<P> Costume designer Kim Tillman designed original dresses for Larisa Oleynik and Julia Stiles as well as the period outfits for Susan May Pratt and David Krumholtz . Gabrielle Union's snakeskin prom dress is a Betsey Johnson design . Heath Ledger and Joseph Gordon - Levitt's vintage tuxes came from Isadora's in Seattle . </P> <P> The primary tagline is an allusion to a poem written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning from her Sonnets from the Portuguese collection . ("How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways .") Another tagline is a spoof from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet ("Romeo, Oh Romeo, Get Out Of My Face .") and another is a line from The Taming of the Shrew that is spoken in the film by Cameron ("I burn, I pine, I perish!"). The original script was finalized on November 12, 1997 . </P> <P> In its opening weekend, the film grossed US $8,330,681 in 2,271 theaters in the United States and Canada, averaging $3,668 per venue, and ranking number two at the box office (behind The Matrix). It grossed a total of $38,178,166 in the United States and Canada and $15,300,000 in other territories, about $53,500,000 worldwide . The film had an estimated budget of $16 million and is considered a moderate financial and critical success . On October 12, 1999, the Region 1 DVD was released . In the box office, the film is number ten in teen romance, 18th in high school comedies, and ranked 96th in comedies . </P> <P> The film received generally positive feedback from critics . Geoff Andrew from Time Out praised the film's leads, stating "Stiles grows into her character, and Ledger is effortlessly charming". Roger Ebert gave the film two and a half stars out of four, claiming "I liked the movie's spirit, the actors and some of the scenes . The music, much of it by the band Letters to Cleo, is subtle and inventive while still cheerful". Brad Laidman from Film Threat said the film was "Pure of heart and perfectly executed". Ron Wells, another critic from Film Threat expressed "Of all the teen films released this year, this one is, by far, the best". </P>

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