Rain Man of wet kitsch. Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half stars out of four. "Rain Man" debuted on December 16, 1988, and was the second highest-grossing film at the weekend box office (behind "Twins"), with $7 million. It reached the first spot on the December 30 – January 2 weekend, finishing 1988 with $42 million. The film would end up as the highest-grossing U.S. film of 1988 by earning over $172 million. The film grossed over $354 million worldwide. "Rain Man" won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman), Best Director and
Raymond III, Count of Tripoli that Raymond suffered from pleurisy. Other sourcesErnoul, the "Estoire de Eracles" and Abu'l-Fidaemphasized that Raymond's sorrow for the crusaders' catastrophic defeat at Hattin caused his illness. Having no children, Raymond willed the County of Tripoli to the eldest son of Bohemond III of Antioch, Raymond, who was his godson. The contemporaneous Ralph of Diceto recorded that Raymond died fifteen days after the fall of Jerusalem, that is, on 17 October 1187. Historian Lewis proposes that Raymond most probably died in September. William of Tyre, who held Raymond in high regard, described him as a man with "much foresight" in both