Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: With a production budget of $ 18,000,000 the film has grossed $ 128,501,044 in the United States of America and another $ 128,848,505 internationally , for a worldwide gross of $ 257,349,549 by mid-March 2007 .
Simplified: With a production budget of $ 18,000,000 , the film earned $ 128,501,044 in America and another $ 128,848,505 in the rest of the world . $ 257,349,549 in total as of March 2007 .