Ad
related to: when was ben hur released
Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Ben-Hur saved MGM from financial disaster, [158] making a profit of $20,409,000 on its initial release, [4] and another $10.1 million in profits when re-released in 1969. [19] By 1989, Ben-Hur had earned $90 million in worldwide theatrical rentals.
Ben-Hur was released on DVD, complete with the Technicolor segments, in the four-disc collector's edition of the 1959 version starring Charlton Heston, as well as in the 2011 "Fiftieth Anniversary Edition" Blu-ray Collector's Edition three-disc box set.
With the release of the 1959 film adaptation of the book, Ben-Hur returned to the top of the bestseller lists in the 1960s. At the time of the book's 100th anniversary in 1980, Ben-Hur had never been out of print and had been adapted for the stage and several motion pictures.
Ben-Hur premiered on August 9, 2016, in Mexico City and was theatrically released by Paramount Pictures on August 19, 2016 in the United States. [7] It received generally negative reviews and was a box office failure , grossing $94 million worldwide against its $100 million production budget plus a large amount spent on marketing and distribution.
Ben-Hur was released in November 1959 and immediately made Boyd an international star. His portrayal of the Roman tribune Messala brought in rave reviews. Press columnist Erskine Johnson wrote, "A brass hat and the armor of a Roman warrior in Ben-Hur does for Stephen Boyd what a tight dress does for Marilyn Monroe."
In addition, to provide a more "listenable" album, Rózsa arranged his score into a "Ben-Hur Suite", which was released on Lion Records (an MGM subsidiary which issued low-priced records) in 1959. [158] [160] This made the Ben-Hur film musical score the first to be released not only in its entirety but also as a separate album. [159]
Ben-Hur (1959), released over a year after Sam Zimbalist's death from a heart attack, whilst shooting in Rome. Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962), released two months after Jerry Wald's death. Monkeys, Go Home!
The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: ... Ben-Hur: Best Supporting Actress: Susan Kohner Imitation of Life-
Ad
related to: when was ben hur released