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
Nickelodeon Movies film to be nominated for an Academy Award. The success of the film spawned this film into a TV series, "", which aired on Nickelodeon from 2002 to 2006. On March 29, 2002, the studio released "Clockstoppers", a sci-fi action film, starring Jesse Bradford, Paula Garcés, and French Stewart. This film received negative reviews and was a minor box office success, only earning $36,989,956 in the United States and $38,793,283 worldwide. On June 28, 2002, Nickelodeon Movies released "", starring the series's original cast members and guest starring Paul Sorvino as Scheck, the CEO of a real estate company called