Judah impresses the Sheik with his "keen eye" and knowledge of horse racing.The sheik attempts to talk Ben-Hur into being his charioteer: "Would you make my four run as one?" Judah is invited into the Sheik""s tent for refreshment and to tell of his racing days in Rome.Don""t you see that there can""t be any doubt in marriage? The whole thing""s built on faith.If you""ve lost that, well, you""ve lost everything." Jerry presumes that heir marriage is "washed up" because they have lost faith in each other.She responds emotionally: "Do youmeanthat?...All right then, that settles it" and then decides to ask for a divorce:I wouldn""t go on living with you if you were dipped in platinum.With all-time persuasive performances by both Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper, this sobering film remains an important social commentary.3 million.At the time, the film had the highest-opening weekend of all time, at $248 million.To date (2018), the film remains the highest-grossing (domestic) film of all-time, if unadjusted for inflation.