 Burt Lancaster (qv), who headlined the film above the title with  Dean Martin (I) (qv), made a great deal of money from the film,  which was a huge hit. Lancasters contract gave him a 10% profit  participation once the movie hit $50 million, and the film grossed  $45.3 million in North America alone. Despite the financial  windfall, Lancaster said that the movie was "the worst piece of junk  ever made."