This was the number two most popular film in Jakarta, 1978, with 212,551 admissions, according to data from Perfin (National Film Distributors Association).
In an interview with Tempo magazine, director Teguh Karya candidly said, that he did not care much for the popularity of The Storm Will Pass. For him, "It was a fair exchange. The thing was, (because I made The Storm Will Pass) the producer allowed me to make Marriage For A Season (Perkawinan Dalam Semusim, 1976)."