The Hunt for Red October popular belief that Clancy had access to top-secret intelligence in researching for the novel, he consulted technical manuals, discussions with former submariners and books like Norman Polmar’s "Guide to the Soviet Navy" and "Combat Fleets of the World" in order to maintain accuracy in describing Soviet submarines. He then submitted the first draft of the novel to the Naval Institute Press, where he previously wrote an article on the MX missile for their magazine "Proceedings of the U.S. Naval Institute". Three weeks later, the publication company returned his manuscript, along with a request to cut about a hundred pages’ worth
Hunt for the Wilderpeople October 2016 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The soundtrack by Moniker was released on 8 April 2016 by Majestical Pictures Ltd. The film grossed NZ$1,263,000 in New Zealand on its opening weekend, the highest grossing opening weekend for a New Zealand film, ahead of "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?"s $912,000. It has become the highest grossing New Zealand film, making over NZ$12 million. Internationally, as of October 2016 the film has grossed $10,935,319 (AUD) in Australia, in the UK $507,380 (USD) and $5,137,201 (USD) in North America. On Rotten Tomatoes, "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" received a score of 97%,