Ben-Hur (1959 film) the box office), generating approximately $74.7 million in box office sales. Outside of North America, it earned $32.5 million in rentals (about $72.2 million at the box office) for a worldwide total of $66.1 million in rental earnings, roughly equivalent to $146.9 million in box office receipts. It was the fastest-grossing film as well as the highest-grossing film of 1959, in the process becoming the second-highest-grossing film of all-time (at that time) behind "Gone with the Wind". "Ben-Hur" saved MGM from financial disaster, making a profit of $20,409,000 on its initial release, and another $10.1 million in profits when re-released
Box Office Entertainment Award for Phenomenal Box Office Star Ganda, retains his reign up to now by receiving the award for 7 consecutive years. The following is a list of actors/actresses who received more than one Phenomenal Box Office Star Award. The Box Office Entertainment Award for Phenomenal Box Office Tandem is an award presented by the Memorial Scholarship Foundation, led by Corazon Samaniego. It was first awarded at the 45th Box Office Entertainment Awards ceremony, held in 2012; actors Vic Sotto & Ai Ai delas Alas first received the award for their work "Enteng ng Ina Mo". The Box Office Entertainment Award for Phenomenal Box Office Child Star