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How successful was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid at the box office?
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) was an enormous commercial success, finishing its run as the highest-grossing film of 1969. The movieâs popularity helped solidify the legendary status of the pairing between Paul Newman and Robert Redford, who would later reunite for the equally successful 1973 film The Sting.1234