the film had a uk gross of £565,112 and a us gross of $1,544,889. dvd and vhs sales have been quite strong throughout the years, and the film has gained cult status with a number of websites dedicated to the film itself. in 2000, readers of "total film" voted "withnail and i" the third greatest comedy film of all time. in 2004 the same magazine named it the 13th greatest british film of all time. "withnail & i" was 38th in channel 4's 100 greatest films poll.