The film was briefly considered for a direct-to-video release as studio executives felt that the film's subject matter was too distasteful to be marketed to a mass audience. It was subsequently released on Valentine's Day (an unusual release date for a horror movie) and remained at number one at the box-office for five weeks. Despite the controversy generated by the film's grisly themes and depiction of transsexualism, "The Silence of the Lambs" became the fourth highest grossing film of 1991. Its subsequent win for Best Picture at the Academy Awards was also considered largely atypical, given the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' affinity for period films at the time.
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