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Beauty and the Beast premiered as an unfinished film at the New York Film Festival on September 29, 1991, followed by its theatrical release as a completed film at the El Capitan Theatre on November 22. The film was a box office success, grossing $425 million worldwide.
The fairytale of Beauty and the Beast. by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont. Friday 16 October 2009 07.05 EDT First published on Friday 16 October 2009 07.05 EDT. There was once a very rich merchant who had six children: three sons and three daughters. Being a man of sense, he spared no cost for their education, but gave them all kinds of masters.