Editing The Yearling (1946 film) (section)

==Reception==
Jac. D. Grant of the ''Hollywood Reporter'' wrote, it provides "an emotional experience seldom equaled."<ref>Tookey, Christopher (London, 1994), "The Film Critics' Film Guide", Boxtree Limited. p.950</ref> It's been described as "a huge success" and "a remarkable film that truly is for the entire family" by ''TV Guide'';<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-yearling/review/110003|title=The Yearling &#124; TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref> ''Variety'' said it is a "heart-warming story", that its "underlying power is impressive," and that "the underplaying is sometimes too static, but just as interest lags, the director injects another highlight."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1945/film/reviews/the-yearling-1200414640/|title=The Yearling|work=Variety|date=January 1, 1946}}</ref>

The film earned $4,768,000, in the US and Canada and $2,831,000 elsewhere, making it MGM's most successful movie of the year. However, because of its high production cost, profits were only $451,000.<ref name="Mannix"/><ref>[https://archive.org/stream/variety169-1948-01#page/n62/mode/1up "Top Grossers of 1947", ''Variety'', 7 January 1948 p 63]</ref> Since the release of ''The Yearling,'' films with similar themes have been released including ''[[Old Yeller (film)|Old Yeller]]'' and ''[[Kes (film)|Kes]]''.