proved a box office success and Paul Muni, the film's star, won the Oscar for Best Actor in March 1937.

The film's success introduced James Dean to the world and established him as a popular actor.

The film's success made Eastwood a major star in Italy and he was re-hired to star in For a Few Dollars More ( 1965 ), the second of the trilogy.

Mohyeddin was one of Pakistan's best-known actors, and launched a successful stage career in London after this film's success.

After the film's Golden Globe success in January 2000, DreamWorks re-expanded its market presence to 1, 990 theaters.

Despite another nomination for Best Picture and winning two Oscars for frequent collaborator Russell Boyd's cinematography, and for sound effects editing, the film's box office success was moderate ($ 93 million at the North American Box Office ).

Ghostbusters became a huge success for Aykroyd as a co-creator, co-writer, and one of the lead actors ; the film's inspiration came from Aykroyd's fascination with parapsychology.

In addition to the film's critical and commercial success, Carpenter's self-composed " Halloween Theme " remains a recognizable film music theme to this day.

The film's model photography was conducted with large mechanical rigs that enabled precise and repeatable camera and model motion.

This enabled a new generation to experience Eisenstein's film and Prokofiev's score in high fidelity, rather than having to settle for the badly recorded musical portion that had existed since the film's original release.

Manhattan and have her story told, Sedgwick recorded audio-tapes reflecting upon her life story, which enabled Weisman and Palmer to incorporate her accounts into the film's dramatic arc.

Eventually, Singer and Morton managed to secure housing vouchers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the film's subjects, which enabled them to move out of the tunnels and into their own apartments.

This led to the development of the Dykstraflex motion-controlled camera, which enabled many of the film's groundbreaking effects to be produced.

In defense of the film's portrait of warfare, filmmaker Brian De Palma commented, " The level of violence in something like Saving Private Ryan makes sense because Spielberg is trying to show something about the brutality of what happened.

Spielberg earned $ 500, 000 a day from his share of the profits, while the Hershey Company's profits rose 65 % due to the film's prominent use of Reese's Pieces.

In July 1982, during the film's first theatrical run, Spielberg and Mathison wrote a treatment for a sequel to be titled E. T.

Some of the film's cast and crew, including Spielberg, retrospectively view the film in an unfavorable light.

" Spielberg and Lucas attributed the film's tone, which was darker than Raiders of the Lost Ark, to their personal moods following the breakups of their relationships ( Spielberg with Amy Irving, Lucas with Marcia ).

Donner said that he had a story he liked and Spielberg behind him, but in 2004 several of the actors from the original revealed that Warner Bros., the film's owner, had shown no interest in a sequel.

Released for the film's 30th anniversary, the set contained all three official versions of the film from 1977, 1980, and 1998 and a new interview with Spielberg, who talks about the film's impact 30 years after its release.

Shortly after the film's release in late 1977, Spielberg desired to do either a sequel or prequel, before deciding against it.

Steven Spielberg was the film's executive producer and the screenplay was written by Chris Columbus.

In response to this and to similar complaints about Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Steven Spielberg suggested that the Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) alter its rating system, which it did within two months of the film's release.

During the concept stages of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Lucas and director Steven Spielberg decided to reveal some of this backstory in the film's opening scenes.

Meanwhile, Spielberg and Lucas, now joined by Francis Ford Coppola, start making their way to the premiere in a convoy with the film's print enclosed in an ark being carried.

Fueling Hollywood rumors about the film, NASA announced that Spielberg paid to reserve cargo space for the 1980 inaugural Space Shuttle flight, in order to film the Earth and its Moon from orbit for the film's opening sequence.