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Gone With the Wind Breaks Box Office Records Worldwide
The film by David O. Selznick has logged over 45 million viewers since December 1939 with more than 31 million in domestic theater receipts. Roadshow engagements topped 5,000 last year and 3,500 more theaters hosted 1941 showings. International runs set new records in London Manchester Sydney Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro and Shanghai among others as awards poured in from the Academy Photoplay and national critics.
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