By the time of its withdrawal from distribution at the end of 1960, "The Ten Commandments" had overtaken "Gone with the Wind" at the box office in the North American territory, and mounted a serious challenge in the global market—the worldwide takings for "Gone with the Wind" were reported to stand at $59 million at the time. "Gone with the Wind" would be re-released the following year as part of the American Civil War Centennial, and reasserted its supremacy at the box office by reclaiming the US record. Also at this time, "Ben-Hur"—another biblical epic starring Charlton Heston released at the end of 1959—would go on to eclipse "The Ten Commandments" at the box office. A 1966 reissue earned $6,000,000, and further re-releases brought the total American theater rentals to $43 million, equivalent to gross ticket sales of $89 million at the box office. Globally, it ultimately collected $90,066,230 in revenues up to 1979.