Australia Box Office for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $1,548Details
Worldwide Box Office $340,800,479Details
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Movie Details

Production Budget:$20,000,000
Australia Releases: November 12th, 2020 (Wide)
Video Release: May 29th, 2001 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 134 minutes
Keywords: Friendly Alien on Earth, Visual Effects, First Contact, Mystery Drama, Alien Encounters, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, EMI, Phillips, Steven Spielberg
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Friday Estimates: Hitman Guards the Box Office with $2.43 million

September 2nd, 2017

The Hitman’s Bodyguard

Expectations for this weekend were really low. They were so low that when I saw The Hitman’s Bodyguard had earned $2.43 million on Friday, I was pleasantly surprised. That’s only 20% lower than last Friday and the holiday should boost its three-day legs, helping it earn just over $9 million. It’s on pace for $12 million over four days for a running tally of over $55 million. That’s enough for Lionsgate’s share to cover its entire $30 million production budget. More...

2017 Preview: September

September 1st, 2017

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As bad as July was, August actually managed to be worse. 2017 was over $300 million behind 2016’s pace during August alone. That’s worse than the rest of the summer combined. The only film that was an unqualified hit was Annabelle: Creation, although there were a couple of other films that are doing well enough to be considered financial hits. There’s some good news and some bad news for this September. The month gets off to a slow start with no wide releases the first weekend, but there are three films opening during the rest of the month that are expected to top $100 million and all three should be better than the best August had to offer. It is expected to be the biggest hit of the month and is tracking to break the record for the biggest September weekend. Both Kingsman: The Golden Circle and The Lego Ninjago Movie are expected to cross $100 million, although they are opening the same weekend, so that could hurt both of their chances. Meanwhile last September, Sully was the biggest release of the month earning $125.07 million. It should top that, while Kingsman: The Golden Circle and The Lego Ninjago Movie won’t be too far behind. 2017 should cut the gap with 2016, but sadly only by a little bit. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Hitman Assassinate the Box Office?

August 31st, 2017

The Hitman’s Bodyguard

Not only will this weekend likely be the worst weekend of the year, there’s a very high likelihood it will be the worst weekend in over a decade. It arguably could be the worst weekend of all time. There are no wide releases, or even semi-wide releases. The widest “new” release of the week is the 40th Anniversary re-release for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, but last week’s 3D re-release for Terminator 2: Judgment Day suggests it won't come close to the top ten. Tulip Fever is a long-delayed Weinstein Co. release and just avoiding the Mendoza Line would be a reason to celebrate. Up next in terms of theater counts is Hazlo Como Hombre. It is a Chilean film and films aimed at Hispanics have had success in recent years. They only need to earn just over $2 million during the three-day weekend to reach the top ten, so one of them could get there, but that’s not a sure thing. This leaves The Hitman’s Bodyguard with an easy path to first place. This weekend last year, the biggest new release was The Light Between Oceans, which earned just under $5 million. Sadly, this might be more than all three new releases earn this year. Last year the overall box office finished just under $100 million. More...

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Trailer

July 31st, 2017

Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi classic starring Richard Dreyfuss returns to theaters on September 1 ... Full Movie Details. More...

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2020/11/13 - $282   1 $282   $0 1
2020/12/04 - $1,548   21 $74   $1,548 4

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/12/2020 $282 1 21 22 $1,548 12/11/2020
New Zealand 6/25/2020 $1,027 1 5 9 $1,400 4/2/2024
North America 11/16/1977 $0 0 901 2,096 $169,100,479
United Kingdom 5/27/2016 $9,363 1 1 1 $9,363 6/9/2016
 
Rest of World $171,687,689
 
Worldwide Total$340,800,479 4/2/2024

Leading Cast

Richard Dreyfuss    Roy Neary
Teri Garr    Ronnie Neary
Melinda Dillon    Jillian Guiler

Supporting Cast

François Truffaut    Claude Lacombe
Cary Guffey    Barry Guiler
Bob Balaban    David Laughlin
J. Patrick McNamara    Project Leader
Warren Kemmerling    Wild Bill
Roberts Blossom    Farmer
Phillip Dodds    Jean Claude
Shawn Bishop    Brad Neary
Adrienne Campbell    Silvia Neary
Justin Dreyfuss    Toby Neary
Lance Henriksen    Robert
Merrill Connally    Team Leader
George DiCenzo    Major Benchley
Amy Douglass    Implantee
Alexander Lockwood    Implantee
Gene Dynarski    Ike
Mary Gafrey    Mrs. Harris
Norman Bartold    Ohio Tolls
Robert Ernest    Highway Patrolman
Carl Weathers    Military Police
F.J. O'Neil    ARP Project Member
Phil Dodds    ARP Musician
Randy Herman    Flight 19 Returnee
Hal Barwood    Flight 19 Returnee
Matthew Robbins    Flight 19 Returnee
David Anderson    Air Traffic Controller
Richard L. Hawkins    Air Traffic Controller
Craig Sheeve    Air Traffic
Bill Thurman    Air Traffic
Roy E. Richards    Air East Pilot
Gene Rader    Hawker
Eumenio Blanco    Federale
Daniel Nunez    Federale
Chuy Franco    Luis Contreras
James Keane    Radio Telescope Team
Dennis McMullen    Radio Telescope Team
Cy Young    Robert Telescope Team
Tom Howard    Radio Telescope Team
Richard Stuart    Truck Despatcher
Bob Westmoreland    Load Dispatcher
Matt Emery    Support Leader
Galen Thompson    Special Forces
John Dennis Johnston    Special Forces
John Ewing    Dirty Tricks
Robert Broyles    Dirty Tricks
Kirk Raymond    Dirty Tricks

Cameos

Michael J. Dyer    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Spielberg    Director
Steven Spielberg    Screenwriter
Julia Phillips    Producer
Michael Phillips    Producer
Vilmos Zsigmond    Director of Photography
Douglas Trumbull    Visual Effects Designer
John Williams    Composer
Clark Paylow    Associate Producer
Chuck Myers    Assistant Director
Clark Paylow    Unit Production Manager
Joe Alves    Production Designer
Dan Lomino    Art Director
Phil Abramson    Set Decorator
William A. Fraker    Director of Photography Additional American Scenes
Douglas Slocombe    Director of Photography India Sequences
Allen Daviau    Director of Photography Additional Material, Special Edition
Steven Poster    Second Unit Camera
John A. Alonzo    Additional Photography
Laszlo Kovacs    Additional Photography
Frank Stanley    Additional Photography
Roy Arbogast    Special Effects
Matthew Yuricich    Matte Artist
Gregory Jein    Chief Model Maker
Richard Yuricich    Director of Photography Special Effects
Michael Kahn    Editor
Gene Contamessa    Sound Mixer
Robert Knudson    Re-recording Mixer
Don MacDougall    Re-recording Mixer
Robert J. Glass    Re-recording Mixer
Frank E. Warner    Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Richard Oswald    Sound Effects Editor
David M. Horton    Sound Effects Editor
Sam Gemette    Sound Effects Editor
Gary S. Gerlich    Sound Effects Editor
Chet Slomka    Sound Effects Editor
Neil Burrow    Sound Effects Editor
Jack Schrader    Supervising Dialogue Editor
Dick Friedman    Dialogue Editor
Ken Wannberg    Music Editor
Bob Westmoreland    Makeup
Edie Panda    Hairstylist
Shari Rhodes    Casting
Juliet Taylor    Casting
Sally Dennison    Additional Casting

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.