Editing Blue Velvet (film) (section)

===Box office===
''Blue Velvet'' premiered in competition at the [[Montreal World Film Festival]] in August 1986, and at the [[Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto Festival of Festivals]] on September 12, 1986, and a few days later in the United States. It debuted commercially in both countries on September 19, 1986, in 98 theatres across the United States. In its opening weekend, the film grossed a total of $789,409. It eventually expanded to another 15 theatres, and in the US and Canada grossed a total of $8,551,228.<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo">{{cite web | title=Blue Velvet | website=[[Box Office Mojo]] | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bluevelvet.htm | access-date=October 30, 2006 }}</ref> ''Blue Velvet'' was met with uproar during its audience reception, with lines formed around city blocks in [[New York City]] and [[Los Angeles]]. There were reports of mass walkouts and refund demands during its opening week. At a [[Chicago]] screening, a man fainted and had to have his [[pacemaker]] checked. Upon completion, he returned to the cinema to see the ending. At a Los Angeles cinema, two strangers became engaged in a heated disagreement, but decided to resolve the disagreement to return to the theatre.<ref name="LookingBack"/>