the movie was a financial success. it was the highest-grossing film in 1972. on its first day in theaters, the film made about $58,000. tickets were about $3 to $4.00. in the opening weekend, the film made about $241,000 in new york and about $300,000 in total. the film made about $10 million in one week. this was a record at the time. it made over $100 million in 18 weeks. this was another record. it was the fastest film to reach that number. "the godfather" was the number one film for over 23 weeks. the film would eventually make about $134,000,000.