Editing Donovan's Reef (section)

==Release==

===Box-office performance===
''Donovan's Reef'' was a moderate financial success. Produced on a budget of $2,686,000,<ref name="numbers"/> the film grossed $6,600,000 in North America,<ref name="numbers"/> earning $3.3 million in US [[Gross rental|theatrical rentals]].<ref>"Top Rental Features of 1963", ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', January 8, 1964 p 71. Please note figures are [[Gross rental|rentals]] as opposed to total gross.</ref> It was the [[1963 in film|24th-highest grossing film of 1963]].

===Critical reception===
[[A. H. Weiler]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that the movie was "sheer contrivance effected in hearty, fun-loving, truly infectious style".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9801E7D81230EF3BBC4D51DFB1668388679EDE |title=Screen: Excitement on Haleakoloha:'Donovan's Reef' Opens at Three Theaters John Ford Production Stars John Wayne |last=Weiler |first=A.H. |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 25, 1963 |access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called it an "effort-less effort", but praised the photography.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117790506.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 |title=Review: 'Donovan's Reef' |newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 31, 1962 |access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref> Currently, the film holds a "Rotten" 55% rating on the [[Review aggregator|review aggregate]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/donovans_reef/ Film reviews for ''Donovan's Reef''.] [[Rotten Tomatoes]]. Retrieved September 5, 2013.</ref>