Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) his body. Gertrude Olmstead was cast as Esther. While on location in Italy, Walsh was fired and replaced by Ramon Novarro. The role of Esther went to May McAvoy. Shooting began in Rome, Italy in October 1923 under the direction of Charles Brabin who was replaced shortly after filming began. Additional recastings (including Ramon Novarro as Ben-Hur) and a change of director caused the production's budget to skyrocket. After two years of difficulties and accidents, the production was eventually moved back to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Culver City, California and production resumed in the spring of 1925. B. Reeves Eason and Christy
Box Office Entertainment Award for Phenomenal Box Office Star Box Office Entertainment Award for Phenomenal Box Office Star The following are the Phenomenal Box Office Star Awards given by the Box Office Entertainment Awards. The Box Office Entertainment Award for Phenomenal Box Office Star is the highest-acclaimed award presented annually by the Memorial Scholarship Foundation, led by Corazon Samaniego. It was first awarded at the 43rd Box Office Entertainment Awards ceremony, held in 2012; Vice Ganda first received the award for his work "The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin" which grossed PHP 332,000,000.00 and was the highest grossing Filipino film of year 2011. The first title holder of this award, Vice