 The film grossed $5.4 million at the US box office, among the top ten films in box office receipts for 1965, a year in which "Mary Poppins" topped the list with $28.5 million.The movie was not particularly successful at the French box office, failing to reach more than one million admissions.The film's producers also benefited financially from television's willingness to pay studios more for more timely broadcasting rights to new films