Complex sentence: The pairing of Eastwood and Reynolds was thought to have the potential to be a major hit but the film earned only $38.3 million at the box office, a profit of $13.3 million on its $25 million budget.
Split into simpler sentences: The pairing of Eastwood and Reynolds was thought to have the potential to be a major hit. But the film earned only $38.3 million at the box office, a profit of $13.3 million on its $25 million budget.