Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on June 4, 1982, "Poltergeist" was a major critical and commercial success, becoming the eighth-highest-grossing film of 1982. Years since its release, the film has been recognized as a horror classic. It was nominated for three Academy Awards, named by the Chicago Film Critics Association as the 20th-scariest film ever made, and the scene of the clown doll attack was ranked as #80 on Bravo's "100 Scariest Movie Moments." The film also appeared at #84 on American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Thrills, a list of America's most heart-pounding movies. It was followed by "" (1986), "Poltergeist III" (1988), and a 2015 remake.