Editing The Last Detail (section)

==Release==
===Box office===
Ayres persuaded Columbia to submit ''The Last Detail'' to the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. After Nicholson won Best Actor there, the studio finally gave the film a theatrical release.{{sfn|Biskind|1998|p=183}} The film opened at the [[Fox Bruin Theater|Bruin Theater]] in [[Westwood, Los Angeles]] for a special 11-day [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] qualifying engagement where it grossed $46,369.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 9, 1974 |title=Hollywood Reporter and Variety agree "The Last Detail" is one *!!#@! good movie! - Advert |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |page=29}}</ref>{{sfn|Biskind|1998|p=183}} A wide release was planned for the spring of 1974.{{sfn|Dawson|2009|p=149}} The film was not a box office success, despite Oscar nominations for Nicholson, Quaid, and Towne by the time of the wide opening.<ref name="Bozzola">{{cite web |last1=Bozzola |first1=Lucia |title=The Last Detail review |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-last-detail-vm471099 |access-date=16 December 2023 |website=[[AllMovie]]}}</ref> The film would go on to earn $5 million in rentals at the North American box office.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=7 January 1976 |title=All-time Film Rental Champs |magazine=Variety |page=48}}</ref>

===Home media===
It was initially released on [[VHS]] and [[Betamax]] videocassettes, and [[Laserdisc]] and [[Capacitance Electronic Disc]] (CED) Videodiscs, then later on [[DVD]]. [[Sony Pictures]] released ''The Last Detail'' on DVD in the United States on December 14, 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/The-Last-Detail-DVD/11992/ |title=The Last Detail DVD (Dec 14, 1999)}}</ref> It was first made available on [[Blu-ray]] disc as a limited edition by boutique label [[Twilight Time (DVD label)|Twilight Time]] in the United States on January 19, 2016 with two special features, an isolated score track and a theatrical trailer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Last-Detail-Blu-ray/53236/ |title=The Last Detail Blu-ray (Jan 19, 2016)}}</ref> The film was released in the UK by Powerhouse Films initially as a limited dual format edition set on February 27, 2017. Supplemental features include two cuts of the movie, original trailer; promotional materials; new interview with director of photography Michael Chapman; and a booklet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Last-Detail-Blu-ray/162626/ |title=The Last Detail Blu-ray (Feb 27, 2017)}}</ref>