On a budget of $2.2 million, the domestic box-office revenue totaled $7.27 million.The film""s success earned Monroe better roles opposite such stars as Laurence Olivier (as Elsie inThe Prince and the Showgirl (1957)), Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis (as Sugar Kane Kowalczyk inSome Like It Hot (1959)), and Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift (as Roslyn Taber inThe Misfits (1961)), before her untimely death at the age of 36 in 1962.Floyd speaks cordially with some Soviet scientists, including lead scientist Elena (Margaret Tyzack) and Smyslov (Leonard Rossiter).The film was shot in less than three weeks on a very modest budget, but it was remarkably successful, both critically and financially.His mission""s objective was to expose the Rebel sympathizer in Galen Erso""s research facility.Both the Rebel U-wing fighter and Krennic""s shuttle were bound for Eadu simultaneously.On their approach to Eadu in stormy and misty conditions, the U-wing craft of the Rebels crashed on the rocky surface while avoiding Imperial detection by flying low.Plot SynopsisDuring the titles and credits, the viewer is informed hat the quasi-historical story of the rogue outlaw is "Based Upon Ancient Robin Hood Legends," although the film also borrowed from old English ballads and Sir Walter Scott""s 1819 novelIvanhoe, with its emphasis on the oppressive treatment of the Saxons by the Norman knights.