akers ▁care ▁to ▁give — that ▁is , ▁for ▁imag in ative ▁writing ▁and ▁direction . ▁As ▁usual , ▁only ▁the ▁special ▁effects ▁and ▁set ▁design ers ▁and ▁the ▁st unt ▁men ▁have ▁been ▁permitted ▁to ▁be ▁play ful ▁and ▁cre ative ." ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁earned ▁estimated ▁rent als ▁of ▁$ 4 0 ▁million ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁$ 7 5 ▁million ▁world wide . ▁Box office ▁magazine ▁reported ▁The ▁P ose id on ▁Advent ure ▁was ▁the ▁# 1 ▁Box ▁Office ▁Champ ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁it ▁ranked ▁among ▁the ▁six ▁most ▁successful ▁features ▁in ▁film ▁history , ▁along ▁with ▁G one ▁with ▁the ▁Wind ▁( 1 9 3 9 ), ▁The ▁God father ▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁Love ▁Story ▁( 1 9 7 0 ), ▁Airport ▁( 1 9 7 0 ), ▁and ▁The ▁Sound ▁of ▁Music ▁( 1 9 6 5 ). ▁▁ ▁When ▁the ▁film ▁made ▁its ▁network ▁television ▁premi ere ▁on ▁ABC ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁it ▁earned ▁a ▁N iel sen ▁rating ▁of ▁ 3 9 . 0 ▁and ▁an ▁audience ▁share ▁of ▁ 6 2 %, ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁sixth ▁highest ▁r ated ▁film ▁to ▁ever ▁air ▁on ▁network ▁television . ▁▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁released ▁on ▁V HS , ▁Las erd isc , ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - ray . ▁ ▁The ▁P ose id