At the box-office, it grossed $64.4 million (domestic) and $84.4 million (worldwide) after a long theatrical run.This more traditional yet allegorical baseball film was inspirational and optimistic about returning to life to play once again.She brought an almost-drowned Tommy to the shore and administered CPR to revive him.He calmly looked out toward he water: "It""s over, it""s finally over.Jason""s home."The next morning, he camera tracked to the location on the surface and then underwater, where the maniacal psychopath was suspended at the bottom of Crystal Lake to die - but only temporarily.BackgroundBen-Hur(1959) is MGM""s three and a half hour, wide-screen epic Technicolor blockbuster - a Biblical tale, subtitledA Tale of the Christ.A pulled-back camera view shows Tara and a colorful, flaming sunset sky.Max Steiner""s musical score "Tara""s Theme" swells magnificently.Ellen Robillard O""Hara (Barbara O""Neil) comes home after acting as a mid-wife, returning from the bedside of her overseer""s "poor white trash" mistress Emmy Slattery (Isabel Jewell), who has just given birth to a baby that "mercifully" died.