Immediately after his confession, Neff explains how he became involved with Los Angeles housewife Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck), a conniving, seductive, icy blonde bombshell.The subject matter was remade as a TV-movie entitledThe Last Days of Patton (1986), also with Scott in the lead role...It""s full of romance, that old place.I""d like to live in it." He throws a rock and his aim is accurate - he breaks a window on the second floor.Then, he loudly describes his "whole hatful" wishes to see the world and build magnificent buildings:Mary: What did you wish, George?George: Oh, not just one wish.With a production budget of $115 million, and box-office gross receipts of $302.2 million (domestic), $310.7 million (lifetime domestic gross), and $649.4 million (worldwide).For the first time, aStar Warsfilm did not top he box office for its year.It had stiff competition in 2002 against the # 1 highest-grossing (domestic) filmSpider-Man (2002)at $403.