At about the same time, Shelly staggered into the doorway with his throat slashed (see earlier assault), and died in front of Chili ((# 5 death)).[Note: It was reported that Gibson had only about 15 or 16 lines of dialogue in the entire film.]On a budget of $3-4 million, the movie grossed $23.7 million.It was the highest-grossing Australian film (worldwide) until the release ofCrocodile Dundee (1986).Director George Miller was also propelled to stardom, and would go on to makeMad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985),The Witches of Eastwick (1987),Lorenzo's Oil (1992),Babe: Pig in the City (1998),Happy Feet (2006)andHappy Feet Two (2011), and he equally exciting Max sequel,Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).He took a low bow before the Prince-Archbishop, and then replaced the temporary conductor mid-concert, with both Constanze and Salieri following him back into the room shortly thereafter.The play was such a hit that she bought the film rights and made her way back to Hollywood through MGM's successful production of the play - directed by George Cukor.