Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)
This box-office hit, budgeted at about $102 million, brought in almost $205 million in revenues (domestically), and almost $520 million (worldwide). It was also the first film in history to cost $100 million to produce. The film acquired four technical Academy Awards (Best Makeup, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, and Best Sound Effects Editing) from its six nominations. The film explored issues of fate, responsibility, loyalty, and the essences of humanity. The sequel was made possible by Cameron's hugely successful blockbuster Aliens (1986) and The Abyss (1989). Unlike The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgment Day would gross half its budget in its opening weekend, despite a running time of over two and a half hours, and end up making back twice its budget in the United States alone.
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