Kubrick shot Lolita over 88 days on a $2 million budget at Elstree Studios, between October 1960 and March 1961. Kubrick often clashed with Shelley Winters, whom he found "very difficult" and demanding, and nearly fired at one point. Because of its provocative story, Lolita was Kubrick's first film to generate controversy; he was ultimately forced to comply with censors and remove much of the erotic element of the relationship between Mason's Humbert and Lyon's Lolita which had been evident in Nabokov's novel. The film was not a major critical or commercial success, earning $3.7 million at the box office on its opening run. Lolita has since become critically acclaimed.
Kubrick shot Lolita over 88 days on a $2 million budget at Elstree Studios between October 1960 and March 1961 Kubrick often clashed with Shelley Winters whom he found "very difficult" and demanding and nearly fired at one point Because of its provocative story Lolita was Kubrick's first film to generate controversy; he was ultimately forced to comply with censors and remove much of the erotic element of the relationship between Mason's Humbert and Lyon's Lolita which had been evident in Nabokov's novel The film was not a major critical or commercial success earning $37 million at the box office on its opening run Lolita has since become critically acclaimed