According to Gilbert, it "sold well" but was "never a big hit".[51] Grossman later summarized that the game's sales were "north of 100,000, far south of 1 million". "Back in those days, a few hundred thousand was a giant smash hit."[52] According to Next Generation, The Secret of Monkey Island was a "relatively minor hit" in the United States, but the game and its sequel became "blockbusters on the PC and the Amiga throughout Europe."[53]