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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The Numbers Rating: 8.00 (7 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 95% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $166,000,000
International Gross $171,700,000
Worldwide Gross $337,700,000
For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.
Released November 16, 1977
May 29, 2001 (DVD Sale)
Production Budget $20,000,000
Prints and Advertising Budget $5,000,000
Keywords Friendly Alien on Earth, Visual Effects
Distributed by Sony Pictures
Music Composed By John Williams
Source Original Screenplay
Major Genre Adventure
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Science Fiction
Director Steven Spielberg

Cast

Carl Weathers    Military Police
Richard Dreyfuss    Roy Neary
Lance Henriksen    Robert
Teri Garr    Ronnie Neary
Roberts Blossom    Farmer
Bob Balaban    David Laughlin
Josef Sommer    Larry Butler
François Truffaut    Claude Lacombe
Melinda Dillon    Gillian Guiler

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/16/1977 1 $5,379,460   270 $19,924   33

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/26/1977 1 $3,026,558   571 $5,300   41

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