8 . ▁The ▁only ▁new ▁special ▁feature ▁announced ▁was ▁an ▁audio ▁comment ary ▁by ▁Kelly . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁South land ▁T ales ▁gross ed ▁$ 2 7 5 , 3 8 0 ▁in ▁limited ▁release ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁box ▁office ▁and ▁$ 9 9 , 3 6 3 ▁in ▁Turkey ▁and ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁for ▁a ▁world wide ▁total ▁of ▁$ 3 7 4 , 7 4 3 , ▁against ▁a ▁production ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 1 7 ▁million . ▁ ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival ▁Al ong ▁with ▁two ▁other ▁American ▁film m akers ▁( S of ia ▁Co pp ola ' s ▁Marie ▁Anto in ette ▁and ▁Richard ▁Link l ater ' s ▁Fast ▁Food ▁Nation ), ▁Kelly ' s ▁follow - up ▁to ▁Don nie ▁Dark o ▁was ▁in ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁cov et ed ▁Pal me ▁d ' Or ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁was ▁screen ed ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 1 ▁at ▁the ▁Grand ▁L um iere ▁Theater . ▁ ▁Many ▁critics ▁respond ed ▁unf avor ably ▁to ▁the ▁film ' s ▁long ▁running ▁time ▁and ▁spraw ling ▁nature . ▁Roger ▁E bert ▁described ▁the ▁C annes ▁screen ing ▁as ▁" The ▁most ▁dis astr ous ▁since , ▁yes , ▁The ▁Brown ▁Bun ny ." ▁Sal on . com ▁critic ▁Andrew ▁O ' He h ir ▁called ▁the ▁C annes ▁cut ▁" about ▁the ▁biggest , ▁u g liest ▁mess ▁I ' ve ▁ever ▁seen ." ▁Jason ▁Sol om