The couple and their children, Caroline and John juniorâaccompanied by the Secret Serviceâwould frequently take the family boat, the Marlin, to cruise the short distance to the Mellon estate for swimming, sailing, and lunch. â
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.
Additionally, the song was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, but lost both to Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven. In Canada, Beauty and the Beast won a Juno Award for Single of the Year, beating Dion's own If You Asked Me To. In 1993, Beauty and the Beast also won an ASCAP Film and Television Music Award and ASCAP Pop Award for most performed song in the United States.