With a production budget of $18 million (that rose o $30.5 million), grossed $4.9 million in its limited opening weekend and overall grossed $209.4 million (domestic), $290.5 million (lifetime domestic gross), and $538.4 million (worldwide).It was thehighest grossing (domestic) film of 1980, besting comedy9 To 5 (1980)in second place at $103.Then, Myers attacked the woman, ripped out her throat and dragged her along the hallway.]When Ismael Cruz arrived for work that evening, he found that Myers had gone on a brutal murder spree:Nurse Gloria was lethally injured in he office with her throat ripped out(# 9 death)(off-screen, presumably died later)Cruz found two other guards bloodied on the floor of the corridor(# 10-11 deaths)(off-screen).This visually poetic, melodramatic silent western film, from Frances Marion""s adapted screenplay, was based on the 1925 novel by Dorothy Scarborough.The group was attacked by cartel members and most were killed.A few of the soldiers (the Captain and Oso) were imprisoned as hostages and scout-point man Chavez was able to escape.