And it hit the $500 million mark in just over 6 weeks -- half the time it tookTitanicto reach the same milestone.He also serves as a classic Fordian figure, much like Mose Harper in Ford""sThe Searchers (1956).] Tom learns that Casy was the preacher who baptized him, but now Casy has "lost the call" and his faith [the preacher used to seduce the girls in his congregation]:Tom: Ain""t you the preacher?Casy: Used to be." Explaining that they now had the advantage with their silent caterpillar drive, he boasted: "We will leave our fleet behind.To quietly lure the alien into the house, Elliott leaves more clumps of Reese""s Pieces as bait - spaced apart on a path up the stairs, down the hallway, and into his bedroom.