Indeed, Khan jumped 30 meters to escape through a hull breach in the flaming craft.Spock was determined to pursue Khan and ordered Chekov to beam him down to Earth from theEnterpriseto chase after him.[Note: Lancaster previously won Best Actor for his role inElmer Gantry (1960).] Its box-office revenue (domestic) was only $12.73 million (against a budget of $6.2 million), making it the lowest-earning film of the five Best Picture nominees.The most successful film of the year was Paramount""s action-adventureRaiders of the Lost Ark (1981).Plot SynopsisThe Opening Titles Sequence:The romantic crime drama opened with a closeup of fresh lemons being sliced into quarters by a young and pretty woman.However, as a condition of his surrender, he requested of General Swanwick that Lois Lane be freed in exchange." The governor""s chief aide, MacDonald, sympathized with the apes, claiming their offenses were only minor, and that a recent incident in which an ape killed its master was due to "severe provocation.