a record number of people watched "gone with the wind". after four years of its release, sixty million tickets were sold. this was about half of the u.s. population at the time. the movie was also popular in europe and japan. the movie was still popular decades later with its re-release. only "the sound of music", "the graduate," "doctor zhivago" and "the godfather" would eventually make more than the re-releases of "gone with the wind". together, over 200 million tickets have been sold in america and canada. it is the most successful movie to be made. the movie made the most money of all time, after taking inflation into account. "gone with the wind" is still popular in the 21st century.