The Rocky Horror Picture Show has taken in 9,876,417 (USA) (sub-total) in box office receipts since its release. The length of its run in cinemas (weekly for over 30 years), combined with its considerable total box office gross, is unparalleled by any other film. The original budget
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t for the movie was ,200,000 (estimated). The audience participation made the film become a worldwide phenomenon. <br />
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The song is both an example and a parody of the dance song genre in which much of the content of the song is given over to dance step instructions. The dance is one of the major audience-participation activities during screenings of the film and performances of the show.<br />
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The order of the solos varies in certain albums. In the movie and Roxy cast album, Columbia\'s solo is right after Magenta\'s, then Columbia does her tap dance after a second chorus. The version that has been in stage shows more recently is similar to the movie and Roxy cast, with Columbia singing her solo right after Magenta\'s, but then she does her tap dance right after her solo, leaving only two choruses. Occasionally, Columbia\'s solo and tap dance come after the chorus after Magenta\'s solo.
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