 The film saved United Artists from financial ruin. At the time of  the films release, the studio was still reeling from  Michael Cimino (qv)s _Heavens Gate (1980)_ (qv), a notorious  $40,000,000 bomb that was about to force UA to file bankruptcy. When  this film took in a worldwide gross of $194,900,000, the studio was  saved and afterwards turned its focus toward blockbusters and less  on personal films.